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More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report.

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Dr. Kimberly A. Mealy Appointed as the Next Executive Director of the American Political Science Association

Political Science Now

million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4 million dollars in 2021; and serving as the co-Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation (NSF) $1.4 Mealy brings a wealth of organizational experience and expertise to the position.

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Learn how Political Science Students are Improving Wikipedia

MPSA

In a course on African Politics , students created new articles on Voting rights in Nigeria as well as Child soldiers in Uganda. They expanded the entries on the Constitution of Ghana as well as Human rights in Ethiopia. The deadline to apply for Wiki Education’s free support in Spring 2022 is November 21, 2021.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 and 2022. For example, in 2021 the Foster Woods Folk School offered a virtual teach-in with a series of five- to seven-minute “illegal lessons” from or about a historical site or event near them. Every action counts.

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Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

Sapiens

A group of forensic anthropologists argues their field must reject the myth of pure objectivity and challenge systemic inequities through advocacy and activism. The AAFS did not issue a formal statement on its anti-advocacy position. This is the flagship U.S.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

Below are some ideas from the events in 2021 ( June and August ), 2022 , and 2023. events in 2021 , 2022 , and 2023. For example, in 2021 the Foster Woods Folk School offered a virtual teach-in with a series of five- to seven-minute illegal lessons from or about a historical site or event near them. The group can be any size.

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What Asian American Educator Stories Reveal About Racial Nuances Within ‘People of Color’

ED Surge

For example, NCES reported that in 2021, Asian students earned 13.6 Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) contains markers like socioeconomic status, financial security, educational attainment, and life expectancy, all of which tells a story of Asian American progress and achievement. Simon & Schuster. [iv]

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