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Michelle Obama tells international audience why the arts matter
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September 25, 2009Michelle Obama hosted a concert this morning at the Pittsburgh Creative & Performing Arts School for its students and the spouses of international leaders deliberating at the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by CMEI Sep 29, 2009.

Introduce Yourself
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We're glad that you joined our community and would love to hear more about you and your interests, so please post and tell us about yourself!

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Meise May 8.

Reflections on Trouble the Water
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For those of you who were able to attend the film and discussion last week, we would love to hear your reflections on it. This will be a great way to share your thoughts especially with those who…Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Meira Levinson Sep 9, 2009.

Summer Institute of Civics Studies at Tufts: A Provocative Reflection by James Croft (D2, HDE)
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The Tufts Summer Institute of Civics Studies was hosted by the TischCollege of Citizenship & Public Service and organized by Stephen Elkin,Peter Levine, and Karol Sołtan. The Institute brought…Continue

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Call for papers on Democracy and Education

Call for Papers The John Dewey Center for Democracy and Education seeks to publish a collection of peer-reviewed papers on the timely theme of “Democracy and Education.” We welcome contributions that critically reflect upon or describe any aspect…
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Code for America Accelerator

Code for America is now recruiting startups for its 2013 class of the Civic Startup Accelerator. What's a #civicstartup? Civic startups are startups that interface with government. There are a few ways, traditionally, to do this: provide…
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"I am an individual who has a nature which was saped by growing in my environment through the years where I sought answers to may actions in life. I basically was and am now, one who stays with a subject in what would be considered a focus of…"
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UTEC is growing and we need your help!  We have job openings in several departments, awaiting the perfect candidates. Visit our website for the full listing and check out our Facebook page for the latest updates. Please forward this…
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CMEI Colloquium: Dr. Kirsten Monroe: Maintaining Humanity During War at Longfellow 319, HGSE

April 25, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm
MAINTAINING HUMANITY DURING WARHow do people maintain humanity during wars?  Traditional wisdom finds wars and genocides bring out the worst in humankind, threatening human goodness and pitting us against each other. But what takes people to a place conducive to producing human flourishing and happiness? Dr Monroe's forthcoming book, A Darkling Plain, analyzes 50 interviews of people who lived through wars, from the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust to international wars from World War II,…See More
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CMEI Colloquium: Dr. Kirsten Monroe: Maintaining Humanity During War at Longfellow 319, HGSE

April 25, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm
MAINTAINING HUMANITY DURING WARHow do people maintain humanity during wars?  Traditional wisdom finds wars and genocides bring out the worst in humankind, threatening human goodness and pitting us against each other. But what takes people to a place conducive to producing human flourishing and happiness? Dr Monroe's forthcoming book, A Darkling Plain, analyzes 50 interviews of people who lived through wars, from the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust to international wars from World War II,…See More
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CMEI Colloquium: Dr. Kirsten Monroe: Maintaining Humanity During War at Longfellow 319, HGSE

April 25, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm
MAINTAINING HUMANITY DURING WARHow do people maintain humanity during wars?  Traditional wisdom finds wars and genocides bring out the worst in humankind, threatening human goodness and pitting us against each other. But what takes people to a place conducive to producing human flourishing and happiness? Dr Monroe's forthcoming book, A Darkling Plain, analyzes 50 interviews of people who lived through wars, from the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust to international wars from World War II,…See More
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Hauwa Ibrahim talks about her new book: Practicing Shariah Law: Seven Strategies for Achieving Justice in Shariah Courts

Please join The Center for the Study of World Religions, The Women's Studies in Religion Program, and The Human Rights Program to celebrate the launch of Hauwa Ibrahim's new book Practicing Shariah Law: Seven Strategies for Achieving Justice in…
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CMEI Colloquium: Kirsten Monroe at Longfellow 319, HGSE

April 25, 2013 from 4pm to 5:30pm
MAINTAINING HUMANITY DURING WARHow do people maintain humanity during wars?  Traditional wisdom finds wars and genocides bring out the worst in humankind, threatening human goodness and pitting us against each other. But what takes people to a place conducive to producing human flourishing and happiness? Dr Monroe's forthcoming book, A Darkling Plain, analyzes 50 interviews of people who lived through wars, from the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust to international wars from World War II,…See More
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Four professors discuss recent worldwide protests

An article that appeared in the Israeli newspaper HA'ARETZ, reporting discussion with three Harvard faculty, Helen Haste (HGSE), Jim Sidanius (FAS) and Ryan Enos (Government) about the recent worldwide protest movements.  Translated from Hebrew by Shai Fuxman

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מאת: אשר שכטר By Asher Schechter…

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Posted on December 11, 2011 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Do teacher student relationships matter? by Hunter Gehlbach

 

Although I am hopeful that the talk on teacher-student relationships (Eliot Lyman, Oct. 6, 12 to 1:45pm) will provide much more food for thought, here is an appetizer that builds off the abstract of the talk:

 

As the educational world increasingly focuses on measuring teacher effectiveness, concern grows that "effective teachers" are defined narrowly as those who raise student test scores.  Through this talk we will explore the possibility that teachers' capacities to…

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Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments

Learning on the Farm, by Steve Jordan, EdM '10

For eleven years I taught at Mundelein High School in Mundelein, Illinois, a suburb far enough from Chicago to be close to some farmland. One year a former student called me to talk about an organic farm she had started that was about 10 minutes away. I sought out some of the more environmentally-minded students was currently teaching, reserved the school van, and then headed out with seven teenagers on a beautiful, warm spring afternoon.



When we got to the farm, we were given a quick… Continue

Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Vanity of the Bonfires, by Helen Haste

In 1821 the poet and playwright Heinrich Heine wrote in a play: "That was but a prelude; where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people also." That was 112 years before Hitler’s supporters ominously burned books in Berlin's Opernplatz, but plenty of books, and people, had burned in earlier centuries in the fight against heresy. However, let us be clear; if Terry Jones wanted to have a private garden bonfire at his home where he burned his copies of the Qur’an and Bible along with… Continue

Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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