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Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

The Hechinger Report

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. There’s kind of this culture of apathy, especially where young people congregate,” said Singer.

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. Allison Rank is an associate professor of American Politics at SUNY Oswego. campaign and election from multiple perspectives.

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Learn more about: “Canadian Indian Residential Schools Data Collection Project”

Political Science Now

Project Title: Canadian Indian Residential Schools Data Collection Project Moira Lynch, University of Wisconsin – River Falls Dr. Moira Lynch (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor in the department of politics, geography and international studies at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls.

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How to raise rural enrollment in higher education? Go local

The Hechinger Report

Lindsay also faced a huge cultural obstacle — geography. Now a first-year student at the University of Missouri, double-majoring in English and political science with designs on law school, Lindsay said Johnson “was a game changer.”. She closed, at 1 a.m., She is from Clinton, Missouri (pop. No one in her family went.

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More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

What subjects people study, what fields they enter, even geography — all matter in determining income, said Anthony Carnevale, director of the center and a co-author of the report. But her onetime plans to major in political science now bend toward religion and thoughts of homesteading. Related: Shopping for a major?

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College Uncovered: The Rural Higher Education Blues

The Hechinger Report

Researchers say that’s because they feel out of step with campus culture. Political science. Just since 2016, the proportion of rural students who enroll in college has dropped even more. They’re also more likely to drop out than their urban and suburban classmates. Criminal justice. Philosophy.

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Urban Anthropology

Anthropology for Beginners

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Definition: Urban Anthropology examines the social organization of the city, looking at the kinds of social relationship and pattern of social life unique to cities and comparing their different cultural and historical contexts. Roberts 1978).