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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jana Lipman, Tulane University(THE CONVERSATION) The naval base at Guantanamo Bay is quietly commemorating its 115th anniversary. On Dec. 10, 1903, the United States established its first overseas military, base on 45 square miles of Cuban territory.Today, the base at Guantanamo Bay is infamously associated with images of Muslim detainees wearing orange jumpsuits – alleged

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeanne Britton, University of South Carolina(THE CONVERSATION) As a rare books curator, I get to interact with first editions of novels I love, illustrated versions of my favorite poets’ works, and lavish editions of historical engravings.In 2015, I started using the University of South Carolina’s first edition of “Lyrical Ballads” in my survey of British literature courses. Written

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stephanie Miedema, Emory University and Tharaphi Than, Northern Illinois University(THE CONVERSATION) For years, feminists in Myanmar have been fighting to gain even the most basic legal rights for women. Spousal abuse is still legal in the isolated military dictatorship formerly known as Burma. Even criminal sexual assault is rarely punished.Activists’ patient efforts to change

A Greek court has rejected a request for early prison release by an extremist convicted of terrorism for killings by the defunct November 17 group

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark R Warren, University of Massachusetts Boston(THE CONVERSATION) Harsh and racially disparate discipline practices are widespread in America’s schools.Not so long ago in Texas, for instance, 75 percent of black students had been suspended at some point in high school. For black males in Texas, 83 percent were suspended.Nationally, black students lost nearly five times as many

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) A Cecile JW Janssens, Emory University(THE CONVERSATION) When Adam Nash was still an embryo, living in a dish in the lab, scientists tested his DNA to make sure it was free of Fanconi anemia, the rare inherited blood disease from which his sister Molly suffered. They also checked his DNA for a marker that would reveal whether he shared the same tissue type. Molly needed a donor

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John Freemuth, Boise State University(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration has released plans to open up nine million acres of sage grouse habitat in six western states to oil and gas drilling. This initiative dramatically cuts back an elaborate plan developed under the Obama administration to steer energy development away from sage grouse habitat. Predictably,

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mayara Costa Figueiredo, University of California, Irvine and Yunan Chen, University of California, Irvine(THE CONVERSATION) Have you ever used a health app to track your personal data, such as diet, exercise, or menstrual cycle? Did seeing the data make you feel excited and empowered? Or stressed and frustrated? With the popularity of self-tracking technologies like apps and

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University(THE CONVERSATION) U.S. government officials are making a coordinated effort to find evidence of immigration fraud by reexamining the files of immigrants who became U.S. citizens. They are searching for cases where individuals used more than one identity or concealed prior deportation

Defying fierce opposition from the United States and a few other nations, nearly 85 percent of the countries at the U.N. agreed Monday on a sweeping yet non-binding accord to ensure safe, orderly and humane migration

Travel software company Travelport to go private in $4.4 billion agreement with buyout firms

Moldova's electoral campaign has begun ahead of Parliamentary elections, amid concerns that Russia is seeking to influence the results in the former Soviet republic