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Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022

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This Indigenous PeoplesDay, you and your learners can build cross-curricular connections with relevant cultural stories, like Tehya's Pollution Solution Storybook.

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In Coastal Alaska, 2 Visions for the Future of Higher Education

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For James Singewald, a typical week goes something like this: Learn about the history of boarding schools in an Indigenous Studies class. Apply a fresh coat of paint at Southeast Alaska Independent Living, a nonprofit that serves people with disabilities. People who do online do so because it fits their busy life,” Kraft says.

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Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood

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This week, the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Ascend fellows, a cohort of 22 individuals hailing from a range of disciplines including medicine, research, entrepreneurship, government and policy, and nonprofit leadership and advocacy. A lot of people talk about the issue of hiring. A lot of people talk about the issue of hiring.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

ED Surge

On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man went on a targeted shooting rampage across Atlanta, driving 30 miles to three massage businesses and killing eight people, the majority of whom were Asian women. When they look back on that day, many remember feeling very alone. People demonstrated in Washington, D.C.,

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Dear Educators, a Balm for Deep Cuts: Navigating Racial Microaggressions at School

ED Surge

I broke that mold on the day that a substitute lecturer addressed my Ph.D. Microaggressions are the subtle, causal, everyday assaults, indignities and invalidations that people of color and marginalized communities face incessantly in this country. Wait, what? I spoke up. And we’re not just one homogenized, stereotypical group.

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Are Pinecones Edible?Some may be edible, but it’s the pine nuts that you’d want to get your hands on.

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Unlike the apple trees and flower hedges we see around us every day, these types of plants are particularly special. They were also a staple food for many indigenous peoples in Asia and Europe. They’re also very unique. They’re gymnosperms. They don’t produce any flowers or fruit! Gymnosperms just produce seeds. MSU Extension.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Published: June 30, 2022. Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. SANITATION – the process of keeping people and places clean, which requires clean water, latrines and sewage systems. Yet around the world, hundreds of thousands of people are denied these basic rights.