This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.10.21)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.10.21

Monday

Ian Afflerbach, associate professor of American literature at the University of North Georgia, looks into the word “scab” as it applies to American labor politics.

Tuesday

Amie Rapaport, research scientist at the Center for Social and Economic Research at the University of Southern California, says schools have been prioritizing students’ mental health, but it hasn’t been enough.

Wednesday

Brad Greenwood, professor of information systems and operations management and the Maximus Corporate Partner Professor of Business at George Mason University, explores if current breach notification laws are keeping us safe.

Thursday

Sarah Stitzlein, professor of education and philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, examines how we can get more truth and honest in politics.

Friday

Saurabh Chatterjee, professor of environmental & occupational health at the at the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine, determines how to protect ourselves against extreme heat.