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The Humanities Without Nostalgia – The Chronicle of Higher Education

by Beverly | May 18, 2019 | Humanities Education, Universities

The adjunctification of the university and its ongoing toxicity for those who are not straight white men – this is the crisis, not the loss of the (white male fantasy) of the good ole’ humanities of the past....
The Humanities Face a Crisis—of Confidence

The Humanities Face a Crisis—of Confidence

by Beverly | Aug 23, 2018 | Humanities Education, Universities

The Humanities Face a Crisis—of Confidence Students are abandoning humanities majors, turning to degrees they think yield far better job prospects. But they’re wrong. This was posted on Google+
Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education | Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education | Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning

by Beverly | Aug 5, 2018 | Digital Humanities, Educational Technology, Learning, Universities

Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education | Taylor Institute for Teaching and LearningUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that guides the design of courses and learning environments to appeal to the largest number of learners. It emphasizes...

“Women of color earn only 67 cents on the dollar compared with white men in the higher-education work…

by Beverly | Jun 14, 2018 | Racism in the US, Universities

"Women of color earn only 67 cents on the dollar compared with white men in the higher-education work force.""Women of color are underrepresented in academe, compared with their representation in the U.S. population at large — especially in more...
New study says graduate students’ mental health is a “crisis”

New study says graduate students’ mental health is a “crisis”

by Beverly | Apr 20, 2018 | Universities

New study says graduate students’ mental health is a “crisis”Study finds “strikingly high” rates of depression and anxiety, with many reporting little help or support from supervisors.This was posted on Google+
America needs the humanities more than ever. So why have we abandoned them?The challenges this country…

America needs the humanities more than ever. So why have we abandoned them?The challenges this country…

by Beverly | Sep 24, 2017 | Humanities Education, Universities

America needs the humanities more than ever. So why have we abandoned them?The challenges this country faces are a direct result of abandoning the humanities — and only the humanities can help us solve themBy Katherine Pickering Antonova September 18Katherine...
“Courses that emphasize critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation from multiple points of view, are…

“Courses that emphasize critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation from multiple points of view, are…

by Beverly | Sep 14, 2017 | Humanities Education, Learning, Universities

"Courses that emphasize critical thinking, analysis, and evaluation from multiple points of view, are negatively correlated with course evaluations, despite the tremendous importance of those skills. ""African-American and Latino faculty routinely have...
The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking

The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking

by Beverly | Aug 11, 2017 | Learning, Universities

The Benefits of No-Tech Note TakingA year after banning students from taking notes on laptops, a professor reports on the results.This was posted on Google+
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Violence and Gender in the "New" Europe: Islam in German Culture

"Weber's study undertakes a much-needed comprehensive investigation of the contemporary 'regime of gender violence,' that is, the key role violence has played in defining the position of Muslims in the German public sphere (in the larger European context). Through nuanced theorizing as well as careful historical contextualization, Weber develops an intersectional framework for analyzing gendered violence in a way that does not reinforce racialized discourses of cultural and/or religious difference." [more...]

Palgrave Macmillan, January 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-00708-7, ISBN10: 1-137-00708-7
252 pages.

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