Without realizing it, we often pick up on biases based on what we think is "normal." Sometimes, this bias is very apparent, but it can also act as an invisible barrier that keeps people seen as ...

In March, the U.S. Department of Justice released new findings showing that hate crimes—including violence against people based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation ...

What is cultural othering? In today’s Academic Minute, Colorado State University’s Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager discusses the paradox of this way of thinking. Khrebtan-Hörhager is an associate professor of ...

I live in the neighborhood another writer discussed in a recent opinion piece ("Anarchy in Minneapolis goes unchallenged," Opinion Exchange, Feb. 15) — a neighborhood allegedly full of horrors and ...

Othering means thinking people who are different from you are not as worthy of respect. It can lead to treating entire groups unfairly, taking away their rights, or even hurting them. Othering can ...