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

Political Science Now

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. Bunche Award Committee (1983), and the Centennial Campaign Presidents Council (98-03). He specialized in the US Presidency, the Executive Branch, public administration, and urban politics.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

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. Some of the greatest tools that we have in our online library are audio and video recordings.

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Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

Teaching American History

Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Southern Oral History Program Collection, October 11, 1976. Elizabeth Eckford attempting to enter Little Rock School on September 4, 1957. Johnny Jenkins, United Press. Board of Education decision. Published in Ebony Magazine, January 1958. Bibliography Bates, Daisy. New York: D.

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Building Community through Inquiry

C3 Teachers

Community history introduces students to a range of disciplinary sources and skills, including opportunities for students to gather sources themselves (e.g., oral histories). Community history provides opportunities for students to take informed action in meaningful, tangible ways.

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STUDENT VOICES: If I weren’t here I’d probably be dead

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. The library is old — and it kind of stinks. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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CUNY Digital History Archive / Call for Participation

ASHP CML

Qualifications: We are looking for folks who have a strong background in the history of CUNY, Black studies, ethnic studies, LGBTQ studies, public higher education, New York City history, public policy, critical university studies, oral history, digital archives, and other yet-to-be-imagined constellations of expertise relevant to the project.

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

ED Surge

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.