New & Noteworthy

Eleanor Nickel’s latest Discovery features research by Megan C. Kurlychek, Matthew C. Kijowski, and Alysha M. Gagnon, which investigates the long-term impacts of placing youth in adult criminal justice systems.

This week’s Clippings includes Blake R. Silver in The Conversation on how public higher education creates uncertainty for students, Elizabeth Vaquera in GW Today discussing how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are appealing to Latino voters, Brooke Harrington on C-SPAN about offshore finance and its economic impact on smaller nations, Jake Rosenfeld in The New York Times on how labor unions are supporting moderate Republican lawmakers, Parker Muzzerall in The Conversation examining oil and gas workers’ responses to Canada’s net-zero energy economy, and Ryan Larson on MPR discussing the mental health effects of the George Floyd murder on Minneapolis residents.

From the Archives

Gen Z has long been attacked for their alleged poor work and school performance. If you are a Social Science teacher, consider this recent First Publics suggested read for “renewable assignments”.

Last week Marcellus Williams was executed in Missouri – even though the prosecutor had filed a request to overturn his wrongful conviction. Learn more about Racial Bias and the Death Penalty from our ‘There’s Research on That’ by Allison Nobles or by listening to this Office Hours podcast episode with David Garland on his 2012 book Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition.

Two high profile cases (one against Diddy and the other in France against 51 men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot) are in the news cycle. Revisit a ‘There’s Research on That’ from 2017 on rape culture during the #MeToo movement to compare the past to the present.

Backstage with TSP

We have several new areas of development. Storymaps, podcasts, and new social media content are coming soon! For our new board members, we have introduced the Discovery process and are working on our TROTs next.

More from our Partners & Community Pages

Council on Contemporary Families:

• 3 Questions Gretchen Sisson by Alicia M. Walker with Gretchen Sisson and her new book, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood, which explores the complex realities and contradictions of adoption in the U.S., challenging common myths and highlighting the system’s ties to inequality and constrained choices.