Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, destroyed homes near the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images The devastating flash floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University The millions of people losing insurance include many who get coverage through the ACA marketplace. sesame/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on July…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan Questions about the role of business education have led to introspection among business school leaders and researchers. Supatman/iStock via Getty Images Programs to help…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Matthew J. Mayhew, Professor of Higher Education, The Ohio State University Pro-Palestinian supporters march outside Columbia University in September 2024. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Daniel Tichenor, Professor of Political Science, University of Oregon The Trump administration detained former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, center, for more than two months and is seeking to revoke his lawful permanent resident status. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images Nativism, the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Raven Garvey, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan Wandering magnetic fields would have had noticeable effects for humans. Maximilian Schanner (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany) Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Rebecca McClain, Ph.D. Student in Astronomy, The Ohio State University This image of the Sculptor galaxy will give astronomers detailed information on a variety of stars, nebulae and galactic regions. European Southern Observatory If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar. Michael Regan-FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images When the FIFA World Cup hits North America in June 2026, 48…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine Will settlements by news companies with President Donald Trump turn journalists into puppets? MARHARYTA MARKO/iStock Getty Images Plus It was a surrender widely foreseen. For months, rumors abounded that Paramount would eventually settle the seemingly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan This spring, as part of a sabbatical project, I had the privilege of visiting school food programs and meeting with school food researchers in six cities in France, England and Scotland. I got to…