Washington Insiders
Washington College experts—faculty, administrators, and staff—break down important contemporary issues in each issue of the Washington College Magazine.
Columns from Past Issues
Patriotism, Pressure, and Propaganda
Clayton Black, the Barbara Townsend Cromwell ’55 Associate Professor of History, is a specialist on revolutionary Russia. His Insider column explained how authoritarian regimes turn ordinary people into agents of their own oppression. — Spring 2025 issue
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Kissing Up and Kicking Down
Flavio Hickel Jr., assistant professor of political science at Washington College and a recent fellow at the Public Religion Research Institute, writes about how toxic anti-immigrant rhetoric incentivizes some Latinos to favor mass deportation. — Fall 2024 issue
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A Question of Leadership
Michael Harvey is the John S. Toll Professor of Leadership Studies and the president's special assistant for strategic initiatives at Washington. His Insider was adapted from his new book, Questioning Leadership: A Framework for Growth and Purpose. — Summer 2024 issue
Book Bans and Culture Wars
Elena Deanda-Camacho is a professor of Spanish and director of the Black Studies program at Washington College. Her Washington Insider examines current debates around censorship through the lens of her research into hundreds of years of bans in Europe and Mexico. — Spring 2024 issue
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The Supreme Court's Decision on Race in Admissions
The launch of the Washington Insider column featured analysis from three administrators: President Mike Sosulski, Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion and Senior Equity Officer Alisha Knight, and Vice President for Enrollment Management Johnnie Johnson. — Fall 2023 issue