On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, Washington Post opinion columnist and editor Christine Emba will visit Collegiate's Upper School as our 2018 Whitfield Speaker. She will visit classes and speak during an Upper School assembly (11:30-12:15). Emba (@ChristineEmba on twitter) is a graduate of Princeton University, with a degree in public and international affairs. Before joining the Post, Emba was the Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at the New Criterion and a deputy editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Emba's sister Faith graduated from Collegiate in 2017.
Here is a selection of her work.
1. "Millennials have already ruined diamonds and cereal. Let’s not ruin America, too." - Nov. 1, 2018
Emba writes about the importance of voting in this fall's midterm elections. (in PDF form)
2. "We are all Christine Ford. Or Brett Kavanaugh." - Sept. 29, 2018
Emba writes about the contentious Senate hearings related to the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. (in PDF form)
3. "Yes, get consent. But be human, too." - Sept. 13, 2018
Emba writes about the concept of consent as it pertains to sexual assault, especially on college campuses. (in PDF form)
4. "Just Let The Kids Sled" - Aug. 3, 2018
Emba argues for letting kids enjoy snow days, as opposed to being asked to work on school projects via the Internet. (in PDF form)
5. “One deleted column does not a war on free speech make” - July 15, 2018
Emba writes about opinion writing, free speech, and also the general editorial process. (in PDF form)
6. "Just thinking of the kids isn't enough." - July 10, 2018
Emba writes about children in the news: a soccer team stuck in a cave in Thailand and children separated from their parents while seeking asylum at the US border. (in PDF form)
7. "Black people aren’t keeping white Americans out of college. Rich people are." - Aug. 4, 2017
Emba writes about about affirmative action and college admissions. (in PDF form)