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A Pivotal Clue in the Inner Ear Neanderthals have long been a mystery. They were our closest relatives, yet they disappeared while we thrived. For decades, scientists have debated whether their extinction was the result of dwindling genetic diversity, climate pressures, or competition with early Homo sapiens. A new study published in Nature Communications 1 adds a surprising twist: the key to understanding Neanderthal population decline may lie in the shape of their inner ear.
The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War on the Union-occupied Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. There, thousands of Black children began going to schools built expressly for them, where they learned to read and write after decades of being denied the right of literacy. The Sea Islands experiment, as it was known, marked a positive moment in the fraught history of Black education, notes education law expert Derek W.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 The Teacher-Scholar By Elizabeth A. Bennion ( ebennion@iusb.edu ) According to a recent survey of more than 100,000 students at nearly 200 U.S. colleges, the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and has decreased in … The post Preventing a Crisis in the Political Science Classroom: De-escalation Tips for College Instructors appeared first on APSA.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Reflections By Debra Leiter ( leiterd@umkc.edu ) and Danielle Joesten Martin ( danielle.martin@csus.edu ) Everyone loves a nail-biter, a close competition where the winner is left in doubt until the very last minute. … The post Super Bowl Forecasting: Turning the Big Game into a Big Lesson appeared first on APSA.
It’s important for students to understand contextualization in historyor any subject, for that matter. My colleague, Mike, and I have been using this one engaging closing activity called “Previously On” to help students connect the dots between what theyve already learned and what theyre about to explore. It’s like a like a TV show recap but tailored to the classroom.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Interviews Online education remains a place of great challenges and also enormous opportunities for political science faculty to connect with their students and advance learning objectives. As such, Matt Evans (co-editor of the … The post Rapport and Community Building in Online Classes: A Q&A with Rebecca A.
Registration will be available soon. On Monday, September 22, 2025 , scholar Eve L. Ewing, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, will discuss Ewings book, Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism , an examination of how the U.S. school system helps maintain racial inequality and social hierarchies.
Registration will be available soon. On Monday, September 22, 2025 , scholar Eve L. Ewing, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, will discuss Ewings book, Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism , an examination of how the U.S. school system helps maintain racial inequality and social hierarchies.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Reflections By Elizabeth Dorssom ( mdorssome@lincolnu.edu ) College classrooms are often awash with screens, revealing a generation of students who grew up immersed in technology. These students are more likely to get their … The post Using Social Media in American Government Classes to Encourage Political Engagement and Media Literacy appeared first on APSA.
The Jubilee Barndance Opening from the closing performance of the new musical’s premiere at the Shelby County Community Theatre in Shelbyville, Kentucky on February 13, 2022. Book by Dr. Jack Wann, Lyrics by Dr. Jack Wann and Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr, with Music by Ronald R. Van Stockum, Jr. Cast : Maynard Spud Loomis, Reggie Van Stockum; Henry Jenkins, Maximillian A.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Reflections By Matthew P. Thornburg ( mthornburg@misericordia.edu and Elizabeth A. Georgian ( georgian@usca.edu ) Introduction Our first day of class begins in an unusual waywith a murder. In our Introduction to the Law … The post Murder on an Island: A Classroom Simulation Introducing the American Legal System appeared first on APSA.
Project Title:Indigenous Autonomy amongst the Kichwa de Sarayaku Robert Nichols, University of California, Santa Cruz Robert Nichols is Professor of History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His work in social and political thought takes up questions of power, sovereignty, property, and historical consciousness, especially as they inform and animate struggles at the intersection of anti-capitalism and anti-colonialism.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 The Teacher-Scholar By Ozlem Tuncel ( otuncelgurlek1@gsu.edu ) Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have rapidly transformed the academic landscape, prompting political science educators to reconsider their teaching strategies. The integration of these technologies … The post Teaching Literature Reviews in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) appeared first on APSA.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Reflections By Adam Fusco ( adam.fusco@york.ac.uk ) Political philosophy often forms an integral part of curricula on many Politics degrees. Yet teaching political philosophy poses specific pedagogical challenges in Politics departments. Student perceptions … The post Teaching Political Philosophy to Students of Political Science: A Public Philosophy Approach appeared first on APSA.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 By Cecilia McNair ( cmcnair001@csbsju.edu ) and Christi Siver ( csiver@csbsju.edu ) SIVER: While my scholarly interests are primarily at the intersection of international security and human rights [1] , as a professor … The post A Conversation Between Student and Teacher On Learning to Love the Literature Review as Scaffolding appeared first on APSA.
