Society for Classical Studies

APRIL 4, 2024

The HRFP, the only residential fellowship program west of the Mississippi in Hellenic studies broadly conceived, enables visiting scholars to conduct research using the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection in Sacramento, CA. This year we are happy to inaugurate writer-in-residence fellowships as an addition to the Program.

Research 40

Research Archiving Primary Sources Artifacts 40

Anthropology 365

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Anthropology is the study of humans, or as Dr. Jon Marks says: “the study of who we are and where we come from.” ” I consider it to be the study of humans and the variety of relationships humans have. However, for much of my career, I have studied non-human animals (mostly primates).

Humanities 40

Humanities Anthropology Archaeology Cultures 40

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The point is that the connections between humanities and science have been lost in today’s separation of disciplines. Indeed, a recent report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences discovered that humanities and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) training majors largely dwell in different silos.

Humanities 68

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 68

ED Surge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Writing doesn’t have that much meaning without a human audience. Finding a Balance Writing centers need to find a balance between introducing AI into the writing process and keeping the human support that every writer needs, argues Anna Mills, an English instructor at the College of Marin.

Tutoring 117

Tutoring Humanities Social Science Teaching 117

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

None of that math may be necessary for the vast majority of undergraduates who don’t intend to major in science or another STEM field. I felt that it really gave me breadth as a human being.” This story also appeared in Mind/Shift But those same students don’t have many of the math skills that professors think they actually do need.

High School 138

High School K-12 Social Science Humanities 138

Political Science Now

APRIL 17, 2024

Each year, the Guggenheim Foundation awards approximately 175 fellowships to individuals making their mark in the social sciences, the natural sciences, the humanities, and the creative arts. He is also an affiliate of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science where his office is located.

Political Science 50

Political Science Social Science Archiving Government 50

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 16, 2014

The power of social media then connected the both of us leading to him Skyping with the students at New Milford High School, a personal dialogue over the years, and his endorsement of my new book on Digital Leadership. His presentation focused on the research presented in his new book To Sell is Human.

Leadership 363

Leadership Humanities Social Science Research 363

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At Project Information Literacy (PIL), the nonprofit independent research institute I lead, a group of library and information science and new media researchers — including myself — conduct national research about the information seeking behavior of college students and recent graduates.

Civic Engagement 95

Civic Engagement Civics Library Social Science 95

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The training collaboration between the department and APSA coincided with the establishment of the Social Sciences Lab at the college and thus, both workshops aimed at supporting the mission of the lab to disseminate cutting-edge skills among the faculty.

Political Science 51

Political Science Social Science Humanities Research 51

The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2022

Subsequent research and statements from math experts questioned the relevance and efficacy of traditional pathways to calculus for all students. Research found that 80 percent of students said they took AP Calculus because it “looks good on college applications.” It’s time to reconsider the dominance of calculus.

High School 104

High School K-12 Social Science Political Science 104

Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Their first child, Professor Benjamin Glick, was born during their research in the highlands. In 1972 he left to join the faculty of the two-year-old Hampshire College as full professor and dean of social sciences. Leonard Glick published two books based on his research on Jewish history and Judaism.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Psychology History Social Science 52

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

Political Science 54

Political Science Civic Engagement Civics Professional Development 54

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Their research and teaching focuses on the intersections of climate justice and queer liberation, environmental justice, and social movements. They have published in Energy Research & Social Science and AAPI Nexus and contributed to Edward Elgar’s A Research Agenda for Human Rights edited volume.

Political Science 53

Political Science Human Rights Social Science Humanities 53

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Plato wrote that his teacher Socrates fretted that writing things down would cause humans to become ignorant because they wouldn’t have to memorize anything. The researchers didn’t actually study how people use Google or any internet search engine. The skepticism in the research community clashed with our gut feelings.

Psychology 92

Psychology Humanities Research Social Science 92

Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Can you tell us about your professional background and your research? I am currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Lincoln University of Missouri where I regularly teach courses on American National Government, American State and Local Government, Public Policy and Administration, and Research Methodology.

Political Science 49

Political Science Pedagogy Government Social Science 49

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

The actual names may vary: We have the College of Arts and Sciences, while Stanford — where I earned my Ph.D. in particle physics — has the School of Humanities and Sciences. Colleges of arts and sciences are the beating hearts of many universities. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

Sociology 93

Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 93

Edthena

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This data comes from an independent study published in Nature’s “Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.” In the News Preservice teachers enhanced their teaching competencies in 11 of 14 categories using Edthena’s Video Coaching platform.

Teaching 52

Teaching Social Science Humanities Professional Development 52

Political Science Now

JUNE 10, 2024

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. Conversations are a primary way for human beings to interact, exchange ideas, and understand each other. This piece, written by Irem B. Boyd, Paul M. Collins, Jr.,

Political Science 62

Political Science Social Science Humanities Research 62

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2021

Over the past decade, researchers, museum professionals and educators have started to explore the use of virtual and augmented reality in relation to Holocaust education and memory. Sara Pitcairn is the product developer and researcher for Future Projects at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Museum 119

Museum Teaching Primary Sources Human Rights 119

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

We’ve been doing research with New York City Public Schools for the past 6-7 years. If we don’t offer educators the opportunity to rethink their intellectual ideas — about climate change, science, inequality — it makes it really difficult to do this work.” Social science does not support that.

