Student protests don’t need to end in police action. A University of Virginia education professor who has been observing conversations across political divides for years has tips for professors and administrators who want to encourage difficult conversations that are still productive and respectful: 1. Set norms and expectations about the conversation, not just rules 2. Allow students to tell their personal stories, when they first heard about the issue and how it affected them 3. Encourage curiosity by posing non-threatening questions. 4. Find out the root of the disagreement. 5. Collaborate on next steps: finding cooperative projects for students to act on. 6. Debrief: offer a safe space after debates for students to talk and feel reassured. https://buff.ly/4cvLc4P #HigherEd #College
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Unlike many other nations, cultural differences rarely influence the scale of China’s trade activities. What makes China unique? By aligning itself with the economic development needs of its trading partners, China has been able to minimize the negative effects of cultural differences on its trade. It doesn’t try to impose any values of its own. It’s a strategy that has proved to be remarkably effective. https://buff.ly/46go4pj #trade #China #globaleconomy #culture
Cultural differences impede trade for most countries — but not China
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A 2023 study shows that only 1 in 4 charitable nonprofit organizations have ever formally lobbied the government – this is a big decline from 2000, when 3 in 4 reported doing at least some lobbying, even though educating lawmakers about their causes can sometimes make sure important priorities get funded. https://buff.ly/3xU18iL #charities #nonprofits #lobbying
Charities are allowed to do some lobbying, but many do none at all
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Is #college the “great equalizer”? It does help level the playing field for students of different socioeconomic backgrounds, but widespread employment practices that keep salary information hidden seem to play a bigger role, according to interviews with business professors and students.. https://buff.ly/4cTOmiZ #employment #highered #careers
College may not be the ‘great equalizer’ − luck and hiring practices also play a role, a sociologist explains
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More women in VC board rooms doesn’t mean more funding for women founders. A new study by Lei (Jeremy) Xu, a professor of entrepreneurship, analyzed funding decisions from more than 150 U.S.-based VC firms and found that every additional senior female VC in a firm’s decision-making group was linked to a 0.46% decline in the proportion of newly funded woman-led businesses in its investment portfolio. But there were a couple of factors he found that reduce this effect. What do you think can get more funding to women-led businesses? https://buff.ly/3XLlohb #GirlBoss #VC #VentureCapital #Startups
More women in venture capital doesn’t mean more funding for female-led businesses, new research suggests − here’s why
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About five centuries ago, Machiavelli offered some #leadership lessons for would-be dictators. But based on his studies of the fall of the Roman Empire and Renaissance Florence, he also offered advice for people who wished to avoid a Machiavellian dictatorship – and any Americans reading it should take notes. A political science professor from Tufts University breaks down a few things to take into consideration from Machiavelli: Is it too late for the American republic? What’s your take? https://buff.ly/3L92aKD #politics #USpolitics #history
500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures
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Converting abandoned, post-pandemic office buildings into residential apartments is making our cities. An architect from Miami University has been observing how: With landlords finding it hard to rent out office buildings that are older have fewer amenities or less-desirable locations, they are attractive as prospects to be turned into apartments. Many of these smaller buildings comply best with residential building codes: a smaller core-to-shell distance allow more rooms to access natural light, and they already have large and operable windows. Despite this, there are a few obstacles: > Undesirable locations are often away from grocery stores and restaurants. > Floor plans are hard to carve up into residential units. > Traces of lead or asbestos. > Costly plumbing and heating conversions. Architects are working to overcome these challenges, anticipating that the conversion of these buildings would help us build more walkable cities. Is this what will finally bring residents back to commercial business districts? Tell us in the comments below. https://buff.ly/3RUVl34 #architecture #cities #wfh
Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning
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Distrust of #journalism does not stem from fears of ideological brainwashing. Instead, it stems from assumptions that the #news industry as a whole values profits above truth or public service, according to recent interviews of a cross-section of the public.
Journalism’s trust problem is about money, not politics
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It's the 50th anniversary, of the bar code, and if technological history had taken another path, "one of the most iconic images of capitalism” would look dramatically different today. Pictured: Here’s some of the options that were being considered by the standards committee, and the bull’s-eye was an early favorite ⬇️ “Even in their wildest dreams, [the committee members] could not have imagined how consequential their decision ended up being,” writes Jordan Frith of Clemson University. https://lnkd.in/emTm3Wyi Which would you have voted for?
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Journalism is at the epicenter of a crisis in all the professions people do because they want to make a difference, like teaching, nursing and caregiving. From dwindling resources to increasing digital pressures to stagnating wages, journalists are finding that social impact is not enough when you have low salaries, long hours, and unmet expectations of excitement. Matthew Powers, a communications professor at the University of Washington, says things are even worse: This is not just a failure of a profession overtaken by commercial considerations. It's a reflection of a society unable to satisfy its citizens' basic desire to find meaning through the work they do. #Journalism #Media #VocationCrisis #DigitalAge
Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis
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