On July 25, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell narrowly managed to keep a Republican effort to reform health care alive. We asked our experts to consider the importance of this procedural vote and what happens next.
Jeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State University
Senate Republicans have voted to start debate on a health care...
Though challenges like dyslexia can make learning difficult, these disabilities shouldn't define who you are – or what you can do.Tim Kwee, CC BY-NCI am an educator of educators. I teach others how to be the best teachers. But, I’m also different.
I have learning challenges.
As we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with...
Whether you have a physical disability, mental illness or learning challenge, there are strategies to help you earn your degree.StocksnapIf you’re entering college as a student with a disability, the first thing you should know is that you’re not alone. In a study of approximately 11,000 young adults with disabilities, nearly 20...
Four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers of the Legislative Council have been ousted.AP Photo/Kin CheunIn July, a Hong Kong court purged four pro-democracy politicians from its Legislative Council.
This move comes after two other Hong Kong lawmakers were expelled from the Legislative Council earlier this year and at the same time as the recent death...
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When school gets tough, do you think it's worthwhile? Or time to give up?Pavlin Plamenov Petkov/Shutterstock.comDid you get where you intended to in life? Are you as healthy, wealthy and wise as you want to be? If not, perhaps the problem is a lack of motivation.
Some studies suggest that motivation – rather than ability or skill – is...
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Americans make charitable donations for many reasons.Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.comSeveral nonprofits, such as the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union, have reported a surge in donations as some Americans respond to their political concerns by supporting causes they believe will make a difference.
Yet while scholars...
How can we ensure technology brings prosperity to us all?ra2studio/Shutterstock.comDigital technologies like the internet and smartphones are transforming our lives and society. They are proving to be powerful tools for liberating individuals’ creative and entrepreneurial potential, as well as providing new educational opportunities and...
The cells inside this bioreactor are the real pharmaceutical factories.Sanofi Pasteur, CC BY-NC-NDIn a factory just outside San Francisco, there’s an upright stainless steel vat the size of a small car, and it’s got something swirling inside.
The vat is studded with gauges, hoses and pipes. Inside, it’s hot – just under 100...
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A neighborhood in Huntington, West Virginia, where more than two dozen opioid overdoses occurred within four hours in August, 2016. AP Photo/Claire GalofinoPresident Trump spoke at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia on July 24, joining a long list of presidents who have spoken to the huge meeting of Boy Scouts, troop leaders and...
The ADA helped make college possible for disabled students like freshman Christopher Rhoades.AP Photo/Chris O'MearaIn July 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in an action that “gave voice to the nation’s highest ideals.”
As we celebrate 27 years of ADA, we can see the...
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