Back to school: Older adults returning to college is a growing trend fueled by new career goals
Following a demographic shift that is redefining the traditional image of the undergraduate classroom, a growing number of older adults, particularly those in their 30s and 40s, are returning to college to complete degrees they began years ago, or to pursue entirely...
Fighting for Civil Rights: When White and Black activists worked together in Detroit 50 years ago
By Say Burgin, Assistant Professor of History, Dickinson College Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, some White people have been wondering how they can work with Black people to fight racial inequality. As a history professor who studies social movements, I know...
The enduring legacy of slavery can be seen in the wealthy descendants of slaveholders in Congress
By Neil K R Sehgal, PhD Student in Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; and Ashwini Sehgal, Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue,...
Vetrepreneurs: Veterans face challenges starting small businesses but are finding resources to help
Many veterans who have started small businesses tell a similar story: Their military service prepared them mentally for the task, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to the financial part. “Vetrepreneurs,” veterans who start small businesses or...
Federal regulators seek to force Chrome browser sale as part of monopoly punishment in Google break up
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a...
A world in need: How to navigate the many options for donating money to worthy charities
Millions displaced by global conflicts. Communities reeling from unseasonably strong natural disasters. Lives upended due to healthcare inequalities. In the middle of these crises are established nonprofits, everyday individuals and mutual aid groups — all seeking...
The death of Brian Thompson exposed the structural violence of the private health insurance industry
The brazen murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on a Midtown Manhattan street has rattled the U.S. health care industry. But beyond the tragic shock of an executive’s targeted killing, an unsettling truth now lies exposed with deep and pervasive...
Images of life and politics in 2024 chronicled by photojournalists offer a mirror of American society
To look at news photos is to be charmed, amused, saddened, horrified, amazed, and inspired. Such was the power of photojournalism in 2024, as cameras captured a year of seismic political and societal shifts in the United States. In an election year like no other,...
Jubilation and alarm: Global reaction to dictator’s sudden ouster from Syria as Assad hides in Moscow
Across the Middle East and beyond, the fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm. Expatriate Syrians and many residents across the Middle East exulted at the overthrow of Bashar...
Fear of a catastrophic success: The challenges ahead for a post-Assad Syria amid victory and division
By Sefa Secen, Assistant Professor of International and Global Studies, Nazareth University The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over. In a matter of days, opposition forces took the major city of Aleppo before advancing southward into...
South Korea’s failed self-coup follows global trend of political leaders trying to seize absolute power
By John Joseph Chin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University; and Joe Wright, Professor of Political Science, Penn State Something unexpected – but hardly unprecedented – happened in South Korea on December 3. With little...
Public institutions: Milwaukee joins libraries across U.S. to offer free health and wellness classes
The Aurora Health Care Mobile Medical Clinic team waited patiently at a table in the main hallway of the Milwaukee Public Library’s sprawling downtown branch, a blood pressure cuff and mental health questionnaire at the ready as they called out to patrons who...
