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APSA Oral History Project: Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series

Political Science Now

As part of an ongoing series examining Contributions of Scholars of Color , the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Department conducted a a second set of oral history interviews during the 2024 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, California.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Amid bans on teaching Black history and calculated attempts at falsifying history, we all need a recalibration in the importance of telling full stories about America’s past and present. Oral history has preserved Black history, and sharing these stories across generations will preserve truths and offer a blueprint for the future.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

These spacewalks are commemorated on the reverse of the 2019 Sacagawea dollar coin. Sources: Ashley Marranzino, “Bertha Parker, the Trailblazing First Indigenous North American Archaeologist, Taught Herself How to Excavate a Site,” June 6, 2019 for massivescience.com. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct.

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Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff

The Hechinger Report

When Travis-Curtis became principal in 2019, enrollment was plummeting. Related: ‘It’s so hard and so challenging’: An oral history of year three of the pandemic. Preston-west Philadelphia 05: Like many non-selective high schools in Philadelphia, West Philadelphia High has a relatively low graduation rate, 67 percent in 2021.

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

As of this fall, it had 198,645 students, compared with 205,778 in the 2019-2020 school year, and was still trying to track down students who’d gone missing. The post “It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. He followed up with an article in the spring 2019 issue of the journal Profession in which he floated the idea of a journal.