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The history of 'coming out,' from secret gay code to popular political protest

  • Written by Abigail C. Saguy, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Protesters in Manchester, U.K., 1988.Mirrorpix via Getty

You probably know what it means to “come out” as gay. You may even have heard the expression used in relation to other kinds of identity, such as being undocumented.

But do you know where the term comes from? Or that its meaning has changed over time?

In my new book, “Come...

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A college president's advice to college students of the future: Don't borrow

  • Written by Walter V. Wendler, President, West Texas A&M University
West Texas A&M University Walter V. Wendler stands alongside the SUV he drove on a speaking tour to urge Texas high school students not to borrow too much for college.Author provided

Back in 2017, I started regularly leaving my office at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, to speak to high school students in the Texas Panhandle....

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Lynching preachers: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors incited racial violence

  • Written by Malcolm Brian Foley, PhD Candidate in Religion - Historical Studies, Baylor University
A funeral held in July 1945 for two victims of the Ku Klux Klan, George Dorsey and his sister, Dorothy Dorsey Malcolm, of Walton County, Georgia, held at the Mt. Perry Baptist Church Sunday. Bettman via Getty

White lynch mobs in America murdered at least 4,467 people between 1883 and 1941, hanging, burning, dismembering, garroting and blowtorching...

Read more: Lynching preachers: How black pastors resisted Jim Crow and white pastors incited racial violence

How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
Ojibwe women conduct a year-long ritual for their girls when they start menstruation.Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North America, with communities from Quebec to Montana, are revitalizing the “berry fast,” a coming-of-age ritual for girls.

Ojibwe women...

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A Nazi drug's US resurgence: How meth is making a disturbing reappearance

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
A drug addict smoking crystal meth on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.AP photo/Jae C. Hong

Although I am teaching a course at Indiana University this semester on the opioid epidemic, I can’t get meth out of my mind.

A colleague of mine was recently carjacked. He was forced to drive at extreme speed throughout the city and escaped with his...

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Potential gene therapy to combat cocaine addiction

  • Written by Rachel Patton McCord, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee
More than 1 million people in the U.S. are addicted to cocaine.Orawan Pattarawimonchai/Shutterstock.com

Have you ever slipped when trying to avoid sugar, quit smoking, or break another habit or addiction? Usually that one piece of cake or one cigarette won’t ruin your whole plan, but for people struggling with cocaine addiction, one slip can...

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How Iran's millennials are grappling with crippling U.S. sanctions

  • Written by Manata Hashemi, Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies, University of Oklahoma
Within Iran's lower and middle classes, youth culture is highly conformist.Farzin Mahmoudzadeh, Author provided

In early January, after tensions between Iran and the United States escalated to the brink of war, President Donald Trump announced a detente of sorts, stating, “The United States is ready to embrace peace with all who seek...

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3 ways coronavirus will affect the US economy – and 1 silver lining

  • Written by Robert Aboolian, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, California State University San Marcos
Apple closed all its stores in China as a health precaution, now through at least Feb. 14. Roman Balandin\TASS via Getty Images

As the new coronavirus spreads around the world, and confirmed cases and deaths mount, economists are increasingly concerned about the impact on the U.S. economy.

In a recent report to Congress, the Federal Reserve warned...

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How Iran's millennials are grappling with crippling US sanctions

  • Written by Manata Hashemi, Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies, University of Oklahoma
Within Iran's lower classes, youth culture is highly conformist.Farzin Mahmoudzadeh, Author provided

In early January, after tensions between Iran and the United States escalated to the brink of war, President Donald Trump announced a detente of sorts, stating, “The United States is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it.”

It may...

Read more: How Iran's millennials are grappling with crippling US sanctions

3 standout quotes from the New Hampshire Democratic debate, explained

  • Written by Joseph Cabosky, Assistant Professor of Public Relations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Buttigieg, Sanders, Biden and Warren stand on the debate stage on Feb. 7.AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Editor’s note: Seven candidates met on the debate stage in New Hampshire on Feb. 7, sparring over questions on health care, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, race and more. We asked three scholars to pick out some of the night’s biggest...

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  22. Fighting coronavirus fear with empathy: Lessons learned from how Africans got blamed for Ebola
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