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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

In 2012, Holdens biography was entered into the U.S. ’s dedication to education, public service, and social justice. life was a testament to the power of ideas and the enduring impact of a life dedicated to truth and justice. Holden also received an honorary L.L.D. Two years later, he was awarded an honorary L.H.D.

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Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors

The Hechinger Report

Temple has started a master’s degree in sport business, among the 41,446 degree or certificate programs colleges and universities have added since 2012. New programs are often tied to social, demographic and economic trends. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

But now a convergence of factors — a dwindling pool of traditional-age students, the call for more educated workers and a pandemic that highlighted economic disparities and scrambled habits and jobs — is putting adults in the spotlight. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue. It is a stubborn problem.

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OPINION: In higher ed, lower enrollment isn’t the only sign of trouble

The Hechinger Report

These trends are confirmed by a 2012 survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , which showed that the U.S. According to Joseph Fuller , a Harvard Business School professor, our students’ literacy and numerical skills have declined over the last two decades.

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An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM

The Hechinger Report

This kind of experience may be common at New Jersey’s most selective and wealthiest suburban high schools, but McGee graduated from North Star Academy College Preparatory High School in Newark, where 84 percent of the students are economically disadvantaged and 98 percent are black or Latino.

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Universities try to catch up to their growing Latinx populations

The Hechinger Report

It closed its child care center in 2012, citing low demand. Anel Chavez, a recent graduate of Indiana University Northwest, picks up an application for the school’s business and economics graduate program. The university has struggled to afford practical services that can keep students like Perez from dropping out.

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Putting Language to Work in the Dominican Republic 

Anthropology News

This headline provoked intense conversation among youth in a language and social justice course I developed with three multilingual educators at a nonprofit organization (Institute for the Future, IFF). As students noted, tourism jobs required English without paying minimum wage and were marked by exploitative labor conditions.