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Students who have desks at home tend to do better academically. So why isn't more attention given to this issue, as it is to the digital divide?
The majority of Americans say they'd like to be able to vote for a third party. Donald Trump says he might start one. But neither is likely to happen.
During the Cold War, the FBI boasted a 'Judeo-Christian' heritage in the US but also demonstrated anti-Jewish prejudice.
The courts have given the government the authority to hack into private computers unannounced. The action addresses a clear threat, but it also sets an unsettling precedent.
The growing rift between Republicans and US businesses has widened in recent weeks over efforts to restrict voting across the country.
Scholars of policing, law, race and Minnesota history explain the landmark guilty verdicts handed down in the trial for the murder of George Floyd.
The Afghanistan War now has an end date: 9/11/21. Experts explain the history of US involvement in Afghanistan, the peace process to end that conflict and how the country's women are uniquely at risk.
Van Leeuwenhoek, who discovered bacteria, is one of the most important figures in the history of medicine, laying the groundwork for today's understanding of infectious disease.
People are ready to travel, but health officials are advising against air travel. A recent study offers a surprising finding about whether planes spread COVID-19 from US hot spots last year.
Penelitian menunjukkan banyak manfaat sosial dan kognitif dari bermain video game
Bias-motivated attacks became a distinct crime in the 1980s. But police investigate only a fraction of the roughly 200,000 hate crimes reported each year – and even fewer ever make it to court.
New research uncovers sizable gaps in how college students from different ethnic backgrounds trust the people in charge of their schools. Could a history of racism be to blame?
Research shows multiple social and cognitive benefits of playing video games.
How many Americans really have lost touch with reality?
With fewer funds to fall back on, minority-owned enterprises have struggled in the recession. To make things worse, many are in sectors that have been badly hit by lockdowns.
Doubt can be uncomfortable. It is often tempting to jump to conclusions. But Keats counsels otherwise.
The term was first used in 1917 for a political agitation that Mahatma Gandhi launched against the British, on behalf of farmers.
Billionaires have carbon footprints hundreds of times higher than the average American. Two scholars tried to put a number on it.
The Ghanaian media decides how the public understands proceedings from the Supreme Court.
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Finance, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Public Affairs, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy, Indiana University
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Executive Director IEA, Indiana University
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Dean of the Media School, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University
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Professor and Chair of Business Economics and Public Policy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Communication Science, Indiana University
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Associate Research Scientist, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Indiana University
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
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Richard Gunderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Executive Director, Ostrom Workshop; Cybersecurity Program Chair, IU-Bloomington, Indiana University
