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With all the talk about health insurance lately, I wanted to share a few things about the Norwegian public health insurance scheme. I think Americans need a better sense of what we’re missing. I should add the caveat that this post is based on my personal experiences in Norway as an academic on a cultural exchange program, rather than my professional expertise, but the more I learn about the healthcare system in Norway, the more I feel the need to…

I was recently featured on the St. Olaf website for being a recipient of a 2025–2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Norway. I first received a Fulbright in 2006–2007 for masters-level study in Norway, an opportunity that changed my life, since it allowed me to develop my Norwegian language skills and knowledge of Scandinavian literary history. The paper I developed during my year there served as my writing sample for graduate school, so it directly facilitated the next step (graduate…