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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I Photo: Matt Krupnick for The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

The Hechinger Report

They opened opportunities for economic and social mobility and moved my parents’ generation beyond the experiences of their grandparents and great-grandparents, many of whom, as first- and second-generation immigrants to this country in the nineteenth century, started their working lives as farmers or day laborers.

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Teaching the Tulsa Massacre

Zinn Education Project

I wanted them to connect the current economic struggles of people of color by staying alert to these dynamics from the past. Children learn about the Black businesses, libraries, good schools, bus system, auto shop, hospital, newspapers, movie theaters, hotel, and post office. The illustrations bring Black Wall Street to life.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

.’s dedication to education, public service, and social justice. life was a testament to the power of ideas and the enduring impact of a life dedicated to truth and justice. Dr. Mary Coleman is the former SVP and COO, Economic Mobility Pathways, Boston, Massachusetts (retired).Former Dr. Matthew Holden Jr.s

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

“It gets people’s attention anytime you say, ‘Free,’ ” said Jimmy Kidd, the director of admissions, who spoke between in-person student orientation sessions in the library of the school’s downtown Louisville campus in late June. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue. His counselors reached out.

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National Teach Truth Day of Action Press Call Highlights

Zinn Education Project

The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. Rocio Inclan , senior director, National Education Association Center for Racial and Social Justice It’s an honor to join you, and to speak on behalf of the National Education Associations’ 3 million members.