July 24, 2026

In the late 1970s, the United States experienced a widespread realization. For years, the food industry thrived, offering convenience and variety but lacking strong public health guidance. The 1977 McGovern Report highlighted the long-term health costs of a diet heavy in processed foods. The industry’s response focused on marketing; when ‘fat is bad’ became the…

After attending a summer workshop on learning strategies with Professor Andrew Cohen, I returned to my Spanish classes at Northwestern University with a straightforward inquiry: What changes might occur if students understood their own learning processes? To investigate, I introduced an anonymous survey on learning strategies, adapted from the workshop (https://tinyurl.com/2j39ka6m). I informed students that…