By Carla Vecchiola, Lecturer in History, University of Michigan-Dearborn
In 1997, I was one of relatively few tourists in Detroit.
Well before #vanlife was a hashtag, I left my home state of California and drove around the country for five months living in a 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon. Though I had few planned stops, Detroit was on my itinerary because I was a raver and I knew that techno originated in Detroit.
After my trip, I applied to grad school at the University of Michigan with the plan to make Detroit electronic music my research topic. I moved from Ann Arbor to Detroit…
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By Seth T. Kannarr, Ph.D. Graduate in Geography, University of Tennessee
Derek H. Alderman, Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
At a time when Americans disagree deeply over the meaning of citizenship, belonging and education, summer camps remain places where visions of the nation are communicated to young people.
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By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
Landor v. Louisiana highlights the religious rights of the nearly 2 million people imprisoned in the US – and how challenging it can be to protect those rights.
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By David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
From the Civil War to the Cold War, existential fears have fueled claims that America is a Christian nation, a historian of US Christianity explains.
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By Thomas Adam, Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas
As more Americans consider whether a college degree is worth it, the rising cost of attending a college or university is often at the forefront of their minds.
The average college tuition…
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By Sylvain Barbot, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past.
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By Stephen Bagwell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Susan Randolph, Associate Professor Emerita of Economics, University of Connecticut
This is not a one-year blip. The US has been underperforming in terms of health, education and more for the past 25 years.
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By Ammcise Apply, Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The uncertainty of Haitian TPS status in the US is a significant source of stress for Haitian migrants, particularly women.
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By Katrina Grant, Research Associate, Power Institute for Arts and Visual Culture, University of Sydney
The reflecting pool builds on a landscaping tradition of organising nature into orderly lines and geometric shapes. Nature did not always play along.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
When Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Versailles on June 17 after the G7 summit, it dominated the headlines around the world. This is no more than you’d expect. The 60-day ceasefire, which – despite a few wobbles – appears to be largely holding in both Iran and southern Lebanon, was a major breakthrough, even if US concessions to secure the deal raised more than a few eyebrows.
But the noise from Versailles effectively obscured some very significant developments at the G7. First, and most importantly, the G7 leaders’ adept handling of the US president, Donald…
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