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Can Universities Build Community? A Conference Explores Possible Paths

NonProfit Quarterly

Zirkel on wikimedia Can universities be effective community builders? Observers going back to the early 20th-century US philosopher John Dewey have also contended that universities play an essential role in creating a democratic citizenry. Since most universities are nonprofit or publicly owned, by law, they must be community-serving.

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Teaching Cooperative Intelligence, for a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. Not only are workforce development and university education required to sustain regional cooperative economies at scale, but this education should begin at an early age.

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Education for Emancipation: Building the Tools We Need

NonProfit Quarterly

This is why our two groups—the Center for Economic Democracy (CED) and the Center for Popular Economics (CPE) —have created a curriculum rooted in popular education practices intended to educate people and communities about ways to challenge the unjust economic system at its root. We call this curriculum “ Economics for Emancipation ” (E4E).

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Navigating Climate Justice: Empowering BIPOC Youth with Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

NonProfit Quarterly

14 However, human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, landfills, toxic agricultural practices, and transportation have increased the natural rate of these gases in the atmosphere. Educational institutions and industry leaders must actively work to dismantle systemic racism. degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36

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Tackling Eco-Anxiety Through Experiential Education

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A university program I led over the past academic year offers some promising insights into supporting students through a combination of career preparation, community connection, and personal empowerment. Research shows many young people are experiencing adverse psychological and emotional impacts as a result.

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Bringing Climate into the Classroom: New Hampshire Students Push for Increased Climate Literacy

NonProfit Quarterly

Throughout high school, Sarah Weintraub, now 18 and a freshman at the University of Vermont, described her experience with climate change education as shallow. “We 13 It also urges a curriculum that “empowers” students, in an effort to reduce any hopelessness students might feel in the face of climate change and its impacts.

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Doing More About Less: A Targeted Approach to Workforce Readiness

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Large class sizes, inadequate teaching and learning materials, and insufficient teacher training all present roadblocks to innovation. In addition, university enrollment doubled among all students and increased by 167 percent among young women. Educational reforms often end with curriculum change, but we kept going.