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MSU's Kathleen Alley in The Conversation: Amanda Gorman’s poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school

In my class, after sharing a video of Gorman reciting her poem at the inauguration, I asked my students to consider how they’d discuss the poem with…

February 04, 2021

MSU's Colleen Sinclair in The Conversation: 'Incitement to violence is rarely explicit – here are some techniques people use to breed hate'

Dangerous speech is defined as communication encouraging an audience to condone or inflict harm. Usually this harm is directed by an “ingroup” (us)…

January 26, 2021

MSU's Ambinakudige writes on The Conversation: 'Neighborhoods with MLK streets are poorer than national average and highly segregated, study reveals'

Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study,…

January 20, 2021

MSU's Kecia Johnson writes about children and hunger in The Conversation

Children who experience hunger are more likely to be sick, to recuperate from illness more slowly and to be hospitalized more frequently.

January 12, 2021

Breen in The Conversation: Mississippi just got rid of its Electoral College-like election process

January 05, 2021

Tolar-Peterson writes on The Conversation: How your metabolism influences how many calories you burn each day

January 04, 2021

Sinclair, Stubbs-Richardson write on The Conversation: Intimate partner violence has increased during pandemic, emerging evidence suggests

December 04, 2020

MSU's Rush, Woodrey write for The Conversation: 'Scientists at work: Sloshing through marshes to see how birds survive hurricanes'

October 28, 2020

MSU's Tabler writes for The Conversation: 'Worsening hurricane season threatens billions of chickens'

October 16, 2020

MSU's Chambers writes for The Conversation: '3 ways to get your point across while wearing a mask – tips from an award-winning speech coach'

October 14, 2020

MSU's Sinclair writes for The Conversation: 'Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams'

October 07, 2020

MSU's Wood writes for The Conversation: 'Why do some hurricanes stall, and why is that so hard to forecast?'

September 24, 2020