Historically Black colleges and universities do more than offer Black youths a pathway to opportunity and success – I teach criminology, and my research suggests another benefit
Jackson State University students attend an event in Mississippi in October 2025. Aron Smith/Jackson State University via Getty ImagesHistorically Black colleges and universities, often known as HBCU...
Andrea Hagan, Instructor of Criminology & Justice, Loyola University New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans
Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
Local officials get to participate in events such as ribbon cuttings, celebrating projects they may have helped make happen.NHLI/Eliot J. Schechter via Getty ImagesWhen it comes to national politics, ...
Lauren Hall, Associate professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness
A young George Washington was thrust into the dense, contested wilderness of the Ohio River Valley as a land surveyor for real estate development companies in Virginia.Henry Hintermeister/Public domai...
Christopher Magra, Professor of American History, University of Tennessee
RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human healt…
There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Phot…
Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headston…
Miami University students in the author's advanced GIS course collect headstone data.Robbyn Abbitt, …
Why eating cheap chocolate can feel embarrassing – even though no one else cares
How you feel about a treat can change based on the judgment of others.DeanDrobot/iStock via Getty Im…
‘Which Side Are You On?’: American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, f…
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine perform on Jan. 30, 2026, in a concert…
As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival
The ranks of The Washington Post's newsroom have shrunk since this photo was taken in 2016.Chip Somo…
Why Christian clergy see risk as part of their moral calling
A large group of protesters, including clergy, gathered outside St. Paul International Airport in St…
Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with t…
Japanese Americans incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming took art classes at …