Sandi's Archives

Deb Brandon's career is an eclectic one to say the least. Born in England, raised there, Israel and Switzerland, she lives in Pittsburgh and is a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University, [...]

Watch out world - here comes Thursday Williams! She might be 17, but Thursday has an impressive list of credits to her name. She's participated in a variety of debates at Brooklyn Law School and [...]

Meet award winning scholar, historian, author, artist Nell Painter, the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita at Princeton University. Her acclaimed works of history include, "Standing [...]

You'll want to meet and get to know Special Education teacher Dena Grushkin, who recently retired after 35 years in the classroom. However, a 2004 trip to Nigeria turned out to be a seminal [...]

Darci Picoult is a force to be reckoned with.  She’s an actress, an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, producer, teacher.  Her credits are long and varied and include her powerful and [...]

It's both an honor and pleasure to introduce Melissa Salguero: teacher, musician, role model, mentor and...2018 Grammy Music Educator Award winner! She joined the faculty of P.S. 48 Joseph R. [...]

Clearly a sin of omission when it comes to teaching American history and one Carol Berkin, PhD has worked to correct. The author of several books, including: First Generations: Women in Colonel [...]

You're about to meet activist, scholar, educator, critic, writer and publisher, Debbie Reese, Ph.D., an enrolled member of Northern New Mexico's Nambe Pueblo tribe. Her research and writing are [...]

Elizabeth Bucar is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Boston's Northeastern University. She teaches Islam, Sexual Ethics and Comparative Religion. Professor Bucar's work, which [...]

Chandrika Tandon's a creative, passionate, successful woman and then some! Not only is she a Grammy-nominated, multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer, but also a successful businesswoman and [...]