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Located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, the College of Charleston is a nationally recognized, public liberal arts and sciences university. Founded in 1770, the College is among the nation’s top universities for quality education, student life and affordability. Its beautiful and historic campus, combined with contemporary facilities, cutting-edge programs and accessible faculty attracts students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Over 10,000 undergraduates and approximately 1,000 graduate students at the College enjoy a small-college feel blended with the advantages and diversity of a mid-sized, urban university. They work closely with a committed faculty, made up of more than 800 distinguished teacher-scholars. And the city of Charleston – world-renowned for its history, architecture, culture and coastal environment – serves as a living and learning laboratory for experiences in business, science, technology, teaching, the humanities, languages, government and the arts.

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A man convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection shows off his pardon from President Donald Trump. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed

It’s not yet clear whether Trump’s pardons will herald a period of national harmony – as past presidents hoped for – or more incidents of violence, as actually resulted.
Existe uma tensão fundamental entre os poderes estaduais e federal nos Estados Unidos que ainda não foi resolvida, e pode ser agravada pelas novas determinações da administração Trump contra imigrantes ilegais. Vladstudioraw via iStock/Getty Images Plus

Nos EUA, ameaças federais contra autoridades locais que não cooperarem com novas leis de imigração podem ser inconstitucionais

Se um promotor federal colocar um governador na cadeia por descumprimento de ordem superior, conflito constitucional se tornará claro e vai suscitar embates judiciais
A fundamental tension exists between state and federal power in the United States that has not been resolved. Vladstudioraw via iStock/Getty Images Plus

Federal threats against local officials who don’t cooperate with immigration orders could be unconstitutional − Justice Antonin Scalia ruled against similar plans

If a federal prosecutor were to put a city’s mayor or a state’s governor in jail, what may be the greatest source of conflict in the Constitution will become clear to the public.
Familias inmigrantes esperan a ser procesadas por las autoridades fronterizas estadounidenses tras cruzar la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos el 5 de diciembre de 2023, en Lukeville, Arizona. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

Los trumpistas radicales defienden la violencia contra la inmigración irregular

Para muchos estadounidenses, una política de inmigración más estricta no es suficiente. Muchos justificarían la violencia civil y gubernamental para sellar la frontera sur de Estados Unidos.
Immigrant families wait to be processed by U.S. border authorities after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Ariz. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration

For many Americans, stricter immigration policy is not enough. Many would justify civilian and government violence against immigrants to seal the southern US border.
Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit in October 2020 challenging Donald Trump’s executive order that banned federal agencies from offering certain diversity training. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File

Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people and not just for rich white men

Conservatives defend efforts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy as tactics against tyranny, but Americans exercise their sovereignty through these civil services.
Getting outside – without your phone – is one way to disconnect. We Are/DigitalVision via Getty Images

How to overcome your device dependency and manage a successful digital detox

Disconnecting from the digital realm from time to time is good for your well-being, but doing so can be difficult. There are steps you can take, however, to get in the habit of putting your phone down.
Donald Trump at an Erie, Pa., rally on Sept. 29, 2024, at which he said Democratic rival Kamala Harris was ‘mentally impaired.’ Dustin Franz/AFP/Getty Images

Yes, calling someone ‘mentally disabled’ causes real harm

Donald Trump’s words about Kamala Harris – she’s a ‘mentally disabled person’ – were widely criticized as coarse and ugly. They are also often found among disparaging descriptions used by others.
Migrants at a shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, watch the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on Sept. 10, 2024. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto/Getty Image

On the US-Mexico border, the records of Trump and Harris reflect the national mood of less immigration, not more

Allowing immigrants to settle in the US isn’t just an act of compassion. It’s also been a significant factor in the country’s economic growth, a point both candidates seem hesitant to make.
‘The monstrous contents of a magnified drop of River Thames water’, as envisaged by the artist William Heath in 1828. Wellcome Collection

Britain’s ‘broken’ water system: a history of death, denial and diarrhoea

The water regulator has issued a record £168m fine to Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water for a ‘catalogue of failure’ regarding illegal sewage discharges – with more fines expected to follow.

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