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Scholar Spotlight: Nathan Jensen and Margaret O'Mara
Amazon announced its plans for HQ2, splitting its second headquarters between New York City and Arlington, Virginia. Dozens of cities offered billions...
Scholar Spotlight: Christopher Uggen
This week's spotlight shines on Christopher Uggen, a criminologist whose research on felony disenfranchisement contributed to Florida's vote to...
Scholar Spotlight: Jonathan Cohen
Earlier this week, the Mega Millions lottery reached the second-highest jackpot ever, with a prize of over $1 billion. This week's spotlight shines on...
Scholar Spotlight: Katherine Beckett
Katherine Beckett is this week's scholar spotlight for her impactful research on racial bias in capital punishment. Washington just ruled that the...
The Myth of Millionaire Tax Flight: A Public Talk with Cristobal Young
The economy is growing. Many are doing well. So why is it so difficult to get government to invest in things that could make communities stronger? Why...
Scholar Spotlight: Ezgi Yildiz
This week's spotlight is for Ezgi Yildiz, a recent SSN member and postdoctoral fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. She met with United...
Labor Day Scholar Spotlight: Erik Loomis
We're celebrating Labor Day this week by highlighting Erik Loomis, a labor scholar at University of Rhode Island. Erik published an Op Ed in the New...
Scholar Spotlight: Hedwig Lee
Continuing our research highlight from last week, this week's Scholar Spotlight is Hedwig Lee, whose research contributed to a new study on police...
Scholar Spotlight: Frank Edwards
The public and the media have paid more attention to civilian deaths from police encounters, but solid statistics are hard to find because police...
Scholar Spotlight: Dorian Warren
This week's spotlight shines on Dorian Warren, who was recently selected as the president of the Center for Community Change (CCC). Dorian's extensive...