Jim MalatrasCombatting Antisemitism on College Campuses Requires Cultural Change, Not Just New Policies*Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on UnsplashSep 29Sep 29
Jim MalatrasWe Must Collectively Generate Light in the DarknessRevisiting How Antisemitism Becomes All Too Common In Our SocietyOct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Jim MalatrasBlack and Tan Fantasy*: On Why Jazz Should Be Required TeachingOn April 29, 1969 President Richard Nixon and Duke Ellington stood together in the Easter Room in the White House. Nixon, along with an…Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023
Jim MalatrasPrejudge Me Not: The Nomination of Hector LaSalle to the NYS Court of Appeals and the Parker…Why the Selection Process of Judges to State Courts MatterJan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
Jim MalatrasThe Outside World and the Pictures in Our Head*Confirmation Bias, Digital Echo Chambers, and Social Media BubblesDec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
Jim MalatrasThe Continuing Story of Daylight Saving Time*Earlier this year I wrote about the perennial debate over daylight saving time. I’ve dipped my toe into some controversial topics, but this…Nov 5, 20221Nov 5, 20221
Jim MalatrasOne School’s Teacher Shortage is Another School’s SurplusAgreat teacher can have a profoundly positive impact on a student’s life. Yet, recent news headlines have warned that “America faces…Oct 31, 20221Oct 31, 20221
Jim MalatrasThe Kids are Alright?*The Recent NYC Student Test Results and the Long-Term Implications of Learning Loss During the Covid EraOct 6, 20221Oct 6, 20221
Jim Malatras“My Dear Sir”: A Modest Proposal to Build that More Perfect Union*I’m currently in the middle of a project examining Judge John J. Parker’s failure to get confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1930. A…Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
Jim MalatrasRunnin’ Down A Dream* — How A College Education Continues to Elude Many Historically Marginalized…At the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood solemnly at the podium as he stood on the world’s stage. Standing…Aug 2, 20222Aug 2, 20222
