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Sheryl Sandberg and Jody Williams: A Study in Contrasts

What do Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams have in common? According to a recent article in Foreign Policy Journal, “two remarkable women have been in the news promoting their books. [Sandberg's ubiquitous Lean In and Williams' recent UC Press book, My Name Is Jody Williams] Both women are brilliant, hardworking, dedicated, focused [more...]

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Embrace the Power to Create the World Anew: Grace Lee Boggs on Activism in Our New Century

In the latest UC Press Podcast, Grace Lee Boggs, author of The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, discusses her vision for creating a new American Revolution through radical social change. A Detroit resident who has participated in all of the twentieth century’s major social movements—for civil rights, women’s rights, [more...]

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