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   Our democracy is being tested right now. It is not the first time. But it feels like a tipping point, and our very lives are in the balance. Can we find truth? Will we come to a place of peace? Can we resolve not to look the other way when the view is uncomfortable? Will those who stormed the Capitol, who aided and abetted seditionists, and who proliferated racism and dangerous lies, face punishment? Episode 18 is all about the fallout. ***** Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris, First, let us offer our congratulations on taking office. Not only did you both campaign arduousl...

I’m Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle covering innovation in and around academe. Here’s what I’m thinking about this week. Your ideas on how higher ed can help repair American democracy. Last week I dug into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences report “ Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century” and asked how you thought higher ed could contribute. This week I’ll share some of the comments and resources you sent me. Comments first, and for starters, the importance of science education as civic education. In the last newsletter,...

Entomologist Akito Kawahara says, "We can’t live without insects. They’re in trouble. And there’s something all of us can do to help."  Kawahara’s research has primarily focused on answering fundamental questions about moth and butterfly evolution, according to a news release from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Kawahara is increasingly haunted by studies that sound the alarm about plummeting insect numbers and diversity. While scientists differ on the severity of the problem, many findings point to a general downward trend, with one study estimating 40% of insect species ...

McCourtney Institute spring events to explore the future of American democracy Donna Shalala, Anne Applebaum and Danielle Allen, left to right, will present lectures in the coming weeks as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy's virtual events series. Visit democracy.psu.edu/virtual-events for more information and to register. Image: Penn State McCourtney Institute spring events to explore the future of American democracy January 08, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Following a tumultuous election and violence in Washington, many observers of American democracy are asking whether the Un...

How Biden Should Investigate Trump The misdeeds and destructive acts are legion. The new president should focus on these three. Illustration by Katie Martin; photographs by Tom Brenner / Drew Angerer / Getty I. A Crimes Commission? As he prepares to occupy the White House, President-elect Joe Biden faces a decision rare in American history: what to do about the man who has just left office, whose personal corruption, disdain for the Constitution, and destructive mismanagement of the federal government are without precedent. Human beings crave reckoning, even the saintl...