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How Mister Rogers' faith shaped his idea of children's television

  • Written by L. Benjamin Rolsky, Adjunct Professor of History, Religion, and Anthropology, Monmouth University
Fred Rogers rehearses with some of his puppet friends in Pittsburgh,.Gene J. Puskarg/AP

The beloved children’s television icon Fred Rogers – who is played by actor Tom Hanks in the upcoming film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” – entered the world of children’s programming during an era of massive political...

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The Chicago teachers' strike isn't just about kids – it's about union power too

  • Written by Bradley D. Marianno, Assistant Professor of Educational Policy & Leadership, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Chicago's teachers are on strike for the first time since 2012.AP Photo/Martha Irvine

Classes in Chicago’s public schools were canceled starting Oct. 17 as more than 25,000 teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district went on strike in what they’re calling a fight for “justice and equity” for their students.

Th...

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This overdose-reversal medicine could reduce opioid deaths – so why don't more people carry it?

  • Written by Tarlise Townsend, Joint PhD Student, Health Policy and Sociology, University of Michigan
Naloxone, available as a nasal spray called Narcan or in injectable form, resuscitates 100% of people who overdose if administered quickly. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Forty-seven thousand Americans died of opioid-related overdoses in 2017 – similar to the number of deaths from car accidents and gun violence.

That number could have been much...

Read more: This overdose-reversal medicine could reduce opioid deaths – so why don't more people carry it?

Here's what's missing in efforts to curb heavy drinking and hazing on campus

  • Written by Adam M. McCready, Visiting Assistant Professor, Higher Education & Student Affairs, University of Connecticut
Colleges throughout the nation are beset with problems of alcohol and hazing on campus. AP Photo/Dake Kang

Maxwell Gruver had been a student at Louisiana State University for only a few weeks in 2017 before he died of alcohol poisoning in a fraternity house hazing ritual known as “Bible study.” He and other pledges were made to chug...

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Our world is getting smaller

  • Written by Kristina Lerman, Project Leader at the Information Sciences Institute and Research Associate Professor, University of Southern California
Many of us are connected some way, somehow.Arthimedes/Shutterstock.com

Has this happened to you? You strike up a conversation with a complete stranger, only to discover that you share surprising connections. My own brush with this phenomenon took place recently at a conference in Canada.

I was sharing a table with two strangers – one from...

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In fire-prone California, many residents can't afford wildfire insurance

  • Written by Gireesh Shrimali, Precourt Scholar, Stanford University
A helicopter drops water while battling the Saddle Ridge Fire in Porter Ranch, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2019.AP Photo/Noah Berger

California’s relatively quiet 2019 fire season ended in October. Just days after Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to half a million customers in Northern California during high-wind conditions, the Saddle Ridge fire...

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Bosses face more discrimination if they are women – from employees of any gender

  • Written by Martin Abel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury
Women in upper management are discriminated against by all employees, not just men.fizkes/Shutterstock.com

Imagine that your boss Ethan calls you into his office. He expresses disappointment in your recent performance and lack of commitment. How would you react? Accept the feedback and put in more effort? Would you pout in your office and start...

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A UN treaty guarantees youth rights everywhere on earth – except the United States

  • Written by Jessica Taft, Associate Professor of Latin American & Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Greta Thunberg speaks out alongside other youth plaintiffs at the UN.AP Photo/Sam Mednick

Fifteen kids from a dozen countries, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, recently brought a formal complaint to the United Nations. They’re arguing that climate change violates children’s rights as guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights...

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Pell Grants are getting their due in the 2020 campaign

  • Written by Donald E. Heller, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of San Francisco
A proposal to increase the Pell Grant award amount could help restore the grant's original purchasing power when it was created in 1972.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

Just as it did in the 2016 election, college affordability has become a critical issue in the 2020 election.

One key difference, however, is unlike in the 2016 election, which was largely dev...

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China's worldwide investment project is a push for more economic and political power

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology

Inspired by the ancient Silk Road, China is investing in a massive set of international development projects that are raising concerns about how the country is expanding its power around the world.

Initially announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the so-called “Belt and Road Initiative” has China planning to invest in...

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