Anthropology.net

JANUARY 21, 2024

Phase II, from AD 100 to 350, witnessed exponential population growth, attributed to economic opportunities and, intriguingly, environmental shifts linked to the Xitle volcano eruption. As the mysteries of this archaeological marvel continue to unfold, genetic revelations pave the way for a richer narrative of Mesoamerican history.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 5, 2024

Citation from the Award Committee: In “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights,” Lucien Ferguson writes a compelling account of the civil rights movement and the constitutional protections on which it depends through the lens of caste. Rebecca Ann Reid of the University of Texas at El Paso, and Dr. Salmon A.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g., economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), thus far in 2023, the unemployment rate in the U.S. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g., percent.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

As part of the cohort, fellows will explore issues related to the following questions: How have the pandemic, economic hardship and racial unrest exacerbated inequities in education, and how are educators and school communities addressing them? Fellowship recipients will be notified of their status by July 8, 2022. Still have questions?

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Lozada, 21, now assists students preparing for college at her high school alma mater, the Facing History School several blocks away from John Jay. YouthTruth's most recent survey of over 25,000 high school seniors in the class of 2023 found that 74 percent aspired to go to college but only 66 percent expected to go to college.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

When I asked them about ChatGPT in February 2023, many had never heard of it. Feedback from professors in areas such as history and philosophy strengthened the guidelines, adding valuable perspectives. Some have leaned toward apocalyptic projections about the end of learning, while others remain cautiously optimistic.

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. In 1995, filmmaker John Akomfrah crafts and experimental film essay titled Last Angel of History.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Four years ago this month, one of the most devastating wildfires in Oregon’s history erupted across the southern portion of the state. Plus, Lambert says, some of their families lost work, hurting them economically. Many of their parents were experiencing mental health challenges. Their households were filled with stress.

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Becoming a History Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Career changers with family commitments or those from less economically affluent backgrounds without personal connections to schools, find it harder to undertake unpaid work experience. Haydn, T., & London, L (2023), A Practical Guide to Mentoring Beginning History Teachers, London: Routledge. (In References Crooks, V.,

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2024

Clearly, the vestiges of academia’s sexist history still haunt us. Take one example: Katalin Karikó, the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in medicine. And women professors, especially women of color, are still underpaid relative to their male colleagues with similar publication records.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 8, 2024

The study challenges conventional interpretations of radical right support as solely a rural phenomenon or a product of adverse economic conditions. Furthermore, their research demonstrates that the effect of dialectal distance is not just a proxy for the urban-rural divide or economic factors.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

They have teamed up with local educational organizations to advocate for the school district, and by extension, for racially and economically diverse schools. Having lived through the desegregation order, Hirahara, who is now an award-winning mystery writer , wishes more people knew about the history of the city’s schools.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

13, 2024 • By Studies Weekly History would not be the same without the inspiring lives of Black humanitarians. For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

At the time, the British believed Chinese laborers to be an ideal replacement due to their higher levels of productivity and previous history of overseas settlement in Southeast Asia. By replacing the enslaved labor force with Chinese indentured servants, the British hoped to increase the economic value of Trinidad’s plantations.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A school social worker summarized the encounter: “Discussed students’ attendance history, the impact it has on the student and barriers. The only face-to-face meeting was in October 2021, when Tameka sent her kids on the bus, only to learn they weren’t enrolled. The social worker said the school would take care of the uniforms.

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Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Two graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program submitted essays on how they teach these skills to the Bill of Rights Institute’s 2023 National Civics Teacher of the Year Award , placing among the top ten finalists. You have students from economically advantaged and disadvantaged families.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Thinking about the destination of the rocket, the things they may do, and all the possibilities, they are witnessing the history of science. She highlights how historical colonial ventures generally saw corporations like the British East India Company as economic entities. Would they believe in the possibility of a space colony?

