Georgia State University

Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.

Centered in the historic financial hub of downtown Atlanta, the university provides more than 32,000 students with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.

The university offers 250 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in more than 100 fields of study in its eight colleges and schools.

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Women watching online attacks may understand political reporting as a source of personal danger. Surface/Unsplash

Online attacks on Kenyan journalists: what makes audiences join in, push back or stay silent

Kevin Mudavadi, Georgia State University; Bingbing Zhang, University of Iowa; Gregory Gondwe, University of Alabama; California State University, San Bernardino; Harvard University, and Shitemi Khamadi, Indiana University

Whether the public rallies to defend journalists can depend on whether audiences believe they deserve that support.
Vaccination rates in Florida schools have dipped below the threshold for immunity to certain preventable diseases. Suzi Media Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

Lauren MacIvor Thompson, Kennesaw State University and Stacie Kershner, Georgia State University

Removing vaccine mandates in Florida will worsen health disparities among populations that already have lower vaccination rates.
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te gives a speech at the CommonWealth Semiconductor Forum in 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images

With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West

Min-Yen Chiang, Georgia State University and Robert Muggah, PUC-Rio

On Sept. 6, 2024, the US announced fresh export controls on quantum and microchip goods. Taiwan has long worked to slow China’s AI progress, while not damaging its own lucrative market.
President Joe Biden greets police chiefs from across the country at the White House on Feb. 28, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image

To reduce Black‑on‑Black crime, two criminal justice experts explain why offering monthly stipends to people at risk makes sense

Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University and Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University

Research has shown that anti-gun violence programs have more success when they address root causes such as generational poverty, easy access to guns and a lack of affordable housing.
The recent court decision about the Voting Rights Act could be a setback for people’s right to vote. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

Anthony Michael Kreis, Georgia State University

The ruling could make it impossible for groups like the ACLU to file lawsuits to protect people’s right to vote – significantly changing how the Voting Rights Act has been interpreted so far.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro checks out former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s pitching form prior to a baseball game in Havana in 2002. Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photography via Getty Images

The splendid life of Jimmy Carter − 5 essential reads

Howard Manly, The Conversation

Beloved in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter became the 39th US president and used his office to make human rights a priority throughout the world.
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