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The Conversation (US)by Abigail Boggs, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Education Studies, Wesleyan University21 Aug 2026
The Trump administration is revising a visa rule for international students that in part determines how long, and under what conditions, they can stay in the country. The change sounds technical.
The Conversation (US)by Jonathan Wright, Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development, Penn State21 Aug 2026
What comes to mind when you think about preventing teen suicide? Crisis hotlines, maybe. Emergency interventions.
The Conversation (US)by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor, University of Memphis21 Aug 2026
After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London home on Aug. 14, 2026. Arday had spent weeks fighting plagiarism accusations.
The Conversation (US)by Ellen P. Aprill, Senior Scholar in Residence at the UCLA Law School's Lowell Milken Center For Philanthropy And Nonprofit Law, University of California, Los Angeles20 Aug 2026
The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can...
The Conversation (US)by Christopher A. Cooper, Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs, Western Carolina University20 Aug 2026
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat...
The Conversation (US)by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University20 Aug 2026
Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to stop again two days later.
The Conversation (US)by Nicholas Carnes, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University20 Aug 2026
Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the working class.
The Conversation (US)by Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University20 Aug 2026
In August 2026 the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both on the Colorado River, hit their lowest levels since they first began to be filled in 1936 and 1963...
The Conversation (US)by Matthew Kurtz, Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University20 Aug 2026
It’s common to hear casual descriptions of “schizophrenic” behavior, describing a person oscillating between two extremes.
The Conversation (US)by Michael Bernstein, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University20 Aug 2026
Do your social media accounts feed you content that reflects your core beliefs and guiding principles?
The Conversation (US)by Paul Djupe, Director of the Data for Political Research Program, Denison University20 Aug 2026
Christian nationalism, a worldview that sees the United States as a Christian nation and believes that Christianity should have a privileged role in American civic life, has been shown to be...
The Conversation (US)by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton20 Aug 2026
In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The Conversation (US)by Susan D. Daggett, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Denver20 Aug 2026
Colorado is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Well over half of low-income Colorado residents are cost-burdened, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
The Conversation (US)by Danielle K. Brown, Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University20 Aug 2026
In the past decade, study after study has come to a troubling conclusion: Trust in news and journalism has declined dramatically.
The Conversation (US)by Yi-Chih Chiang, Assistant Professor of P-12 Educational Administration, Idaho State University19 Aug 2026
Chronic absenteeism – referring to students who miss 10% or more days of the school year – has become one of the most urgent problems across American schools since the onset of the COVID-19...
The Conversation (US)by Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor of Business, Boston University19 Aug 2026
The number of Americans who file for bankruptcy is growing. More than 500,000 people took this step in 2025, nearly 50% more than in 2022.
The Conversation (US)by Nahid Bhadelia, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Boston University19 Aug 2026
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face Senate confirmation.
The Conversation (US)by Michele Patterson Ford, Lecturer in Psychology, Dickinson College19 Aug 2026
When survivors of trauma recount their experiences, they are often questioned because of how they relay their stories.
The Conversation (US)by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College19 Aug 2026
Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has issued over 270 executive orders.
The Conversation (US)by Evan Clarkson, Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychology, Utah Valley University19 Aug 2026
After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a...
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