Back in the 1960s, the push for parental rights over school standards was not...
Jerald Podair, Lawrence University
A key issue underlying the 2023 Virginia election first drew statewide – and national –...
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Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee, Toronto Metropolitan University and Omar H. Fares, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Jamaal Abdul-Alim, University of Maryland
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Cindi May, College of Charleston
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Yoni Ashar, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
Kristina S. Brown, Adler University
Endometriosis causes physical, sexual and emotional pain. About 190 million people around the globe...
American individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their...
Diana Blaine, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Death may be inevitable and universal, but the ways...
Friendship research is getting an update – and that’s key for dealing with the...
Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University
The benefits of friendship go far beyond having someone to confide in or...
