Michele Weldon

Michele Weldon is emerita faculty at Northwestern University, leader with The OpEd Project, and author of several books. She is at work on a book of essays, Act Like You’re Having A Good Time.

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Finding My Purpose: Is That All There Is?

At 60, this author and professor searches for meaning in her life

FEBRUARY 19, 2019 | By Michele Weldon

B. Smith and Dan Gasby getting married in 1992

Health

Side by Side With B. Smith In Her Alzheimer’s Fight

After B. Smith's death, Next Avenue is republishing our story about her

Special Report

Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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Group of older adults enjoying coffee at a coffee house.

In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.