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5 ways the proposed PROSPER Act could impact students

  • Written by Dennis A. Kramer II, Assistant Professor of Education Policy, University of Florida
imageFinancial aid would be doled out differently under the proposed PROSPER Act.Karin Hildebrand Lau / Shutterstock.com

For the first time in nearly a decade, the United States Congress is about to take up legislation to upgrade the Higher Education Act – the federal law that governs how the federal government supports and regulates higher...

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How to put data to work in your neighborhood

  • Written by Stephanie Shipp, Deputy Director and Research Professor at the Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory, Virginia Tech
imageMany cities collect valuable data on themselves.TDKvisuals/shutterstock.com

Every day, city governments collect vast amounts of administrative data – local property tax assessments, 911 emergency response calls, social assistance recipients and more.

These data have huge potential to enhance residents’ quality of life and stimulate...

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Can cranberries conquer the world? A US industry depends on it

  • Written by Michael Carolan, Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
imageNot just for Thanksgiving and Christmas.USDA

Name all the billion-dollar crops grown in the U.S. Midwest. The answer: Corn, soybeans and cranberries. Wait, what?

Roughly 60 percent of the U.S. cranberry crop is produced in Wisconsin, generating close to US$1 billion in revenue and 4,000 jobs. Other top-producing states include Massachusetts, New...

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Naughty or nice: Is there a financial reward for acting ethically?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
imageClearly, the kids have been good.Angyalosi Beata/Shutterstock.com

It is almost Christmas time, and the song “Santa Claus is coming to town” keeps playing over and over.

For me, the key lines of this jingle are “He knows if you’ve been bad or good so be good for goodness sake.” The implications of this are clear: Good...

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American Jews and charitable giving: An enduring tradition

  • Written by Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, Postdoctoral Fellow, Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University
imagePresident Barack Obama, right, meeting with leaders of large Jewish organizations in 2011.Pete Souza

Even though only about one in 50 Americans is Jewish, U.S. Jews donate at high levels, both as individuals and as a community.

As a scholar who studies community philanthropy, I am doing research to discover what accounts for this outsized generosity...

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How the 'Greatest Showman' paved the way for Donald Trump

  • Written by Michael Greenwald, Emeritus Professor of Theater, Texas A&M University
image'I don’t care what they say about me,' P.T. Barnum once said, 'as long as they spell my name correctly.'Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com

Historian James Cook, in his 2001 book “The Arts of Deception,” points to July 1835 as “the birth date of modern American popular culture.”

That month, a frustrated grocer named...

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Taxing the rich to help the poor? Here's what the Bible says

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
imageBiblical principles have provided an understanding on how to help the needy.Lamppost Collective/Shutterstock.com

The new tax reform bill has led to an intense debate over whether it would help or hurt the poor. Tax reform in general raises critical issues about whether the government should redistribute income and promote equality in the first...

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For baby's brain to benefit, read the right books at the right time

  • Written by Lisa Scott, Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Florida
imageHow can you maximize reading's rewards for baby?aijiro/Shutterstock.com

Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear from a variety of health professionals and educators that reading to their kids is critical for supporting development.

The pro-reading message is getting through to parents, who...

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What will Trump's declaration on Jerusalem mean to Palestinians?

  • Written by Maha Nassar, Assistant Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona

When President Donald Trump on Dec. 5 recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, he not only effectively endorsed Israel’s de facto annexation of East Jerusalem, which Palestinians have also long claimed as their own – he also radically altered the direction of American foreign policy in the Middle East.

Since 1993, successive...

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Honduras's election crisis is likely to end in violence

  • Written by Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera, Assistant Professor in Political Science, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
imageViolence erupted across Honduras as the country responded to a presidential election that's too close to call. No matter who wins, the bloodshed is likely to continue.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

The violent election crisis in Honduras, where both incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández and challenger Salvador Nasralla are claiming victory in the...

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  13. Why aren't Hollywood films more diverse? The international box office might be to blame
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  15. Literature has long been sounding the alarm about sexual violence in Hollywood
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  36. Tax bill's attack on higher education undermines America's economic vitality
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