History

The struggle for equality in antebellum America

A new article tells the story of Robert Purvis, a Black Philadelphian and abolitionist whose quest to secure a passport reflects the lives of other free Black people in the decades leading up to the American Civil War.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation

Architecture students at Tuskegee University are studying historic preservation through explorations of buildings on and near the historic HBCU campus, in part through a collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design.

From the Weitzman School of Design



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The New York Review of Books

Trees in themselves

“Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees,” a new book by Jared Farmer of the School of Arts & Sciences, is reviewed.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Why were young women poisoned in Iran?

In an Op-Ed, Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet of the School of Arts & Sciences says that recent attacks on Iranian women at schools represent a targeted campaign to enforce a new mode of gender segregation and political deprivation.

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The New Yorker

Biomilq and the new science of artificial breast milk

Jessica Martucci of the School of Arts & Sciences says that historical imperatives endorsed by health authorities rarely translated into meaningful support for women interested in breast-feeding.

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Reuters

Analysis: With record diversity on their boards, Fed bank chiefs see lower chances of policy error

Kaleb Nygaard of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a diverse slate of directors increases the odds that the Federal Reserve will be more in touch with what’s happening on the ground.

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The Hill

Greene stirs up political storm with ‘national divorce’ comments

Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences says that there have always been extremists in Congress, but that it’s new for such a person to be embraced by party leadership.

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CNN

Rosenwald: Why Fox News knowingly aired falsehoods

Brian Rosenwald of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Fox News knowingly promoted false claims about the 2020 election out of concern over losing their audience.

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