ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

I think the arts and humanities gives us a site for doing all of those things.” With fewer and fewer undergraduates studying English, history and philosophy in college, the site for such conversations may be shifting away from campus. Maybe the humanities will be just fine. The Premise class is a mini world-making.”

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

(c1903 from photo taken on May 16, 1861) Library of Congress. There is something back of these, entwining itself more closely about the human heart. The post Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union appeared first on Teaching American History. All this is not the result of accident. It has a philosophical cause.

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Sapiens

APRIL 8, 2025

Dozandri explores the representation of Puerto Rican linguistic practices in the archive of ballroom history. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human is part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library. Their doctoral research focuses on trans forms of creative expression in the Puerto Rican ballroom scene.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Over the course of the semester-long class, students research their own family histories, tracing one line back as far as they can through birth, death and marriage records, Census records, and church records, primarily. Brunelle taught the students how to do genealogy research online, in libraries and at the local city hall.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Perez is hard at work in the Brownsville Public Library. Theres nothing like one-to-one interaction with a human being, Perez says. BROWNSVILLE, Texas Its nearly 5 p.m. on a Friday, and Dolores S. Shes also one of the people having the most fun. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Perez, known as Ms.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A better understanding of the long arc of technology history might just help us make a course correction, he argues. Smith lays out his views in a new book, “ The Internet is Not What You Think It is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning.”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. I was always interested in history. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes. This month, we are featuring Caleb Brown.

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Sapiens

MARCH 25, 2025

For the eighth season of the SAPIENS podcast, were meeting at a crossroads of culturespast and presentin search of humanitys collective destination. Through the lens of anthropology, we will examine what happens when human cultures meet, merge, and clashand what these encounters reveal about humanitys shared fate.

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Teaching American History

JANUARY 28, 2025

This act required integration in employment, retail businesses and restaurants, and public facilities like libraries, parks and museumsas well as schools. I was only dimly aware that my father served on the local Human Relations Committee. Might those white parents whose children drew black teachers complain?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. The attacks on 9/11 affected millions of people, and informed much of the public policy in action today but for these children, that event is history. The primary source.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As a social Darwinist, Schaaffhasuen believed various races represented different stages in a linear progression of human evolution. Figuier, a creationist, viewed Neanderthals as humans like us—manifested by a Biblical God on the sixth day of creation. Keith’s nearly European Neanderthal figured into human history.

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ED Surge

MARCH 1, 2023

Instead, I decided to try something new and share a story about one of my first experiences with deeper learning during a history course I took in college: My stomach twisted when I saw the 9 inch by 12 inch, black-and-white picture my professor was holding. The caveat was that we could only use the resources in the library.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 21, 2017

On Twitter, users add lessons and resources to the #CharlottesvilleSyllabus and #CharlottesvilleCurriculum pages; everything from identity charts to readings on the history of white supremacy to conflict resolution activities. What was troubling enough as 20 th century history is happening in present time. history standards ?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2020

The lesson featured two art historians, a microbiologist, a writing specialist, the library director and me, a historian in sports studies. The modules cover remarkable ground: Humanity and Natural Disasters; Intersections of Social Media & Science; Pandemics, Inequality and the Environment; and Coping & Caring for our Communities.

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. In its opinion, the court ruled that a school board could not ban books it deemed offensive from school libraries.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Oakhurst rock shelter, nestled in the cliffs of South Africa’s southern coast, has long been a focal point for archaeologists due to its wealth of artifacts and human remains. These findings offer a new perspective on human population stability and cultural evolution in southern Africa.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

Source: Library of Congress Juneteenth — June 19th, also known as Emancipation Day — is one of the commemorations of people seizing their freedom in the United States. African American History Monument by Ed Dwight, State Capitol Grounds, Columbia, South Carolina. Dancer at Juneteenth celebration in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carol M.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

. “Heather” is once again a lightning rod as debates rage in Indiana over a Republican-backed bill that would allow schools and public libraries to be criminally prosecuted for books and other materials that contain obscenity, violence or pornography. history teacher. “I Koschnick asked. The bill is sponsored by Rep.

