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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

That must change now that the field has been given a tremendous opportunity: training our next generation of social justice leaders. The number of students expressing interest in fields associated with social justice has seen a monumental increase since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020.

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How the ‘Computer Science for All’ Movement Fits In Broader History of Social-Justice Battles

ED Surge

That’s not just because tech is a key to economic opportunity in America these days, but it’s also because of the social good that comes when everyone has a chance to have a seat at the table to build a better future.

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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: There’s a black student loan-debt crisis and it needs an urgent solution. How about reparations?

The Hechinger Report

Here are some examples of why, after more than a decade of research into their involvement with slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, a handful of universities are beginning to consider reparations: The first slave recorded in Massachusetts was owned by Harvard’s school master. Sign up here for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Kindness, innovation, and Tuesday’s election

Dangerously Irrelevant

Schools are complicit with other societal institutions when it comes to individuals’ economic malaise and the inadequate preparation of our workforce. Our dogged perpetuation of low-level learning environments helps foster economic insecurity and political revolts. The declining economic value of routine cognitive work.

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Colorado leads the way in closing the door to legacy admission

The Hechinger Report

Legacy admission also appears to be withstanding the resurgence of the racial and social justice movement following the killing of George Floyd. Rachel Fishman, deputy director for research, higher education program, New America. Related: Colleges fight attempts to stop them from withholding transcripts over unpaid bills.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

Researchers at the Modern Language Association recently found that colleges lost 651 foreign language programs from 2013 to 2016 – dramatically more than the one foreign language programs that higher education lost between 2009 and 2013. Research shows that Americans’ attitudes toward language instruction may be holding them back.

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