A US-led coalition and China are both planning to establish bases on the Moon. How the two nations will navigate actions on the Moon and how other countries will be involved is still unclear.
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L’ère de l’exploitation des ressources lunaires approche rapidement. Comment le faire durablement – et légalement ?
The era of lunar resource use is quickly approaching. But with legal and practical issues still looming, nations are starting to think about sustainable ways to mine and protect the Moon.
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Activities in space today are far more numerous and complicated compared to 1967, before humans had landed on the moon or Elon Musk had been born. Two experts explain the need for better laws to keep space peaceful.
Who cares what happens to bootprints on the Moon? All humans should. And thankfully the US Congress and president agree.
The influential civil rights group got its start following a wave of brutal white-led violence against Black people in Springfield, Illinois.
Southern governors are starting to reopen their economies at the same time COVID-19 cases are spreading through the rural South.
People living in rural and small town America have much at stake in the 2020 census. But census participation tends to be lower in rural areas.
As more states move pass laws that deal with free speech on campus, a higher education scholar asks if they are moving in the right direction.
Objects left on the Moon are not just abandoned rockets and rovers. There is a lot of historic and sentimental memorabilia. Some of it hints at a mission that the first Moonwalkers almost forgot.
Throughout the world, unique sites of natural and cultural heritage are protected for future generations. But what about sites on the moon that represent the beginning of the human space age?
More and more states are passing legislation requiring that students and faculty be permitted to carry concealed weapons on campus. But shouldn’t universities have a choice when it comes to campus safety?
New laws pending in Wisconsin and North Carolina would require public universities to punish students who disrupt campus speakers. But these laws would do more to hinder free speech than protect it.
What legal rules must colleges and universities follow when it comes to speech on campus? And, beyond legal requirements, what is a school’s obligation to protect – or limit – free speech?
His landmark contributions to anthropology have faded from memory, despite real-world policy impact during the mid-20th century.
Congress is debating the power of government to use a military draft. An Ole Miss historian explains how this power is rooted in our nation’s founding document.
About 10 million borrowers in the government’s main student loan program are struggling to make their payments, yet unlike other types of debt, it’s next to impossible to have it forgiven.
Slated to be demolished this year, a crumbling brick building on Ole Miss’ campus once operated as a power plant where novelist William Faulkner shoveled coal – and feverishly wrote.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Mississippi
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Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of Mississippi
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Howry Professor of Faulkner Studies, University of Mississippi
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Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education, University of Mississippi
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
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Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Professor of Higher Education, University of Mississippi
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Ph.D. Candidate, University of Mississippi
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Mississippi
