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

The Hechinger Report

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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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

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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. Arrington, in 1860 the economic value of enslaved peoples in the U.S. According to historian Benjamin T.

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The pandemic is speeding up the mass disappearance of men from college

The Hechinger Report

It’s also opened jobs for young men from Worcester high schools at grocery stores and at Amazon, FedEx and other delivery companies, said Lynnel Reed, head guidance counselor at University Park, nearly two-thirds of whose students are considered economically disadvantaged. Now he plans to get a degree in sociology.

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A regional public university’s identity crisis

The Hechinger Report

Given current circumstances, Richard Vedder, an economics professor emeritus at Ohio University, has decided to teach his fall course, “Economic History of Europe,” for a salary of $1. Richard Vedder, an economics professor emeritus at Ohio University and national expert on higher education finances, began teaching at O.U.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. Additionally, we could make our own sets related to local class topics and presentations using a friendly curation tool like Educlipper. .

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OPINION: Business schools’ new artsy edge

The Hechinger Report

That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. China and other economic rivals add them. “Indeed, those who look down on the arts in favor of a solely quantitative education risk losing their edge.”. Learning foreign languages is important as well.

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Are traditional admission policies increasing racial inequality?

The Hechinger Report

I wanted to hear a lot of different perspectives and see how they made sense of things,” said Austin, 35, who graduated on Wednesday with a degree in psychology. There’s sociological, economic, political issues in it. He considered the flagship Rutgers campus in New Brunswick but chose Newark for its diversity. “I