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Slave life's harsh realities are erased in Christmas tours of Southern plantations

  • Written by Robert E. May, Professor Emeritus of History, Purdue University
Christmas tours to mansions often present a 'magical' experience to tourists, but they ignore the realities of the lives of slaves who worked there.Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, CC BY

This holiday season, many Americans will tour historic mansions in the Southern United States that are beautifully decked out in traditional...

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School resource officers aren't arrested often – but when they are, it's usually for sexual misconduct

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Florida
Trust is key for school resource officers to be effective, research shows.Simone Hogan/Shutterstock.com

The presence of law enforcement in schools – better known as school resource officers – has become increasingly common. These officers, who have full law enforcement powers, are supposed to keep students safe. Earlier this year,...

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Myanmar charged with genocide of Rohingya Muslims: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, Religion Editor | International Editor, The Conversation US
A narrow river divides Myanmar from Bangladesh, where nearly 1 million now live as refugees. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is defending Myanmar in court against accusations of genocide.

According to a case brought by the country of Gambia at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice, the Myanmar...

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Examining how primates make vowel sounds pushes timeline for speech evolution back by 27 million years

  • Written by Thomas R. Sawallis, Visiting Scholar in New College, University of Alabama
Baboons make sounds, but how does it relate to human speech?Creative Wrights/Shutterstock.com

Sound doesn’t fossilize. Language doesn’t either.

Even when writing systems have developed, they’ve represented full-fledged and functional languages. Rather than preserving the first baby steps toward language, they’re fully formed,...

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USMCA: The 3 most important changes in the new NAFTA and why they matter

  • Written by Amanda M. Countryman, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Colorado State University
Pena Nieto, Trump and Trudeau signed the USCMA in November 2018.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed on a deal to pass a new trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada that will update NAFTA.

Passing the new trade accord, known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, would be a substantial win...

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Mexican Mennonites combat fears of violence with a new Christmas tradition

  • Written by Rebecca Janzen, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
The countryside around Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, is home to the country's largest Mennonite population. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

Mennonites in Mexico are promoting a bright new Christmas tradition – one born of somber origins.

The “Parade of Lights,” a nighttime procession of decorated vehicles...

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Like 'Little Women,' books by Zitkála-Šá and Taha Hussein are classics

  • Written by Sheila Cordner, Senior Lecturer of Humanities, Boston University
Louisa May Alcott has delighted readers for generations.AP Photo/Steven Senne

I’m a scholar of literature who spends a lot of time thinking about why certain stories continue to be revisited, and what works can be considered classics today.

So I’m looking forward to seeing Greta Gerwig’s film version of “Little Women,”...

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We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid – globally, it's a lot

  • Written by Sarah Marie Jordaan, Assistant Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment and Canadian Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
In some countries, as much as half of the generated electricity is lost in transmission.yelantsevv/Shutterstock.com

When it comes to strategies for slowing the effects of climate change, the idea of reducing wasted energy rarely gets a mention. But our recent Nature Climate Change article makes the case that reducing wastage in the power sector,...

Read more: We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid – globally, it's a lot

Not every campus is a political battlefield

  • Written by Graham Wright, Associate Research Scientist, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University
The headlines blare stories about political battles on college campuses in the U.S., but the reality is different.AP/Rick Bowmer

As the House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearings were livestreamed from Capitol Hill, a group of students at the University of Florida launched an attempt to impeach their student body president for his role in...

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5 new ways for schools to work with families

  • Written by Ann M. Ishimaru, Associate Professor, University of Washington
A new way is needed for schools to engage with parents.Shutterstock

Text messages, email alerts, open houses, fundraising appeals, robocalls – parents know the drill. They are inundated with requests from children’s schools.

These missives aren’t really asking for engagement. Rather they can be viewed as ways for educators to tell...

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