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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. Human history on the continent is full of similar stories of resilience through environmental challenges.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

MARCH 14, 2025

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. and Grace Doherty Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs was marked by his contributions to political theory, public administration, and race and politics. “Dr.

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SHIFT Podcast with Jack Dangermond of esri

Living Geography

JANUARY 11, 2025

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. We explore the history and evolution of this tech with one of its pioneers, in the latest instalment of our oral history project.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Benefits of Primary Sources: Humanizing History With primary sources, students as young as kindergarten age can grasp difficult concepts and glean meaning from past events.

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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. Many sectors, including food and farming, architecture and design, business, government and urban and rural planning are making a shift toward sustainability. Distinguishing weather from climate is a good foundational step.

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In Memoriam: Remembering Black Power Movement Philosopher, Author, and Political Scientist, Charles V. Hamilton

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sayre Professor of Government and Political Science at Columbia University. Dr. Hamilton was active in the Association governance and on numerous committees during the 1970s-1990s. Read the full article here. Hamilton , AnnualReview.org [ Watch online ] From Muskogee to Morningside Heights: Political Scientist Charles V.

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LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States: Summer 2022 NEH-sponsored Institute

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

history, from early America to the 1990s, and engaged sources suited for classroom use, including military and government records, oral history interviews, literature, photography, and organizational archives. The institute introduced the rich body of recent scholarship covering the span of U.S.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

He implemented the American Indian Telecommunications Satellite Demonstration Project, linking the All-Indian Pueblo Council and the Crow Indian Reservation with the federal government at Washington, D.C. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Government is kind of leading from the rear here. The post “It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling appeared first on The Hechinger Report. The main story out of Fremont? Resiliency. If I had to put it to one word. We had moments last year when we thought we might have to shut down.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

In the second year, you get a lot of time to do the governing. The post ‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III appeared first on The Hechinger Report. With the second term, I actually want to get on it. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Related: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling. This was a man-made disaster, not an inevitable consequence of COVID,” Hartney, whose book “ How Policies Make Interest Groups: Governments, Unions, and American Education ” will be published this fall, said in a statement.

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Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Umoja is also collecting Oral Histories to preserve the legacies of generations of Rusingans who facilitated research around the island. Some are visiting classrooms with donated fossil casts.

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“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

My coping mechanism to respond to some of the uncertainty in the larger system is appealing to government or quasi government agencies as well as personal physicians that can help me just know that I’m doing the right thing. And public discourse doesn’t seem to have changed any. In fact, that seems to be hardening.

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

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook.

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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

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SHIFT Podcast with Jack Dangermond of esri

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

In Memoriam: Remembering Black Power Movement Philosopher, Author, and Political Scientist, Charles V. Hamilton

LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States: Summer 2022 NEH-sponsored Institute

Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

Connecting Local Communities to Paleoanthropology in Kenya

“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

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

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