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Theater, economics and psychology: Climate class is now in session

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I was struck by how professors in fields as diverse as theater, economics and architecture were participating in the “living lab” model. The post Theater, economics and psychology: Climate class is now in session appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the climate and education newsletter.

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OPINION: Our schools must tell a better and more complete story about our growing economic inequality

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However, as the economy has grown, so has economic inequality, increasing dramatically across the country. This growing economic inequality is also widening educational achievement gaps and causing many young people to have a lack of empathy and understanding for those outside their socioeconomic peer groups.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

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This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. According to historian Benjamin T.

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Books I read in January 2020

Dangerously Irrelevant

Our Towns , James Fallows and Deborah Fallows [economic development, sociology]. Phantom Warrior , Forrest Bryant Johnson [history]. An Echo of Things to Come , James Islington [fantasy]. Into the Looking Glass , John Ringo [sci fi]. Hope you’re reading something fun too! No related posts.

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

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English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g., economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

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

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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. Eastern Kentucky University shut down theater, economics and other majors. We’re just like lost causes if we’re from small towns.”.

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Enrollment and financial crises threaten growing list of academic disciplines

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Everybody’s already talking about program reviews,” said Rudy Fichtenbaum, a professor of economics at Wright State University in Ohio and president of the American Association of University Professors. Will history repeat? These programs started because of political pressures, and the political pressures are no longer there.”