Emma Watts, University of Arizona

With her genuine writing and diverse, complex characters, this popular novelist is leaving romance readers excited for more.

Nnekakwo Adibe, Lesley University

Getting to know its reality by embodying the experience of pain and suffering in silence, so as to illustrate how these recurring afflictions often obscure the visibility of identity.

McKenna Uzelac, Columbia University

The boredom brought on by quarantine has caused many young people to increase their marijuana use. But is a fun pastime turning into reliance?

Eleanore Belanger, Arizona State University

Because you can … no matter how long it takes.

Angela Herbst, Lakeland University

Having a chronic illness in high school can be difficult, but surviving college with one can be harder.