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Ruling on national landmark status for Greensboro’s Woolworth building could come next spring

Will Harris of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how the F.W. Woolworth building in Greensboro, North Carolina, tells a distinct civil rights story of direct action.

Traffic in New Delhi with pedestrians, buses, and tuktuks.

Urbanization and the influence of poor migrants on politics

A new book from political science professor Tariq Thachil explores how the most vulnerable individuals in India are making a political impact.

History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite leans up against a light brown brick building with her arms crossed, smiling at the camera.

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: History Ph.D. candidate Arielle Alterwaite looks at Haitian debt

Her work on Haiti’s sovereign debt in the aftermath of the Haitian Revolution holds lessons for what is currently happening there and more broadly for conversations around reparations.

The sleeper legal strategy that could topple abortion bans

Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that there’s a strong argument for religious exemptions from abortion bans because those bills were initially passed for religious reasons.

Political analyst on Blinken’s China visit

Neysun Mahboubi of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the resumption of people-to-people exchange is important in Sino-U.S. relations.

Deliberation and democratic norms in America

Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the roots of America’s political divide and strategies for overcoming partisan gridlock.

Golfer Phil Mickelson holds a golf club standing on grass and looks into the distance, bending at the waist, in front of a LIV Golf sign and a rock wall.

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PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger

In the wake of the controversial golf deal, Benjamin L. Schmitt of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Kleinman Center discusses “sportswashing,” malign influence campaigns, and steps global democracies can take to prevent it all.

Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education

Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education says that there’s been an acceleration of progressive education advocacy in response to book bans and anti-LGBTQ efforts.

Unionism’s perpetual anxiety has brought it to a place of despair

Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences is preparing for a border poll 10 years from now in Northern Ireland.

School buildings in crisis

May graduate Alisa Ghura researched safety hazards in school buildings in low-income school districts and examined barriers to change.

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