Pathway Labs
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What Does Music Have to do with Politics?
JOSEPH GRIFFITH, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY & POLITICAL SCIENCEMarch 10, 2026 • 1 min. readWhat does music have to do with politics? Joe Griffith draws on Aristotle’s analogy of major and minor keys to explore how political communities are arranged and what kind of society fosters human flourishing.
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Why the Summit Is Not the Point
BY TERRI JEWETT, M.ED., PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORDecember 30, 2025 • 2 min. readIn education, it’s easy to fixate on outcomes and miss what’s happening along the way. Terri Jewett reflects on why the most meaningful learning for students often happens during the process, not at the finish line.
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The Discovery That Made Gene Editing Possible
Mason Posner, Ph.D., Professor of BiologyDecember 30, 2025 • 3 min. readWhat began as an unexplained DNA sequence in bacteria became CRISPR, one of the most powerful tools in biology. Mason Posner explores how basic research led to gene editing and new possibilities for treating disease.
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What Matters to You Today?
Jill Matthes Baxter, DNP, RN, CHSE, Associate Professor of NursingDecember 22, 2025 • 2 min. readIn nursing, care begins the moment a clinician enters the room. Jill Matthes Baxter reflects on how asking the right question, listening closely and collaborating with patients and families shapes care that works in real clinical situations.
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The Paragraph That Didn’t Make the Final Cut
CARA ROGERS STEVENS, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORYDecember 17, 2025 • 3 min. readWhat did the Declaration of Independence originally say about slavery and equality? Cara Rogers Stevens examines the paragraph Thomas Jefferson removed and why it still matters.
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