Keyonna Summers
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Articles by Keyonna Summers
Arts and Culture
| December 30, 2020
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Newsmakers 2020: Social Justice
A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.
Research
| December 10, 2020
Communicating About COVID-19
As public health and local government officials grapple with misinformation, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ crisis communication researcher Rebecca Rice shares battle plan tips.
Research
| October 14, 2020
Divisive Dialogue: Why Do We Engage in Virtual Political Talk?
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ social media expert Natalie Pennington explores the impact of politics and partisanship on online friendships.
Business and Community
| October 12, 2020
Civil or At War? Mail-In Voting and the 2020 Election
Snail mail ballots have a long history of success, says 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ historian Michael Green, so why all the controversy?
Business and Community
| October 2, 2020
Supreme Court Nominations 101
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ political and judicial expert Rebecca Gill explains the history of the United States’ contentious appointment process, how it differs from other nations, and the implications of a recent vacancy.
Arts and Culture
| September 28, 2020
Presidential Debates in a Highly Polarized America
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ debate expert Jacob Thompson examines the impact a Trump-Biden matchup will have on the final election result.
Business and Community
| September 9, 2020
Child Abuse and COVID-19
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ child advocacy expert Amanda Haboush-Deloye examines the pandemic’s impact on abused youth, and how medical professionals and others can help reverse the trend in unreported cases.
Business and Community
| September 1, 2020
COVID-19 and the Future of Education
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Education professor Bradley Marianno examines the role of teachers and their unions in advocating for safety and equity in fall school return plans.
Research
| July 24, 2020
Study: Black Entrepreneurship in the United States
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ political science expert Tiffiany Howard examines the lag in U.S. Black business ownership and opportunities for closing the racial wealth gap.