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Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors

The Hechinger Report

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. Those rural high school graduates who do go to college prefer to stay close to home , an abundance of research has shown.

Geography 134
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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. And so on… .

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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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More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

Early data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows college enrollments down this fall for the second year in a row. What subjects people study, what fields they enter, even geography — all matter in determining income, said Anthony Carnevale, director of the center and a co-author of the report.

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College Uncovered: The Rural Higher Education Blues

The Hechinger Report

Researchers say that’s because they feel out of step with campus culture. He heads up the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges and is a professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Just since 2016, the proportion of rural students who enroll in college has dropped even more. Criminal justice.

Education 133
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Geopsychology: Your personality depends on where you live

Strange Maps

There is also a geographic component to their distribution, research suggests. It sounds like something cooked up after hours in the back alley between the geography and psychology departments. Research into the geographic distribution of the Big Five personality traits has also shown remarkable results for the UK.

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‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors

The Hechinger Report

Rural-serving institutions are defined by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, which Koricich directs, as those that share such characteristics as being located in counties classified as rural and a certain distance from metropolitan areas. Henderson State University in Arkansas dropped 25.

Geography 137