Institute of American Civics Survey Shows Ongoing Need for Civics Education
Civic knowledge may play an important role in fostering tolerance for opposing political views and strengthening civil discourse.
The Conversation: As Renaissance Fairs Become Big Business, Can They Retain Their Counterculture Roots?
Renaissance festivals now sit at an uneasy crossroads between countercultural expression and commercial spectacle.
The Conversation: 1776’s Declaration of Independence Inspired Washington’s Troops To Fight Against the Odds – And Also Helped Bring in Powerful Allies
The Declaration was more than just an inspiring document — it was America’s first formal declaration of war.
The Conversation: Will AI Accelerate or Undermine the Way Humans Have Always Innovated?
Unlike individual performance, technology advances through combination and collaboration.
The Conversation: How a 22-Year-Old George Washington Learned How To Lead From a Series of Mistakes in the Pennsylvania Wilderness
Washington’s time in the Fort Duquesne area taught him valuable lessons about frontier warfare, international diplomacy and personal resilience.
UT, Knox County Schools Partner to Boost Special Education Workforce
The new initiative expands access to teacher preparation and strengthens inclusive education across the community.
The Conversation: From Flammable Neighborhoods to Moral Hazards, Fire Insurance Maps Capture Early US Cities and the Landscape of Discrimination
Fire insurance maps from the 1860s to 1970s provide important clues into how insurance companies understood risk distribution across cities, revealing costly biases.
The Conversation: How Tourism, a Booming Wellness Culture and Social Media Are Transforming the Age-Old Japanese Tea Ceremony
The revered cultural practice now takes forms its earliest practitioners could scarcely have imagined.
The Conversation: The Bible Says Little About Jesus’ Childhood – But That Didn’t Stop Medieval Christians From Enjoying Tales of Him as a Holy ‘Rascal’
Legends about Jesus’ early years circulated widely in the Middle Ages.
The Conversation: What Does It Mean To Be a New National Park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia May Soon Find Out
Redesignating a National Park Service property as a national park serves political purposes and affects how visitors perceive the park.
The Conversation: From ‘Frankenstein’ to ‘Dracula,’ Exploring the Dark World of Death and the Undead Offers a Reminder of Our Mortality
For centuries, death has been a topic of fascination for authors and readers alike.
The Conversation: Are High School Sports Living Up to Their Ideals?
What do high school sports aspire to be, and what actually happens on the ground?