A new article has been published (open access) exploring the connections between curriculum thinking and teacher agency. When I have worked with teachers before, they have A useful quote from the article, referencing the work of Margaret Roberts: Combining and relating different types of knowledge, such as conceptual and theoretical knowledge with substantive, experiential and indigenous knowledges canlead to a powerful geographical education.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Back Matter (Announcements, Copyright Policy, Submission Policy) APSA-PSE Pedagogy Fellow Call for Applicants The Political Science Education Section seeks applications for its inaugural Pedagogy Fellows initiative. The first cohort of our Pedagogy Fellows … The post Announcements, Copyright Policy, Submission Policy appeared first on APSA.
The Follow the Things website has had a facelift (perhaps in Malaysia) and some new teeth from Turkey, and looks fresh. This is the site by Ian Cook et al which is one of the most essential sites to explore the stories of commodities, with links to Fashion Revolution and Lego recreations. Links to education Many of the ideas in the background of this site come from many years of work with school Geography teachers, teacher trainers, the Geographical Association (a professional association for te
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Dear Colleagues, A belated happy New Year to all, and it was wonderful to see so many of you recently at the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference in Alexandria, VA. A huge thank … The post Message from the Section President (Winter/Spring 2025) appeared first on APSA.
Ports.com has a calculator to allow you to see how long the sea route is between the world's major ports. Here's the journey from Shenzhen in China to Felixstowe in the UK for example. Via Tim Minshall's 'Your Life is Manufactured' book.
Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Reviews A Pedagogy of Kindness. By Catherine J. Denial. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2024. 151p. $24.95 paper. Review by Matt Evans ( mevans8@nwacc.edu ) Catherine J. Denial’s book functions well … The post BOOK REVIEW: A Pedagogy of Kindness (Catherine J. Denial) appeared first on APSA.
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Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 2 Dear Colleagues, A belated happy New Year to all, and it was wonderful to see so many of you recently at the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference in Alexandria, VA. A huge thank … The post Message from the Section President (Winter/Spring 2025) appeared first on APSA.
A new piece by Robert MacFarlane on the despoilation of our rivers and the impact on our lives. Rivers run through us; they run through people as surely as they run through places. They hydrate and nourish both us and the land. But our waterways are dying and they must be revived.
Rumors, Propaganda, and Conspiracies: New Insights on the Ideological Dimensions of Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization By Anne Wolf , University of Oxford , Kathrin Bachleitner , University of Oxford and Sarah Bufkin , University of Birmingham Which factors help to explain the global tide in democratic backsliding and autocratization? What sustains these trends, and can they be countered?
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The co-editors of a forthcoming edited collection in the APSA-De Gruyter Teaching Civic Engagement Series invite authors to submit chapter proposals for a new volume, Teaching Civic Engagement in Challenging Times: Global Perspectives on Democratic Education for All. We seek contributions from teacher-scholars representing a wide variety of nations/regions, institutional types, and careers.
Credit: Tannya Islas A beach in La Jolla San Diego: The Bordertown On November 4 th , 2024, I made the 111-mile journey down to the beachfront community of La Jolla, California from my home in Chino Hills to attend a talk by Sherri W. Goodman at the University of California, San Diego. Goodman, who is the author of Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military, and the Fight for Global Security, was invited by the UC Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperations to present on her book, her time working
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