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Bleeding-Edge Praxis: Leveraging Anthropology and Feminist Science for Emerging Issues

Anthropology News

There is a plethora of research showing how immune , inflammatory , energetic , and psychosocial stress can influence menstruation, and we describe some of it in our 2022 publication. But menstrual variability, like many other forms of human variation, is often ignored when biomedicine focuses on biased conceptions of “normal” human biology.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

When I consider multimodality, my mind always travels back to Gregory Bateson’s take on communication and the use of multiple modes of mediation in social interaction. This can provide a more immersive and engaging experience for readers, allowing them to more fully understand the cultural practices and experiences being conveyed.

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

But Boaler’s popularity and influence have made her a focal point in the current math wars, which also seem to reflect the broader culture wars. Nearly 2 out of every 5 eighth graders don’t even have the most basic math skills, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). She advocated for change.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. The teacher pipeline is no longer leaking. That is not easily replaced.

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PROOF POINTS: Seven questions for Jennifer Randall 

The Hechinger Report

Jennifer Randall, an associate professor of education measurement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, founded the Center for Measurement Justice in January 2022. She is joining the University of Michigan in the fall of 2022. She launched the Center for Measurement Justice at the start of 2022.

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Intersectional Anthropology as an Avenue Toward Praxis, Pedagogy, and New Anthropological Horizons

Anthropology News

I’ll start with a confession: I am not a cultural anthropologist. I call this a “confession” because “ (bio)archaeologists ” like me—scholars who identify with archaeology, biological anthropology, or both—are not necessarily known for centering social theories like Intersectionality in our subdisciplines. Intersectional Anthropology.

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How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

ED Surge

As a junior in college, TFA’s "mission” of ending educational inequity appealed to students like myself: hardworking and passionate about the intersection of social justice and education. In December 2022, I decided to leave the classroom.

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