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The Fight to Preserve—and Teach—African-American History

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With speeches, music and drumming, they mourned the long history of American slavery and racism that began on Virginia’s shores, but also celebrated the myriad cultural contributions African Americans have made to the nation. “It Woodson, whom members of the association cite as a pioneer in the field of African American history.

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Teaching With Technology in Higher Ed? Start With Relationship-Building.

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In an inclusive classroom, the instructor must embrace their own history and privilege, as well as and students’ histories. Doing so involves complex learning and unlearning, but that can lead to the development of a more authentic relationship between the instructor and students. Leverage partners.

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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

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As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. A history starts with the historical context necessary to understand the argument. A history of an idea.

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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. A history starts with the historical context necessary to understand the argument. A history of an idea.

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With an Unusual Model and ‘Forbidden Courses,’ a New University Is Taking Shape in Texas

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So we have one on politics, economics, and history, and one on education and public service. Those human needs include pastoral needs, intellectual development, socialization, those sorts of things. I think you gotta separate those things. I mean, our intention is to meet the deepest human needs that our students have.

Culture 160