Robert H. Scott III, Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University New Jersey’s quirky reputation is hard earned, but one peculiarity stands out: It’s the only place in America where you can’t pump your own gas. Laws against…
San Francisco’s historic downtown marketplace, formerly known as Westfield San Francisco Centre, has been rebranded as the Emporium Centre San Francisco. The new moniker aims to evoke the site’s rich history as…
Sarah Webber, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of DaytonElizabeth Schmidt, Professor of Practice, Nonprofit Organizations; Social & Environmental Enterprises, UMass Amherst A New York jury found on Feb. 23, 2024, that the…
Sam Kalen, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, University of Wyoming When Congress opened U.S. public lands for mining in 1872, the nation was less than a century old. Miners used picks,…
Scott Schieman, Professor of Sociology and Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto As a sociologist who studies how people think and feel about work, I’ve been struck by the unflattering cultural narrative…
Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University This is the year you can finally buy a car on Amazon. Well, one kind. Eventually. On Nov. 16, 2023, at…
A Mission Rooted in History With a history that spans over five decades, the Berkeley Food Pantry stands as a testament to community service. “Our objective is to serve provide emergency groceries…
Amy Fraher, Lecturer in Management, Yale University The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on Jan. 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound “door plug” blew out from a nearly new…
John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation., Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the Oasis Mall…
Diane Rohlman, Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Endowed Chair of Rural Safety and Health, University of Iowa Think about your first job. Maybe it was delivering pizza, bagging groceries, busing tables…
D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks following recent moves from the Federal Reserve, The Conversation turned to two financial…