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OPINION: 3 ways that colleges can support underrepresented students after the Harvard case

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During my 12 years of teaching sociology, social justice and critical race theory at the university level and in my role as a director of student diversity and inclusion, I have also seen students shift in their approach to diversity.

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Learn more about: “Canadian Indian Residential Schools Data Collection Project”

Political Science Now

Kirsten Lindbloom, University of Wisconsin – River Falls Professor Kirsten Lindbloom (she/her/hers) is a faculty member in the sociology, criminology and anthropology department at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. in sociology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A.

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Enrollment and financial crises threaten growing list of academic disciplines

The Hechinger Report

With its state allocation deeply cut and its enrollment plummeting, the University of Alaska Anchorage in February proposed eliminating 17 degree programs , including English, theater, creative writing, sociology and environment and society. It should absolutely not be about only numbers and revenue,” said another, Jocelyn Moylan.

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Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Political Science Now

A tenured Professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Professor Levy teaches courses in American Politics and Government, American Public Policy, Political Philosophy, Social Justice Movements, Minority Politics and Women in Politics. in Sociology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. She holds a B.A.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. We could create our own social justice project like Bill Ferriter’s middle schoolers. We could play Fantasy Geography.

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More students question college, putting counselors in a fresh quandary

The Hechinger Report

Yusanat Tway, a sociology major at the University of Minnesota, wants to go to law school, then do human rights advocacy. “It The pandemic also surfaced issues of identity, community and social justice, which are especially keenly felt in Minneapolis, said Derek Francis, manager of counseling services for Minneapolis Public Schools.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue. Thompson, whose father “was an illiterate coal miner” and mother only completed eighth grade, but who earned a doctorate in sociology, said raising educational levels is critical to prosperity in the state.

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