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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

“Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Yet, the social science with perhaps the most to offer budding journalists, anthropology, has often been excluded from the chosen courses.” “The

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With enrollment sliding, liberal arts colleges struggle to make a case for themselves

The Hechinger Report

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. Public liberal arts institutions like hers, said Foster, offer “better learning environments with better student outcomes at a lower price.”

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APSA Member Spotlight: Dr. Timothy Lewis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Political Science Now

As a professor, I employ inclusive teaching approaches, including the elimination of traditional comprehensive exams and opting for in-class simulations, application exercises, reflections, and even sociopolitical games as assessments of student learning. in Political Science from the University of Missouri-St. Learn more here.

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What’s it like to teach psychology?

Jonathan Firth

In contrast, those with a joint honours degree combining it with a traditional ‘school’ subject (e.g. The FE sector The college sector has a longer tradition of psychology teaching, and there is a well-established teacher education course called the TQFE (teaching qualification in further education) available.

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WWI and the 1920s: Interview with Jennifer Keene, Part 2.

Teaching American History

Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. Cover illustration, Life magazine, February 18, 1926, showing a well dressed old man dancing with a flapper. He still hopes to devise a plan that will eliminate future causes of war. Held, John, Jr.