Almost 60 years later, a cover in the February 1967 issue of Seattle magazine stands out not for its topic but the words accompanying it. The story is a deep dive into the evolution of the University of Washington and the problems it needed to overcome to cement its status among major universities across the…

For nine years, I worked in technology at a company whose  culture resembled a boys’ club. I was a cog in a big machine, where my ideas never made an impact on decisions that affected me and the outcomes I was working on. I learned the concept of “servant leadership,” which emphasizes empowering team members….

In a world that often stifles the unconventional, I’ve always embraced my role as a misfit and risk-taker. Defying norms has never been about validation for me. Instead, it’s a rebellion against the constraints that seek to define my flyness. We navigate a patriarchal landscape riddled with familiar biases and “isms,” and the arts, despite…