As the nation follows the trial of white police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the killing of African American George…
Rebecca KoerselmanApril 12, 2021
Among the younger folk, ‘ghosting’ refers to a sudden and immediate cessation of all communication toward a person, digitally, physically,…
Rebecca KoerselmanFebruary 15, 2021
From time to time, librarians cull the stacks. They make decisions about what books to keep and which ones to…
Rebecca KoerselmanJanuary 18, 2021
In Iowa, during January, the nights are long and dark. If it isn’t below zero, I find myself enjoying the…
Rebecca KoerselmanJanuary 4, 2021
When Mark Charles visits schools, college campuses, and communities, he always begins by introducing himself. According to the matrilineal Diné…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 21, 2020
There is less information about the teachers at the Indian boarding schools, but I wonder how many of them believed…
Rebecca KoerselmanDecember 7, 2020
When I talk with people about the history of religion in the United States, people have a wide variety of…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 30, 2020
The oft quoted and misquoted aphorisms about being doomed to repeat history have always confused me. History exists, as do…
Rebecca KoerselmanNovember 2, 2020
While standing at the National Archives Museum, our current president called for a “1776 Commission” to “restore patriotic education to…
Rebecca KoerselmanOctober 5, 2020