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

educators — the lasting social and economic impact of COVID-19 and America’s ongoing racial reckoning; teacher burnout, trauma and mental health; low pay and low morale in the profession; public scapegoating of teachers; and the incessant escalation of demands on their time with shrinking professional resources. Teachers College Press.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 23, 2024

Further, the central contributors to ALPS demonstrate cross-national partnerships both with the original team of editors and the team established in 2023. She holds a PhD and MA in political science from Ohio State University, and a BA in Political & Economic studies of Europe from Duke University.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Coordinators Co-sponsors Below are the 2023 co-sponsors. These laws and restrictions have been imposed in at least 18 states. In Florida, Gov.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

His posthumously published The Dawn of Everything , an ambitious reconsideration of human history co-written with archaeologist David Wengrow , became an international bestseller. More trade books of Graebers writing were released posthumously in 2023 and 2024. Read more from the SAPIENS archives: Do Things Have to Be This Way?

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

These findings highlight the dynamic movement of individuals within LBK networks, suggesting that migrations were not only driven by economic opportunities but also by kinship ties. This glimpse into the past underscores the diverse social structures humans have experimented with throughout history. Source: BioRxiv , 2023.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. Donate so that we can continue to organize events like these and defend the right of teachers across the United States to teach peoples history. Or plan a history walking tour, book exchange, rally, etc.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2022

But this next chapter in our country’s education history must dwarf those efforts. The historic resources in the American Rescue Plan—already being put to work in states and districts across the country—and the funds requested for the Department of Education in the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget reflect these values.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 29, 2024

In July 2023, SAPIENS put out a call for poems from within “ zones of conflict.” We asked authors to share their insights into “what brought humanity to this point [in history] and anthropology’s role in those processes.” Note: Yarden wrote this poem prior to the Israel-Palestine War that erupted in 2023.)

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ED Surge

JULY 20, 2022

Corey Winchester (he/him), history and social science teacher and staff coordinator of Students Organized Against Racism (SOAR) at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois. Avery Thrush (she/her), sixth grade science teacher at STEM Prep Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2023

on Friday evening, July 28, 2023. on Sunday evening, July 23, 2023. on Sunday evening, July 23, 2023. on Sunday evening, July 23, 2023. Harris, chair of the economics department at Tulane University and director of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice. on Sunday evening, July 23, 2023.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 17, 2024

As history shows , anti-drug policies have often targeted Black drug users, who are seen as less deserving than White drug users of sympathy , help , and the benefit of the doubt. But over the past few years, overdose rates among Black Americans have increased precipitously—by 44 percent in 2020 alone. for a decade. for a decade.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

Angela Jenks guided medical anthropology students through an analysis of direct-to-consumer artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) medical apps like Symptomate and DermAssist, teaching them to analyze this emerging technology while situating these apps in their historical, social, and economic contexts.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Back in March of this year, EdSurge published my article outlining the nearly 400-year history of higher education in America, how that past shapes the way the country views colleges today, and why microcredentials , while critical to the future of the U.S. economy, are causing a dilemma for the academy. According to the U.S.

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Political Science Now

JULY 23, 2024

Melvin Rogers is the Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at Brown University and a faculty affiliate of the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University. For his scholarship, he was the recipient of the 2023 James W.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In December 2023, I attended an online seminar featuring the anthropologist Ghassan Hage , a leading expert on race and migration. In Israel, attacks on educators and students critical of the state have intensified since October 7, 2023. Unfortunately, Hage’s experience is far from unique right now. We can and must do more.

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Political Science Now

JULY 30, 2024

Moreover, Owolabi’s extraordinary ability to reach across contexts, time periods, literatures and even disciplines ranging from political science and sociology to history and economics sets the book apart.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2025

This was the unceremonious end of Iowa Wesleyan University, a 181-year-old institution that closed in 2023 after financial losses due in part to discounts it gave out as it struggled to attract a shrinking pool of students. In 2023, the total was 17. Old Main at Iowa Wesleyan University, which closed last year.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

On Rusinga Island, a grassroots group is celebrating the field assistants who helped find famous fossils and inspiring future generations to study science and ancient history. The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Next come the questions.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Elusive History of Silk Silk has long been central to Chinese civilization and global trade, giving its name to the famed Silk Road. “These findings connect the Shu State’s ritual practices to a broader history of technological and cultural innovation in silk production,” the researchers added. Langford, H.

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