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Saint Leo University plans the nation’s first veteran studies bachelor’s degree program

The Hechinger Report

Until now, the work has been done by students of sociology and psychology and anthropology. For almost as long as there have been wars, there have been people who study veterans. But a specific degree program to study veterans is being launched this fall at Saint Leo University in central Florida.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. We could play Fantasy Geography.

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Learn more about: “Canadian Indian Residential Schools Data Collection Project”

Political Science Now

Project Title: Canadian Indian Residential Schools Data Collection Project Moira Lynch, University of Wisconsin – River Falls Dr. Moira Lynch (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor in the department of politics, geography and international studies at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A.

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Geopsychology: Your personality depends on where you live

Strange Maps

It sounds like something cooked up after hours in the back alley between the geography and psychology departments. Also, see a working paper on regional differences in personality published in 2019 by the geography department at the University of Marburg in Germany. Science says yes, and these maps show how. Rentfrow et al.,

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

Its open to all disciplines, geographies, periods, methodologies, authors, and audiences across the humanities. The mission statement emphasizes inclusiveness, declaring the journal a space for scholars, students, activists, journalists, policy-makers, professionals, practitioners, and non-specialists to connect and share knowledge.