Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Graham Wright, Associate Research Scientist, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University While most students and faculty in the U.S. don’t experience widespread antisemitism, it remains a major problem for those who do. Nikita Payusov/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images It’s been…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Julia R. Azari, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marquette University After taking control of the board earlier in the year, President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 13, 2025, the nominees of the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a classic work on the modern…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell Tradwives’ content, from recipes to makeup tips, often appeals to a wider audience than their views on religion, politics and gender. shironosov/iStock via Getty Images Plus When people think about…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brian Downing, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi AI companies are finding that chatbots don’t have the same liability shield that internet platforms do. Westend61 via Getty Images It is a sad fact of online life that users search for information about suicide. In the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Aditi Verma, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan Factories could one day produce and ship small nuclear reactors across the country. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Aaron Buss, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee Understanding how young kids develop executive function could be key to teaching children these skills in the future. University of Tennessee, Knoxville Parents of young children probably recognize the hectic mornings filled with reminding the kids to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Under the new guidelines, more Americans qualify as having high blood pressure. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jonathan Larsen, Legal Technology Manager, Beasley School of Law Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University There were about 3,330 overdose deaths in Pennsylvania in 2024, down from over 4,700 in 2023. Frazao Studio Latino/E+ Collection via Getty Images Pennsylvania is due to receive…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Sarah Pessin, Professor of Philosophy, University of Denver Mark Lipof blows a shofar during the lead-up to Yom Kippur at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Mass., in 2010. Michael Fein/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images It’s the Jewish High Holiday season, and Jews the world…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kyle Rich, Associate Professor of Sport Management, Brock University We are at a pivotal time for sport in Canada. In August, Sport Canada released a National Sport Policy to guide sport in the country for the next decade. Through language such as “barrier-free sport” and recognition…