Jonson-Reid, Drake co-author new book, ‘Understanding Child Welfare’
The Brown School’s Melissa Jonson-Reid and Brett Drake are co-authors of a new book that examines the processes and outcomes of child welfare services in the U.S., with global comparisons highlighting both challenges and opportunities in the field.
What is the American Dream, and has it become harder to achieve in recent years?
There is no other country that has quite the equivalent of the American Dream. As the nation enters its next 250 years, working toward reestablishing the concept as a reality for millions of people who have fallen behind may be vital to maintaining the essence of the American promise, writes Mark Rank.
Opinion: From Nixon to Trump, the lie has become America’s new normal
With millions of viewers watching protests against ICE in frigid Minneapolis, could it just be possible that truth and idealism are trying to make a comeback against mendacity, writes Henry Schvey.
Shearer critiques sustainable urbanism in Kigali
Samuel Shearer, in WashU Arts & Sciences, has published “Kigali.” Drawing on years of ethnographic fieldwork, the book explores how residents navigate the demands of global capital.
The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed
Go to a small liberal-arts college if you can, writes Ian Bogost.
Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment
Alfonso Serrano, a politics editor at The Conversation U.S., spoke with Andrea Katz, a law scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, about the Minnesota lawsuit and its possible legal implications.
Has the Supreme Court Backed Itself Into a Corner?
In an online interview, John Guida, an editor in Times Opinion, talks with Andrea Katz, who teaches law at Washington University, about what might unfold in oral arguments — as well as how recent scholarship might apply to the case and on presidential power.
What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
You may be forgiven for asking what a bear attack on a septuagenarian has to do with demographic change in Nepal. The answer, however, is everything, writes Geoff Childs.
Student explains Brain Battle, named a ‘most disruptive business school startup’
Olin Business School student Joe Poole created Brain Battle, a mobile app to help students prepare for the ACT and SAT. Here, he explains the idea behind his gaming app, which was recognized among promising business student startups.
Refugee families are more likely to become self-reliant if provided with support outside of camp settings
Our findings suggest a fundamental rethinking may be needed over the use of camps. If these environments structurally limit what families can achieve, continuing to measure them against self-reliance standards may be setting them up to fail, write Lindsay Stark and Ilana Seff.
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