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Call for Fellowship Applications: Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History

Society for Classical Studies

In spring of the last year of the series (2027), fellows will come together in Minneapolis for a conference to share their findings, which will subsequently be published in an open access edited volume.

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Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History: Call for Fellows

Society for Classical Studies

Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History: Call for Fellows kskordal Mon, 03/04/2024 - 13:37 Image The Future of the Past Lab and the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are excited to announce a three-year series of visiting fellowships titled “Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History.”

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OPINION: Banning legacy admissions will deliver another blow to the children of Black alumni

The Hechinger Report

Eleven percent of the class of 2027 are legacies; the numbers were 12 percent for the class of 2026 and 14 percent for the class of 2025. The overall acceptance rate for the class of 2027 was 4.35 percent , the lowest in recent history. Yale had 602 Black undergraduates on campus last fall, making up 8.8

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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

ED Surge

Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027. English language arts and history teachers have long excelled at teaching context by helping students understand the background and culture surrounding texts or historical events.

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Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

ED Surge

With limited funding, many communities deploy home visiting programs for specific populations, such as low-income families, single-parent households, recent immigrants and refugee families, families experiencing homelessness and those with a history of substance abuse. Many home visiting programs have been around for decades.

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

The Hechinger Report

Foster’s intelligence and dedication put people into space during one of the most tumultuous times in our nation’s history. STEM jobs will grow 13 percent from 2017 to 2027 , as opposed to 9 percent for non-STEM work. He created hundreds of desirable jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for black Alabamians.