Hannah Haksgaard, Elizabeth Chambliss, Joseph Donnermeyer all authored chapters for the recent Bloomsbury Collections book “Global Reflections on Positionality in Rural Access to Justice Research”
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Shannon Monnat, Ken Johnson, and Lisa Pruitt were all quoted in a recent Newsweek article on recent American Communities Project survey results; the survey studies heterogeneity across rural areas.
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Catherine Biddle (University of Maine) was quoted in a recent New York Times Opinion piece on rural education, especially as it pertains to wraparound services and challenges in providing those.
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RSS Member Matt Brooks (Florida State) was quoted in a recent National Public Radio piece on the impact of the current administration on population flows and migration trends.
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The Rural Renewal Research Prize is an award given to a global leader in rural renewal research, education, and engagement by the Oklahoma State University Rural Renewal Initiative. The prize honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the renewal of rural communities and is awarded at the annual Rural Renewal Symposium, which was held in Woodward, Oklahoma, in November 2025.
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When enrollments decline, school boards often shutter schools, but this rarely saves money and always hurts kids and communities.
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New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall referenced the work of former RSS President, Jennifer Sherman of Washington State University, in his recent coverage of the Trump administration’s failure to fund SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps
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A new book which provides a comprehensive overview of the main obstacles and challenges women smallholders face has just been published.
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RSS members Alex Theophilus and Jessica Ulrich-Schad of Utah State University recently published research on the perceived impacts of short-term rentals in high amenity rural communities.
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J. Tom Mueller argues that policymakers, politicians, and academics rarely make a clear case for why rural America matters and is worth saving in the first place. In this provocative book, Mueller meets these issues head-on by presenting a critique of conventional economic development efforts while also articulating why rural America is worthy of preservation.
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