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Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public workers from getting relief, but resuming it for others

  • Written by Jennifer L. Steele, Professor of Education, American University
imageStudent loan debt has continued to rise in the country over the past few decades. William Potter/iStock/Getty Images Plus

The Trump administration has tried to upend many facets of American life, and many facets of higher education are no exception.

The Department of Education announced on Oct. 27, 2025, that it would resume canceling student loan...

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Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research

  • Written by Y. Tony Yang, Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Associate Dean, George Washington University
imageFamilies are increasingly seeking nonmedical exemptions to routine childhood vaccines, making communities more vulnerable to preventable diseases.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

When four states between 2015 and 2021 stopped allowing parents to opt their children out of receiving routine vaccines without a medical reason, vaccination rates among...

Read more: Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research

Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns

  • Written by Rachel Porter, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
imageLegislative progress depends on bipartisanship − but amateur lawmakers undermine it with their inexperience as legislators.Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images

The ongoing government shutdown shows how hard it has become for Congress to do its most basic job: keeping the government running. Ending the stalemate will require lawmakers from both...

Read more: Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns

The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals

  • Written by Jeremiah Favara, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Gonzaga University
imageSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump addressed hundreds of military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in late September 2025.

Before the meeting, journalists speculated about...

Read more: The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals

Why can’t every country get along with each other? It comes down to resources, inequality and perception

  • Written by Kaleb Demerew, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Texas A&M University; Institute for Humane Studies
imageCooperation can easily turn into conflict to protect national interests.Staff Sgt. Jamal Sutter

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why can’t every country get along with each other? – Dale T., age 11, Helena, Montana

C...

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Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them

  • Written by Cassie Powell, Assistant Professor of Law, Legal Practice, University of Richmond
imageIn mobile home parks, like this one in Fairfax, Va., residents often own the home itself but rent the lot where the home sits. Michael Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away.

At manufactured home parks – sometimes called trailer parks or mobile home parks...

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Investors prefer ‘I’ over ‘we’ when CEOs apologize

  • Written by Prachi Gala, Associate Professor of Marketing, Kennesaw State University

When corporate crises hit, the public looks to the CEO. From product recalls to workplace discrimination, to customer mistreatment scandals, CEOs are often thrust into the spotlight and forced to apologize.

But do the exact words they choose really matter?

I’m a professor of marketing, and my preliminary research suggests the answer is yes. In...

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Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India

  • Written by Pintu Kumar Mahla, Research Associate at the Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
imageA boat crosses the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 5, 2025. MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

When Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to join the U.N.’s Water Convention earlier this year, it was presented as a win-win.

Signing up to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses...

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All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding

  • Written by Kenneth M. Evans, Fellow in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
imageThe government shutdown will continue until Congress can pass a bill reopening it. Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. science always suffers during government shutdowns. Funding lapses send government scientists home without pay. Federal agencies suspend new grant opportunities, place expert review panels on hold, and stop collecting and...

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Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond Monroe Doctrine – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented

  • Written by Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University
imageVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro points at a map in September 2025. AP Photo/Jesus Vargas

A massive military buildup in the Caribbean has sparked speculation that the U.S. is now engaged in its latest chapter of direct intervention in Latin America.

For now, at least, President Donald Trump has walked back suggestions that Washington is...

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  1. Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond ‘Monroe doctrine’ – in ideology, intent and scale, it’s unprecedented
  2. The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance
  3. ‘Only death can protect us’: How the folk saint La Santa Muerte reflects violence in Mexico
  4. What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel
  5. Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs honor those buried beneath
  6. Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
  7. It’s always been hard to make it as an artist in America – and it’s becoming only harder
  8. Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort − a nurse explains why it should be taken seriously and treated
  9. 25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
  10. Health headlines can be confusing - these 3 questions can help you evaluate them
  11. People abused by intimate partners have worse asthma – but researchers are still untangling the reasons behind this surprising link
  12. The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy
  13. Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza
  14. US squeeze on Venezuela won’t bring about rapid collapse of Maduro – in fact, it might boomerang on Washington
  15. 4 urgent lessons for Jamaica from Puerto Rico’s troubled hurricane recovery – and how the Jamaican diaspora could help after Melissa
  16. Voters lose when maps get redrawn before every election instead of once a decade − a trend started in Texas, moving to California and likely spreading across the country
  17. ‘Night of the Living Dead’ helped me process the Tree of Life massacre and other real-world horrors
  18. Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West
  19. ‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label
  20. Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas
  21. What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself
  22. Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference
  23. Signature size and narcissism − a psychologist explains a long-ago discovery that helped establish the link
  24. With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge
  25. Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too
  26. How autism rates are rising – and why that could lead to more inclusive communities
  27. Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorce
  28. Nuclear-powered missiles: An aerospace engineer explains how they work – and what Russia’s claimed test means for global strategic stability
  29. Why are 4.7 million Floridians insured through ACA marketplace plans, and what happens if they lose their subsidies?
  30. Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing
  31. Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization
  32. SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia
  33. US leaders view China as a ‘pacing threat’ − has Washington enough stamina to last the race?
  34. Hurricane Melissa turned sharply to devastate Jamaica − how forecasters knew where it was headed
  35. Washington state settles controversy over child abuse law that tested the limits of ‘priest-penitent’ privilege
  36. How Hershey’s chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founder
  37. CDC’s ability to prevent injuries like drowning, traumatic brain injury and falls is severely compromised by Trump cuts
  38. Agricultural drones are taking off globally, saving farmers time and money
  39. More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername
  40. Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data
  41. Fed lowers interest rates as it struggles to assess state of US economy without key government data
  42. Why you can salvage moldy cheese but never spoiled meat − a toxicologist advises on what to watch out for
  43. Future of nation’s energy grid hurt by Trump’s funding cuts
  44. Solar storms have influenced our history – an environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future
  45. The Glozel affair: A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France
  46. AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter
  47. How the Philadelphia Art Museum is reinventing itself for the Instagram age
  48. AI chatbots are becoming everyday tools for mundane tasks, use data shows
  49. Children learn to read with books that are just right for them – but that might not be the best approach
  50. Why the Trump administration’s comparison of antifa to violent terrorist groups doesn’t track