The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2024

The students were the last to know. On April 29 – just a week before finals – Wells College announced that it would close. The last-minute decision by the 156-year-old liberal arts college in upstate New York sent students rushing to find new colleges for the fall. And it threw newly accepted students, who had already put down deposits, into a frantic scramble to see if the colleges they had turned down would take them back.

Leadership 140

Leadership Teaching History Humanities 140

ED Surge

MAY 17, 2024

With digital education platforms generating data on how millions of students are learning, they are also sitting on veritable information gold mines for researchers who are trying to improve education. An ethical and legal conundrum stands in the way: how to responsibly share that data without opening students up to the possibility of having their personal information exposed to outside parties.

Research 90

Research Education Pedagogy Psychology 90

Living Geography

MAY 17, 2024

As you may have read on this blog a few days ago, I am going to be working with the RGS as Vice President: Education from June. Prior to this announcement, the education team had organised a useful workshop which invites teachers (probably London based logistically speaking) to come along and discuss their needs. Details are here.

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Education Geography 52

Political Science Now

MAY 17, 2024

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 Samantha Chapa , covers the new article by Douglas W. Allen and Bryan Leonard, “Late Homesteading: Native Land Dispossession through Strategic Occupation. “ Drastic reforms in American politics marked the United States Progressive Era.

Political Science 51

Political Science Government History Research 51

Anthropology.net

MAY 17, 2024

Scientists uncover compelling evidence suggesting that the hunting strategies of early humans involved long-distance running, challenging conventional beliefs about the physical demands and efficiency of such pursuits. Some hunts on foot covered 62 miles, the team say Credit: Alamy Challenging Assumptions Recent research published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour 1 challenges the prevailing notion that the endurance pursuit of prey, involving lengthy chases on foot, was an uncommon hunting

Humanities 59

Humanities Anthropology Cultures Tradition 59

Political Science Now

MAY 17, 2024

Breannah Small, University of Arkansas Breannah Small is a student at the University of Arkansas majoring in political science, journalism, African and African American studies with minors in legal studies and history. She is an assistant research manager for the University Advanced Research Team (UART), President of the UARK Young Democratic Socialists of America, 2nd Vice President of the UARK National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Grammateus of the Phi Theta Chapter of Z

Political Science 50

Political Science History Research 50