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ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. In the U.S.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. Lomax hoped the young men would bring back audio documents for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!”

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ED Surge

MAY 23, 2023

Peter Baldwin, a professor of history at the University of California at Los Angeles, calls it a “grotesque disparity,” one that many professors don’t even realize. Baldwin’s latest book, “Athena Unbound: Why and How Scholarly Knowledge Should Be Free for All,” looks at the history and future of the open access movement.

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Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

However, the new study introduces a third ancestral group with possible ties to Northeast Asia, often referred to as the Emishi people, which significantly reshapes the understanding of Japan’s genetic history. This study is a crucial reminder that the story of human evolution is far from complete. Tomizuka, K., Ishikawa, Y.,

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ASHP CML

JANUARY 12, 2023

Making Queer History Public Episode 1: LGBTQ+ Archives with Steven G. Fullwood Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 10:50 In the first episode of Making Queer History Public, we talk with archivist, writer, and documentarian, Steven G. Follow Making Queer History Public on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or Google Play.

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ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

Last week, the ASHP was one of many organizations and individuals suddenly notified about the termination of grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Its state humanities councils bring reading programs, traveling exhibits, and authors to some of the country’s most rural corners.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. The exercise aims to get students comfortable using the university library. The Almost-Librarian On the first floor of the Clemons Library at the University of Virginia, there are stacks of bookshelves that expand and contract.

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Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While at UMN, fellows will have access to office space, the University of Minnesota Library, and archival resources, and will be encouraged to make connections with UMN faculty. Depending on the fellow’s wishes and interests, other events may be scheduled as well.

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. What problems have Americans repeatedly faced in our history?” I’m Madisyn,” she said. Is that a problem?”

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. What problems have Americans repeatedly faced in our history?” I’m Madisyn,” she said. Is that a problem?”

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 28, 2024

However, human beings aren’t data points that can easily be changed and manipulated. Schools nationwide celebrate Black History Month enthusiastically, yet voice concerns about whether Pride Month should be recognized. All of those things are positive; all are progress. We see the work as both immediate and ongoing.

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Society for Classical Studies

MARCH 4, 2024

Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History: Call for Fellows kskordal Mon, 03/04/2024 - 13:37 Image The Future of the Past Lab and the Center for Premodern Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities are excited to announce a three-year series of visiting fellowships titled “Exploring the Assumptions of Cultural History.”

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ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2024

History to Spanish immersion, more students means more funding. Programs that help establish community support and participation include “Fuertes Together,” a partnership with the public library where families can hear stories in Spanish and English and engage with cultural music, dance and art. From Advanced Placement U.S.

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Strange Maps

JULY 11, 2024

Sahul, before it shrank and fragmented Those two insights are the pillars upon which Australian and French researchers have built a new model for mapping how pre-agricultural humans occupied new territory. Likelihood of human occupation, based on either of the two entry points: left the northern entry point, right the southern one.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

In a world that has denied my humanity, literature has offered affirmation, consolation and direction. As a reader, I use Black literature as a tool to reclaim my humanity, my history and my future. Although the setting is the 1930s Jim Crow South, many students were able to make a connection to this human experience.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2023

The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. Beyond the classroom, literacy is an essential daily life skill.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

135-6 Richard also discusses the need to de/colonise curricula, and that the Humanities have a legacy of ignoring discussions about what was taught and how it was framed. Disclosure: My copy was a review copy provided by the publisher, but I have also purchased a copy for my department's CPD library.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

Concurrently, civil rights activists in Mississippi participated in a series of “Wade-Ins” to integrate public beaches, “Read-Ins” to desegregate public libraries, and “Pray-Ins” at all-white churches. History this Week. The History Channel. Hamer’s speech further swayed public sympathy for the MFDP. April 2020. Dittmer, John.

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