What does it mean to think, act and work as a Jewish professor when human freedoms are under siege and authoritarian power gains ground? And how can we draw on our Jewish identities to navigate […]
Framing is a powerful tool in communications: It can help people grasp complex ideas, but it can also distort or mislead. A recent sociological study suggests that framing social issues as “civil rights” can sometimes […]
Empathy is often seen as a natural and essential part of the patient encounter—but reality tends to look quite different. A new doctoral thesis from Umeå University describes how not only time pressure but also […]
When most people think of how governments stifle free speech, they think of censorship. That’s when a government directly blocks or suppresses speech. In the past, the federal government has censored speech in various ways. […]
Slowly but surely virtual reality, or VR, headsets are becoming a part of classrooms in colleges, high schools and even middle schools. Meanwhile, large companies such as Apple and Meta continue to spend billions on […]
Education shouldn’t be a passive experience, with children simply absorbing the knowledge teachers pass on to them. Research shows that when children have input into their learning—helping to decide topics to cover, or specific activities, […]
The European Union has just imposed a new package of sanctions against Russia—now the seventeenth. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. and EU had already imposed extensive economic sanctions, combined with […]
The dismissal bell will soon ring on the 2024–25 school year. The end of the school year is a time for reflection and when discussions about the “summer slide” or “summer slump” begin.This article was […]
Detroit’s population grew in 2024 for the second year in a row. This is a remarkable comeback after decades of population decline in the Motor City.This article was originally published on this website.
Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. […]
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