An incident in which a Smith College employee called police on a black student who 'seemed out of place' is just the latest in a string of cases of racial 'profiling by proxy,' three scholars argue.
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Research on proactive behavior shows it can help people perform better at their jobs. A failure to do so can be even more consequential.
A longstanding view of minorities as outsiders contributes to negative encounters with campus police. A researcher argues how greater empathy can lessen the urge to call the police in the first place.
Recent research shows that US rivers are becoming saltier and more alkaline. Salt pollution threatens drinking water supplies and freshwater ecosystems, but there is no broad system for regulating it.
In order to prevent school shootings, schools must use threat assessments like the ones that law enforcement uses to protect public figures, a leading expert on school safety argues on Capitol Hill.
Research shows the ability to act strategically for the long term is a key component of successful leadership – and sorely lacking in Congress these days.
Robert Eggers’ indie film The Witch brilliantly chronicles Puritan life in the 1630s. Horror soon ensues as children disappear into the woods and one girl, Thomasina, is accused of witchcraft.
Media pundits are promoting Canada as exceptional in its tolerance and diversity but the truth is, Canadians have a tendency not to be not less racist than Americans, but to be less loud about it.
Trump administration officials argue that states can regulate more effectively than the federal government. But without leadership from the top, federalism may allow red states to avoid acting.
Even though they don't consistently have a roof over their heads, the homeless do their best to create a routine, form communities and make a home – just like the rest of society.
Federal rules governing television stations were meant to keep them connected to the communities they serve. The Trump administration wants to weaken those rules, and those civic links.
The Supreme Court's public reputation is strong in part because people see it as less political than other government branches. What can text analysis tell us about how accurate that perception is?
As the Trump administration settles into office, regulators and lawmakers have big plans for shifting the country's media landscape, with potentially profound effects on the public.
Talk of adapting to climate change is less polarizing to conservatives than the idea of slashing emissions.
What's the proper way to behave at a Holocaust memorial? Is that even the right question?
Le mariage entre personnes du même sexe n’est pas un phénomène récent : voilà des siècles que les couples d’hommes et de femmes réclament le droit de se marier.
The more often Americans used their phones to obtain information, the less they trusted strangers. How can this be, and what does it mean?
Same-sex marriage is not a 20th-century phenomenon; couples have long claimed the right to marry.
A historian and biographer of J. Edgar Hoover answers questions on how FBI director James Comey is handling a position with a dark past.
The Federal Communications Commission has broad power to support fast, affordable internet service reaching every home in the U.S. What are its limits – and its possibilities?
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Compton Professor at the Miller Center and the Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
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Visiting Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia
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Forensic clinical psychologist and professor of education, University of Virginia
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Lecturer of Women, Gender & Sexuality, University of Virginia
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Douglas Huntly Gordon Distinguished Professor of French, University of Virginia
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Lecturer, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Commerce, University of Virginia
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Ambrose Monell Fellow in Technology and Democracy, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
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Lecturer of English, University of Virginia
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Journalist, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
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Professor of English, University of Virginia
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Professor of Management, University of Virginia
