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OPINION: Ask not what can be done with a humanities degree

The Hechinger Report

A just-under-the-surface skepticism about the usefulness of a humanities degree as job preparation. What can’t you do with a humanities degree?” Earnings Disparities : Except in a few northwestern states, humanities majors earn at least 40 percent more than people with only a high school degree. Drawing on data from the U.S.

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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience. Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools.

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

Maybe you believe gender fluidity has always been a part of human existence and that those statistics only exist because we are just now getting around to naming and measuring it. Your opinion on this is likely to fall into one of several camps: Maybe you see this as a reflection of society’s growing acceptance of gender fluidity.

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Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups

Zinn Education Project

They were also in conversation with the local public library about a large Jefferson painting near its entrance. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Human Rights Committee of 20 members formed a study group that is embedded into their regular monthly meetings.

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How to Recognize, Avoid, and Stop Stereotype Threat in Your Class this School Year

Digital Promise

The NNSTOY Social Justice Book list is a great resource for building your classroom library. Be human enough to admit them and correct them. Speak out in faculty meetings about inclusion, equity, and social justice and if necessary, challenge the status quo. Honor multiple perspectives in your classroom.

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2024 Annual Meeting

Society for Classical Studies

To reserve a hotel room, please use the following link: 2024 Hotel Reservations To reserve a room by phone, please dial 877-865-5320 and reference the AIA/SCS Joint Annual Meeting or code ASJ.

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