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Bringing Anthropological Concepts to Life in a Virtual Peer Exchange

Teaching Anthropology

By Shelene Gomes, University of the West Indies, & Lara Watkins, Bridgewater State University Students can read about culture, but hearing peers narrate personal experiences in another country provides invaluable firsthand insights. Analysing these narratives allows for a deeper understanding of cultural differences. In this instance, the online platform Flip enabled cross-institutional, cross-border student interactions to discuss cultural similarities and differences— core subject matter o

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Sick parents? Caring for siblings? Colleges experiment with asking applicants how home life affects them

The Hechinger Report

People who read college applications are a lot like detectives. Without having been there for the event (the student’s K-12 education and life), they must find clues in documents (high school transcripts and student essays) and eyewitness accounts (letters of recommendation) to solve the case (decide whether a student might be able to thrive at the college).

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When Bots Go to Class

ED Surge

A few weeks ago, Ferris State University made a splashy announcement that it planned to enroll two chatbot “students” in its classes, calling it a novel way for colleges to test their curricula. The unusual idea seems in some ways like a publicity stunt to call attention to a the academic major it offers in artificial intelligence — and local TV news stations pounced on the notion that nonhuman classmates would be participating side-by-side in hybrid college classes with T-shirt-clad young peopl

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How Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Transformed My District

Digital Promise

The post How Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Transformed My District appeared first on Digital Promise.

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On the Podcast: The Dispatch with Kristin Bourdage

Heinemann Blog

Welcome to The Dispatch, a Heinemann podcast series. Over the next several weeks, we'll hear from Heinemann thought leaders as they discuss the most pressing issues in education today. In today's episode we hear from Heinemann author Kristin Bourdage about designing instruction that deepens learning to prepare students for meeting the challenges of life with creativity, problem solving, and inquiry.

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Unraveling Social Dynamics: Ancient DNA Sheds Light on Europe's Last Hunter-Gatherers

Anthropology.net

A recent study published in PNAS 1 unveils surprising insights into the social complexities of Europe's last hunter-gatherers through advanced DNA analysis of skeletons dating back 8,000 years. The research suggests that these ancient communities developed cultural strategies to mitigate inbreeding, challenging prior assumptions about their social structures.

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Statement on Indiana Senate Bill 202

Political Science Now

The American Political Science Association (APSA) is deeply troubled by the sweeping restrictions and requirements proposed by Indiana Senate Bill 202 , a bill which would undercut the protections of faculty tenure, a core tenet of academic freedom. This bill would impose restrictions on the granting of tenure if faculty were unable to meet “free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity” conditions in their classrooms.

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Meet Mary McLoughlin, 2023 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grantee

Political Science Now

The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2023. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented.

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Living as Stateless Palestinians in Jordan

Sapiens

Israel’s war on Gaza that erupted in 2023 continues a long history of systemic displacement of Palestinians. Over 2 million Palestinian refugees currently live in Jordan in indefinite exile, tens of thousands without citizenship in any country. WALID’S STORY Walid has diabetes and lives in Jordan.(All names have been changed to protect people’s identities.

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From Fleeing to Fighting Back: New Research Explores How People Decide During Violence

Political Science Now

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Komal Preet Kaur , covers the new article by Aidan Milliff, Florida State University, Making Sense, Making Choices: How Civilians Choose Survival Strategies during Violence.

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Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

As part of our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle series , historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. J. Whitaker to discuss his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America. With documentation and clear explanations, Muhammad challenged prevailing stereotypes about race and crime.