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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

Our excavations in 2023 focused mainly on the area just outside the ruins, with limited testing inside the building itself. Other objects, including fragments of African ceramics and a cowrie shell, show the perseverance of cultural traditions among the enslaved workers. But political appointees pervade the Heritage Office.

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Do-it-yourself mental health efforts by community college students

The Hechinger Report

A 2023 survey by the Center for Community College Student Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin found that about 56 percent of students said mental health challenges had affected their school work for at least one day in the prior four weeks. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter [link to newsletter].

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Heatcraft: Handmade Story of an Iceshelf in the Persian Gulf

Anthropology News

Motivated to address the localized effects of climate change, we formed a collective called Yāmāl in the summer of 2023. Fifteen students specializing in traditional handicrafts collaborated with local artisans to illustrate a children’s book. Credit: Mohsen Mehdipour A mountainous landscape near Laft, Qeshm Island.

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Do Alternatives to Public School Have to Be Political?

ED Surge

That’s partly why he’s interested in classical learning, a form of education that often emphasizes the “classics” of Western heritage. McCoy published a survey of classical learning schools in 2021 for Manhattan Institute, which painted it as an “attractive option for parents.”

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A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

The Hechinger Report

Caldera was sitting in the reservation’s new call center, a converted classroom decorated with a giant mural depicting three young Native people in traditional garb on one wall and a mural featuring several Pacific Northwest animals in front of Mt. “I get to help people and pass on my vibes to them,” she said.

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The Semi-Conductor Radio Made in Shanghai

Anthropology News

Bonded by their shared experiences of never having had the opportunity to learn their heritage language, they come together every day to take beginner-level Mongolian classes and sing Mongolian songs. To enhance immersive experience, the performers wore beautiful traditional Mongolian robes, which they rented from an online costume shop.

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Apprenticeships are bringing new workers to heritage industries

The Hechinger Report

Around the country, community colleges are stepping in to run apprenticeship programs for heritage industries, such as logging and aquaculture, which are too small to run. In 2023 there were only about 50,000 logging jobs in the U.S., Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? The number of working adults in the U.S.