NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Video of college student arrest raises questions about use of police on campus

  • Written by Jarell Skinner-Roy, Doctoral Student in Higher Education, University of Michigan
imageStudents of color report negative encounters with campus police.mrdoomits via Getty Images

When a video emerged of a 20-year-old Black student being arrested at Winston-Salem State University on Dec. 14, 2022, after she got into a verbal argument with her professor, it brought renewed attention to the often controversial role of campus police....

Read more: Video of college student arrest raises questions about use of police on campus

More Articles ...

  1. Over the holidays, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologist
  2. 1918 flu pandemic upended long-standing social inequalities – at least for a time, new study finds
  3. Why Istanbul's mayor was sentenced to jail – and what it means for Turkey's 2023 presidential race
  4. Anti-cancer CAR-T therapy reengineers T cells to kill tumors – and researchers are expanding the limited types of cancer it can target
  5. A Trump-era law used to restrict immigration is nearing its end despite GOP warnings of a looming crisis at the Southern border
  6. How the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a surprisingly bright, complex and element-filled early universe – Podcast
  7. Why early Christians wouldn't have found the Christmas story's virgin birth so surprising
  8. The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
  9. What social media regulation could look like: Think of pipelines, not utilities
  10. Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers
  11. Special counsels, like the one leading the Department of Justice's investigation of Trump, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely
  12. A tortured and deadly legacy: Kissinger and realpolitik in US foreign policy
  13. Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work
  14. Social media always remembers – which makes moving on from a breakup that much harder
  15. Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma
  16. As viral infections skyrocket, masks are still a tried-and-true way to help keep yourself and others safe
  17. The Catholic view on indulgences and how they work today
  18. Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion – a nuclear physicist explains
  19. Federal Reserve just hiked interest rates for the 7th time this year – so why are mortgage rates coming down?
  20. Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife
  21. Are snow days about to get buried by remote learning? Not quite -- but it depends on where you live
  22. Timing matters for medications – your circadian rhythm influences how well treatments work and how much they might harm you
  23. That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus
  24. After 50 years, 'liberation theology' is still reshaping Catholicism and politics – but what is it?
  25. Iranian protesters turn to TikTok to get their message past government censors
  26. Congress aims to close off presidential election mischief and fraud with simple and bipartisan solutions
  27. Brittney Griner's case was difficult for US negotiators for one key reason: She was guilty
  28. Fed wants inflation to get down to 2% – but why not target 3%? Or 0%?
  29. Japan's Laughing Buddha Hotei is merging into Santa Claus -- both are roly-poly sacred figures with a bag of gifts
  30. Who were the 3 wise men who visited Jesus?
  31. Local nonprofits play a key role in recovery from disasters – while also having to get back on their own feet
  32. China's loosened COVID-19 policies – following years of aggressive lockdowns and quarantines – have left the country vulnerable
  33. Do accents disappear?
  34. How are books made?
  35. About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the climate and consumers' wallets
  36. Christmas trees can stay fresh for weeks – a well-timed cut and consistent watering are key
  37. Sinema out, Warnock in – Democrats narrowly control the Senate and Republicans the House, but gridlock won't be the biggest problem for the new Congress
  38. What is voluntary sterilization? A health communication expert unpacks how a legacy of forced sterilization shapes doctor-patient conversations today
  39. Near record-high numbers of young people voted during the midterms, signaling a possible shift – or exception – in voting trends
  40. China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
  41. Georgia on the nation's mind: 5 essential reads
  42. Ada Lovelace's skills with language, music and needlepoint contributed to her pioneering work in computing
  43. How do floating wind turbines work? 5 companies just won the first US leases for building them off California's coast
  44. Amid coup, countercoup claims – what really went down in Peru and why?
  45. White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways
  46. China's Belt and Road infrastructure projects could help or hurt oceans and coasts worldwide
  47. Traditional Buddhist teachings exclude LGBTQ people from monastic life, but change is coming slowly
  48. People can have food sensitivities without noticeable symptoms – long-term consumption of food allergens may lead to behavior and mood changes
  49. World Cup's 'middle income trap' – why breaking into soccer's elite is so hard to do (as Morocco might soon find out)
  50. What are Iran's morality police? A scholar of the Middle East explains their history