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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stephen M Gavazzi, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) Universities have lost public support in recent years. In order to get it back, college presidents should worry less about how their institutions fare in college rankings and focus more on affordability, great teaching and doing research that matters most to the communities they serve.Those are among the key

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jane Landers, Vanderbilt University(THE CONVERSATION) Many years ago, as a graduate student searching in the archives of Spanish Florida, I discovered the first “underground railroad” of enslaved Africans escaping from Protestant Carolina to find religious sanctuary in Catholic Florida. In 1738, these runaways formed Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, the first free black

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Case Western Reserve University(THE CONVERSATION) As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has attracted much media attention.A young outspoken woman who defines herself as “an educator, an organizer, a working-class New Yorker,” Ocasio-Cortez has positioned herself as an outsider who isn’t afraid of speaking truth

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School(THE CONVERSATION) We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being. In 2017, U.S. adults spent an average of three hours and 20 minutes a day using their smartphones and tablets. This is double the amount from just five years ago, according to an

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) F. Todd Davidson, University of Texas at Austin; Dave Tuttle, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin; Joshua D. Rhodes, University of Texas at Austin, and Kazunori Nagasawa, National Renewable Energy Laboratory(THE CONVERSATION) Today, less than 2 percent of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. But within the next three decades, some automotive industry experts expect electric

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Henry D. Jacoby, MIT Sloan School of Management and Jennifer Morris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(THE CONVERSATION) A mounting sense of urgency will greet negotiators as they arrive at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland. In 2015, after 20 years of trying and failing to reach a global accord on climate-changing emissions, 195 nations hammered out

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Valasik, Louisiana State University and Shannon Reid, University of North Carolina – Charlotte(THE CONVERSATION) Law enforcement has a classification problem, and it’s making America more dangerous.For the last two decades, local police and the FBI have categorized the criminal activities of white power groups as isolated incidents or hate-related.We believe that’s wrong and

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) “What happened this time was an ethics disaster for the world,” according to Wang Yuedan, a professor of immunology at Peking University, as quoted in The New York Times. He was talking about the recent claim by U.S.-trained Chinese scientist He Jiankui that he’d successfully altered the DNA in vitro of human embryos that

The French soccer league says it has postponed Saturday's match between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier amid expected anti-government protests

French Prime minister Edouard Philippe confirms suspension of fuel tax hikes

Russia takes center-stage at NATO Tuesday, as allied foreign ministers meet to debate ways to dissuade Moscow from destabilizing Ukraine and respect a landmark Cold-war era nuclear treaty

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Manchester City is at the top of the FIFA list of clubs receiving payments from World Cup revenues for releasing players for national team duty in Russia

The Armenian military says that one of its combat jets has crashed, killing both pilots

Police in northern India have arrested four people for their alleged involvement in an attack on police over rumors of cow slaughter that left two people dead, including a police official

While some powerful European Union governments are uneasy about China possibly capturing control of the bloc's critical energy and transport infrastructure, Portugal is grabbing the opportunity with both hands

A new parasite is devastating populations of an emblematic species of clam found only in the Mediterranean, and scientists are racing to figure out how to save the noble pen shell from extinction

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is taking aim at China, Iran and Russia for violating numerous treaties and multi-state agreements

The U.N. humanitarian aid chief says he doesn't expect an "easy or rapid process" in peace talks that begin this week involving warring sides in Yemen, which faces the world's largest humanitarian crisis

Samsung has extended its IOC sponsorship deal through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, making it 30 years of Summer and Winter Games support