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Indigenous Anthropologists Call for Doing Land Acknowledgement Better
Communication
October 7, 2021

Indigenous Anthropologists Call for Doing Land Acknowledgement Better

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Making Sense of Religion in America Through Critical Race Theory
Insights
September 28, 2021

Making Sense of Religion in America Through Critical Race Theory

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How Do America’s Teachers Teach 9/11 and its Aftermath?
Teaching
September 10, 2021

How Do America’s Teachers Teach 9/11 and its Aftermath?

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With COVID and Climate Change Showing Social Science’s Value, Why Cut it Now?
Impact
September 3, 2021

With COVID and Climate Change Showing Social Science’s Value, Why Cut it Now?

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Most Universities Don’t Keep Up With Changing Communication

Most Universities Don’t Keep Up With Changing Communication

While writing is certainly a critical communication skill, universities need to start learning how to thoughtfully integrate all available skills.

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Hungry, Thirsty, Tired and Scared: A  Scholar Exits Afghanistan

Hungry, Thirsty, Tired and Scared: A Scholar Exits Afghanistan

Editor’s note: Afghan scholar Hanif Sufizada, who works at the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, got caught […]

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Remote vs. In-Person University Classes: What Did We Know Before COVID?

Remote vs. In-Person University Classes: What Did We Know Before COVID?

Prior to the pandemic, Kevin O’Neill and his colleagues conducted a study of how undergraduates at a public university in Canada chose which courses to take online.

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Should We Tell Stories of Vaccine Sceptics Who Die of COVID?

Should We Tell Stories of Vaccine Sceptics Who Die of COVID?

Our mixed feelings about reporting the deaths of vaccine sceptics, says Nick Chater, reflect the complexity of our moral selves – consequences, rules, agreements and virtues can pull us in different directions.

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Let’s Do Research With First Nations Peoples, Not On Them

Let’s Do Research With First Nations Peoples, Not On Them

The authors of a new book on community-led research ask how to move research ‘done to’ and ‘on people’ towards ‘for and with people.’ It features both community and academic voices and reflects on research that foregrounds non-academic priorities.

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It’s a Mistake to Kill Critical Study of Religion

It’s a Mistake to Kill Critical Study of Religion

A general assumption is that if a scholar studies religion, then it can only be because they have motives that are only partly scholarly. This is untrue, but the long shadow of theology unhelpfully hangs over us.

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What the Pandemic Teaches Us About Human Behavior

What the Pandemic Teaches Us About Human Behavior

During the pandemic, a lot of assumptions were made about how people behave. Many of those assumptions were wrong, writes Stephen Reicher, and they led to disastrous policies.

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Watching China Watching Its Students Overseas

Watching China Watching Its Students Overseas

Where ideological issues such as Hong Kong and Taiwan are concerned, Australian lecturers tell of how a vocal minority of international Chinese students are attempting to police teaching materials and class discussions.

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