Nebraska now requires proof of identity in order to vote. This move is an attempt to prevent voter fraud, but David Kimball (@UMSLPolisci) says it adds an unnecessary burden on voters.

Read more from Maya Marchel Hoff, Detroit Free Press: buff.ly/4auSe8V

“Rather than the current vitriol, we owe immigrant laborers — & #immigrant entrepreneurs — a far better deal for their essential role in our economy & way of life,' write Henry Ramos (Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy), Angelica Salas (@CHIRLA) & Samala 🤓 (@UnshackledVC).

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Professor Rob Glover has been named the recipient of University of Maine's 2024 Presidential Public Engagement Achievement Award. This is the university's highest award for public engagement. He will be recognized at commencement.
umaine.edu/news/blog/2024…

I cannot thank you enough for welcoming me and letting me work beside you! Thank you to my department for nominating me and to my letter writers (past and present): Alisa, Allyson, Joy, Maurianna, and Megan! 2/2

There's a proposal to build a road cutting through Grow Dat Youth Farm, a non-profit educational farm in #NOLA . In this OpEd, Yuki Kato (Georgetown University) & Jeanne K Firth 🌾 (@VISIONSincorg) argue that the farm should be embraced.

In Verite: buff.ly/3VJGz1R

Sharing New Jersey's 'unique' politics with the rest of the country :-)

thehill.com/opinion/campai…

#BabyBoxes are places where people can surrender infants they're unable to care for. LoriBruce (@YaleBioethics) & Sophie Scott (@UTAustin) discuss the limitations to this system in Texas & other options for parents.

Learn more in Dallas Morning News: buff.ly/3U7GZxQ

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'When university resources are used to support some and alienate others, a hostile environment is bound to emerge,' writes Dr.barbara risman (@UICLAS) as she discusses antisemitism on the University of Chicago campus.

Reas more in Chicago Tribune: buff.ly/4aMnPmD

I am incredibly excited to share my appointment as the first-ever #Congressional Policy Fellow sponsored by ASGCT as part of the S&TPolicyFellowships program. I look forward to contributing to our nation's S&T advancement in the next year. Read more: bit.ly/49edoXT #scipol

Many top universities have reinstated #StandardizedTesting as a requirement for admission. In this OpEd, Audrey Fisch (More Than Bootstraps) says requiring standardidized testing harm low-income, underrepresented students.

Learn more in Inside Higher Ed: buff.ly/3TNAhvL

Americans have a pattern of associating #immigration with increased crime. In this OpEd, Steven Barkan (@UMESociology) & Michael Rocque (@BatesCollege) say there is no research to back that immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans.

Learn more: buff.ly/3U3fUvW

The murder of UGA student Laken Riley has caused an #immigration debate among Americans. In their OpEd, Charis E. Kubrin (@Social_Ecology) & Sarah Shannon (@SociologyUga) say that fears of widespread 'immigration crime' aren't justified.

In Los Angeles Times: buff.ly/4ajLGu4

The #AlabamaSupremeCourt recently ruled that frozen embryos are considered children. Dara Purvis (@PennStateLaw) says this ruling opens up several legal issues for disputes over frozen embryos. #ReproductiveHealth

From The Conversation U.S.: buff.ly/3VDhh5F

#Illinois has a high rate of infant mortality in the U.S. In this latest policy brief, JeanJuniorMD (@NUFSMPediatrics) writes that introducing tax-funded programs can help lower infant mortality & decrease poverty rates. #ChildTaxCredit

Read more: buff.ly/43wx1ZS

In a time of rising state tensions and an increase in hostilities, Beth Rabinowitz (Rutgers PoliSci) writes that the U.S. is in an era of #DefensiveNationalism , which is causing nations to push violence & radical policies.

In TIME: buff.ly/3vgJJj1

🌡️This February was the hottest one on record. Many climate activists say that we are running out of time, but James Boyce (PERI) believes that fear is a flawed communications strategy. #ClimateChange

In Scientific American: scientificamerican.com/article/its-ne…

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