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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By John Weigand, Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Interior Design, Miami University Rethinking the college major could help colleges better understand what employers and students need. Westend61/Getty Images Colleges and universities are struggling to stay afloat. The reasons are numerous: declining numbers of college-age students in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Maria S. Floro, Professor Emerita of Economics, American University The world is witnessing the consequences of climate change: long-lasting changes in temperature and rainfall, and more intense and frequent extreme weather events such as heat waves, hurricanes, typhoons, flooding and drought. All make it harder for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jimmy Aguilar, PhD Candidate in Urban Education Policy, University of Southern California An executive order seeks to remove ‘discriminatory ideology’ in universities. Critics contend it politicizes the accreditation process. Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez via Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 23, 2025, signed an executive…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jeanne Beatrix Law, Professor of English, Kennesaw State University Studies have shown that many students are using AI to brainstorm, learn new information and revise their work. krisanapong detraphiphat/Moment via Getty Images I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Steven Matome Mathetsa, Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a 11.8%…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Senior Research Associate, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University Extreme climate events — floods, droughts and heatwaves — are not just becoming more frequent; they are also more severe. It’s important to understand how communities…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University August 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in a coup d’état. While the event reshaped Mali’s domestic politics, it also marked the beginning of a broader wave of military takeovers…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Derek Yu, Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape Child labour is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is estimated that about 160 million children are engaged in child labour, about 87 million of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond People shop for food in Brooklyn in 2023 at a store that makes sure that its customers know it accepts SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps and EBT. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The legislative package…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Sumit Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. will lose their coverage through Medicaid – the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and individuals – under the multitrillion-dollar…