Perspectives Current Issue

Bruce Bohri, CAS/BA ’11, on the city that proves its gruff exterior hides a massive heart

Perspectives Current Issue

From Gatsby to Beloved, the clash of optimism and tragic reality defines American literature

Perspectives Current Issue

Mourning his longtime artistic partner, Kwame Alexander found healing in Langston Hughes’s minimalist verse

Perspectives Current Issue

Trace America’s “classical music” through the definitive albums that shaped its transition from big-band swing to high art

Perspectives Current Issue

Matthew Skic, CAS/BA ’14, showcases 10 artifacts that bring the struggles and realities of the nation’s founding to life

Perspectives Current Issue

Interim President David Marchick shares how the heartbreaking collapse of the 1970s Oakland A’s taught him an unexpected lesson about patriotism

Perspectives Current Issue

Editor Adrienne Frank on why the American flag represents both our greatest triumphs and our deepest shortcomings

Perspectives January 2026

Provost Vicky Wilkins translates her own first-gen journey into a road map for AU’s newest trailblazers

Perspectives January 2026

What job would you do for free?

Perspectives January 2026

Carolyn Supinka, CAS/MA ’16, peels back the layers of Portlandia