Teaching 83

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 83

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

“It’s a great feeling of satisfaction,” said Logue, now a research professor at CUNY’s Graduate Center, “because it isn’t just CUNY. Some researchers argue that the shift to statistics might have made the difference. It’s across the country, using this really great evidence to help make things better.”

Tutoring 112

Tutoring Tradition Social Science Research 112

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

Local History 109

Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 109

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2019

Other research suggests the share is much lower — but while the exact numbers may be debated, there’s little question that technology is changing quickly and reconfiguring the tasks many of us do. But that’s not enough, he told me in an interview: “You need to also focus on what we humans can do that machines cannot do.”

Economics 102

Economics Social Science Humanities Tradition 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A recent explosion of research from the neurobiological, behavioral, and social sciences has illuminated new knowledge about how children learn. Research from neuroscience now confirms that the first years of life are critical for developing the architecture of the brain and future capacities to learn.

Social Science 95

Social Science Humanities Research Cultures 95

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2018

Related: How to save the humanities? Fewer than one in 20 of all degrees now are in humanities disciplines traditionally associated with the liberal arts, according to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Leave this field empty if you're human: Small private liberal arts colleges also continue to close, most recently St.

Humanities 85

Humanities Social Science History Economics 85

Jonathan Firth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Perhaps surprisingly, psychology textbooks contain more content related to scientific literacy than do textbooks in other science subjects (and psychology learners score better in tests of scientific literacy , too). 7) Psychology helps to build independent research skills. 9) Psychology lends itself to cross-curricular learning.

Psychology 52

Psychology Geography Social Science Research Skills 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2018

English, humanities, and social science classes build these skills, as do projects and presentations in technical courses, where professors and peers provide feedback. Technicians need to be able to listen and read to develop an understanding of customers’ needs.

Social Science 74

Social Science Critical Thinking High School Humanities 74

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2021

Jennifer Greif Green, an associate professor in the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development at Boston University, said most of a child’s interactions with adults are with their parents and teachers, “so any disruption to that is really going to have an impact on that whole ecosystem and all those relationships.”. Not even close.”.

Psychology 132

Psychology High School Humanities Teaching 132

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2016

The clarity of a good poem is the ideal tonic for the meandering writing so often characteristic of grants and research papers. That’s just the writing, not counting the time spent on doing the research. Clearly written papers and research grants are more likely to pass through peer review than ill-phrased offerings.

Teaching 55

Teaching Social Science Cultures Humanities 55

Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

These reasons reveal that behind every statistic is a human story, highlighting the harsh realities of a system sustained by structural inequalities. Clearly, age estimation is a challenge for researchers and forensic personnel. Today, many fields of investigation can benefit from the potential of AI and ML systems.

Humanities 78

Humanities Anthropology Tradition Social Science 78

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Felecia Commodore came into her job search armed with a University of Pennsylvania doctorate in higher education and published research papers. citizen or permanent resident research doctoral recipients in 2014 were black and 6.5 percent were Hispanic, according to the National Science Foundation. Felecia Commodore. Although 13.3

Social Science 111

Social Science Leadership Education Policy Research 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

The isolated few who conduct terrorist attacks like those on my great-grandfather’s church think of the Coptic people, my people, as sub-human. exceeded post-9/11 levels , according to the Pew Research Center. For example, in 2017, assaults on Muslims in the U.S. We are facing a fight over intellectual diversity. .”

Social Science 62

Social Science Humanities Teaching Research 62

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment!

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Ice Age Adolescents and Human Growth Patterns In a new study published in the Journal of Human Evolution 1 , researchers have revealed new insights into the puberty stages of Ice Age adolescents from 25,000 years ago. This allowed the researchers to estimate the exact puberty stage of each individual at the time of death.

Archaeology 96

Archaeology Artifacts Humanities Social Science 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

But finishing in four years matters, because research shows that the longer it takes, the less likely a student is to make it to graduation. A quarter of students drop out after four years, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Some states’ figures are even higher.

Archaeology 67

Archaeology History Tutoring Advocacy 67

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

To get a better job” is the top reason freshmen say they enrolled at a public university , UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute reports. The proportion of undergraduates who receive bachelor’s degrees in the humanities has fallen from a high of one in six to about one in 20 , according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Anthropology 139

Anthropology Social Science Sociology Humanities 139

Political Science Now

JULY 26, 2024

Comprehensive in its approach, Druckman and Sharrow present original survey data of 7500 student-athletes, coaches, administrators, citizens, and sports fans in addition to decades of financial, participation, and human resources records. They hold a PhD in political science and a MPP from the University of Minnesota.

Political Science 56

Political Science Social Science Civics History 56