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Who Gets to Flourish? 

In this month’s issue of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge examines how gender shapes experiences of human flourishing.  A recently published international […]

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Book Bans and Censorship Are a Threat to Our Universities. Librarians Can Help

When I think about book bans, I consider the subject through a variety of lenses. I have taught English in a post-communist […]

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David Autor on the Labor Market

When economic news, especially that revolving around working, gets reported, it tends to get reported in aggregate – the total number of […]

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Isaac Asimov’s critique of algorithmic thinking

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) left a legacy of influence that many more literary writers might envy. In his own lifetime, he was one […]

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Advocating For and Supporting Academic Freedom

Libraries are considered safe places, secure places to read and meet diverse (but sometimes like-minded) people who celebrate literacy by expanding different […]

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Academic Freedom and Censorship: Why Librarians are Better Together

In 2023, the American Library Association documented 1,247 censorship cases with known locations. Of these cases, 2 percent occurred in academic libraries, […]

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The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education

Perhaps because college students are generally considered adults, and college and university campuses and classrooms have long been viewed as places to […]

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We Asked Where America’s Future Scientists Would Want to Live

Graduate students interested in an academic career after graduation day have often been told they need to be open to moving somewhere […]

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Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment

Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]

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How NIH Funding Works − Until It’s Gone

In its first 100 days, the Trump administration terminated more than US$2 billion in federal grants, according to a public source database […]

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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 1941-2025: The Philosopher on the ‘Invention’ of Africa

Congolese thinker, philosopher and linguist Valentin-Yves Mudimbe died on April 21, 2025 at the age of 83. He was in the US, […]

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Pope Francis, Human Dignity, and the Right to Stay, Migrate and Return

Pope Francis devoted his Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees in 2023 to the “right” or “freedom” to stay or […]

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Banning Social Media Won’t Solve Teen Misogyny

In this month’s issue of The Evidence newsletter, Josephine Lethbridge discusses the rise of teen misogyny, highlighting the impact of online men’s […]

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Christopher Jencks, 1936-2025: An Innovative Voice on Inequality

Christopher Jencks, known for his novel and inventive opinions on hot topic issues like income inequality, homelessness, and racial gaps in standardized […]

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Bruce Hood on the Science of Happiness

Are university students unhappy? We won’t generalize, but many are, and this was something Bruce Hood noted. Being an experimental psychologist who […]

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Rosanna Smart Featured at Mark Kleiman Innovation for Public Policy Memorial Lecture 

Economist Rosanna Smart, a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, will be the featured speaker at the 2025 […]

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Mapping the Connections: Understanding the Network of Social Science Editors-in-Chief 

A new study on the connections between editors-in-chief in the social sciences reveals significant geographical and gender imbalances in editorial leadership. Male […]

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From Regression to Reflection: A Mixed-Methods Journey

In the words of Brené Brown, “The clean lines of quantitative research appealed to me, but I fell in love with the richness […]

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From Isolation to Impact: Tackling the Emotional Toll of Ethnographic Research in Business and Society

In this article, Lorenzo Skade discusses the emotional difficulties encountered by early-career researchers involved in ethnographic studies within the business and society […]

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Propaganda of the Deed: Learning the Lessons of Mikhail Bakunin

David Canter explores where Netanyahu may have got it wrong in the overwhelming response in Gaza.

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Ready to Tackle Global Challenges? Apply to Attend Dubai Showcase

Are you a researcher with an idea that could help solve one of today’s most pressing problems? A conference in Dubai this […]

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The Need for Speed vs. Reliable Science

Lately, there have been many headlines on scientific fraud and journal article retractions. If this trend continues, it represents a serious threat […]

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Webinar: How to Do Research and Get Published – Research that Impacts the Queer Community

Designed for researchers and writers focused on LGBTQIA+ experiences, our expert panelists will share insights, discuss challenges, and explore the importance of […]

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Six Named AAPSS Fellows for 2025

The American Academy of Political and Social Science, or AAPSS, will welcome six scholars as 2025 fellows this fall. The AAPSS selects […]

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DORA to Launch Practical Guide to Responsible Research Assessment

The team at the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, or DORA, is celebrating its 12th birthday by launching “A Practical Guide to […]

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