Category: Academic Reportage
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A fragmented legal system and threat of deportation are pushing higher education out of reach for many undocumented students
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Vanessa Delgado, Professor of Sociology, Washington State University Students protest at Arizona State University in January 2025 against a Republican student group encouraging students to report their peers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press The Trump administration is upending norms…
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What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Yeimy J. Rivera, Researcher in Astrophysics, Smithsonian Institution The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…
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Why is Canada quiet on the International Criminal Court while recognizing Palestine?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Laszlo Sarkany, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Western University Canada has formally recognized the state of Palestine, drawing the ire of United States President Donald Trump. At the same time, the U.S. is continuing to oppose the International Criminal Court (ICC) by sanctioning several of its judges,…
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Politically aggressive social media users are creating most of the anti-immigrant content
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Nicholas A. R. Fraser, Senior Research Associate , Toronto Metropolitan University Most of us, whether we admit it or not, engage in a great deal of passive scrolling through social media daily. And while the platforms have proliferated for years, experts are only now beginning to…
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Many autistic students are denied a full education — here’s what we need for inclusive schools
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Vanessa Fong, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia As students settle into the school year, the reality is that many will not experience full inclusion in the classroom. Every child has the right to an education under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the…
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YouTube shapes young people’s political education, but the site simplifies complex issues
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Emine Fidan Elcioglu, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto There is a widely held misconception that young people are politically disengaged. This is based on narrow measures like voter turnout. But this overlooks the fact that many young people are deeply curious, especially when politics…
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Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anitia Lubbe, Associate Professor, North-West University Students must learn not just how to use AI, but how to question it. Oscar Omondi via Unsplash Across universities worldwide, a quiet revolution is underway. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, DeepSeek and Gemini are being…
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World’s first known butt-drag fossil trace was left by a rock hyrax in South Africa 126,000 years ago
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies”, are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky outcrops. Another…
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Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mkhaimar Abusada, Visiting Scholar of Global Affairs, Northwestern University Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Oct. 2, 2025. Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Weakened militarily and facing declining Palestinian support, particularly among Gazans, Hamas was already a shadow of the militant group…
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How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them on ACA subsidies and Medicaid cuts. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images News Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown…