I want to redefine education in a way that links it with democracy and social change. This fall, Mackler enters a philosophy and education graduate program at Columbia University. Soon, students calm their qualms and get down to serious work. Most carry a full course load plus the thesis, and some work part time too. No wonder they seem to live on caffeine.
Research happens everywhere.
Brekke spent months at Monticello, reading Jefferson's family correspondence. Katzman interviewed midwives while studying in New Zealand. Mackler haunted libraries. Redirection Faculty advisers help thesis students make sense of the mountains of material they unearth. That can be a very scary process, but she's been good at building my confidence.