With the Washington University women’s basketball team taking the national championship this past weekend, head coach Nancy Fahey won her fifth title at Wash. U. as she improved her all-time record here to 571-100 (.851 percent).

Washington University students tend to be overachievers—we are always seeking out the advanced classes, finding lectures that we can squeeze into our schedules, taking on extra majors and minors, brainstorming business ideas, and, of course, searching for any and all leadership opportunities.

This past Thursday was Constitution Day, a national holiday designed as a chance for us to reflect on the remarkable achievements of our country’s Founding Fathers. I have been reflecting on the Founding Fathers in class this week as well, and, while they were not perfect, their altruism and genuine concern for our nation’s well-being is uplifting.

We are seeing something unprecedented on the national stage: women and people of color in real positions of leadership. Whether we agree more with the politics of the right or the left, it is clear that a transformation in the American polity is at hand. Not only are the two national parties touting gender and [...]