Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October 2025, it left a trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm damaged buildings in Jamaica,...
Samantha Hicks, Coastal Carolina University and Amanda Craddock, Coastal Carolina University
Work study works, doesn’t it?
Federal work study is a government program that gives colleges and universities approximately US$1 billion...
Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You’re not alone.
I’m a labor economist who...
Tom W. Allen, Mississippi State University
A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention in June 2025 when she was arrested and accused along with another Chinese scientist of...
Michael Luchs, William & Mary
Every fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward to familiar traditions with friends and family, eggnog in my coffee, and the sense that...
Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University
The United States was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, government must deliver services that promote the common good. When the...
Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has...
