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Archaeology in the Community

September 27, 2017 by Zoya Brumberg

By Zoya Brumberg Dr. Alexandra Jones started the Washington, D.C.-based project Archaeology in the Community in 2006 to make the study of archaeology something that members of her community could engage with outside the bounds of traditional academia. While completing her PhD in Archaeology from the University of California at Berkeley, Jones worked with local […]

Filed Under: Featured, New & Noteworthy Tagged With: alexandra jones, archaeology, community organizing, Education, public history, Public Scholarship, washington d.c.

Climate Stories Project

September 24, 2017 by Zoya Brumberg

By Zoya Brumberg http://www.climatestoriesproject.org/ “Climate Stories Project” (CSP) is an educational and creative forum for discussing climate change and its effects on global communities. Its purpose is to collect oral histories about the experiential effects of climate change to establish curricula and workshops that introduce a personal approach to educating children, teenagers, adults, and teachers […]

Filed Under: Featured, New & Noteworthy Tagged With: africa, anthropocene, Climate Change, Education, geography, Oral History, public history

The Black Male Education Research Collection

September 7, 2016 by efs429

By Edward Shore African American males contend with a number of institutional barriers to success in school. These challenges include disproportionate dropout rates, high rates of expulsion and suspension, and limited access to special education programs. African American women encounter similar obstacles. Yet a recent Journal of Blacks in Higher Education study revealed a worsening […]

Filed Under: Archive: Featured Projects and New & Noteworthy, Featured Tagged With: African American students, Education, Racial Inequality

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