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2021-2022 FELLOWS PROGRAM: ILLUMINATING THE PAST AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN NORTH CAROLINA
May 25, 2022
UNC World View is pleased to announce the launch of the 2021-2022 Fellows Program Curriculum, Exploring Indigenous Cultures: Ancient North Carolinians, Past and Present. The lessons were developed through collaboration between K-12 and community college educators, UNC’s Research Laboratories of Archaeology (RLA), and the UNC American Indian Center.
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EVALUATING IMPACT: SCHOLAR OF GLOBAL DISTINCTION PARTNERS RELEASE REPORT
May 24, 2022
UNC World View and Scholar of Global Distinction campus partners recently conducted a study to “explore the extent to which the Scholar of Global Distinction program provides access to global learning opportunities for students at participating community colleges.” The study focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion and surveyed past and current students to learn more about their “global learning experiences.”
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FLOWING WITH IDEAS: CELEBRATING THE SUCCESSES OF THE UNC WORLD VIEW TEACHER-STUDENT INITIATIVE
May 18, 2022
New ideas were flowing and growing this April when UNC World View hosted the Teacher-Student Initiative Collaboration Celebration at the North Carolina Botanic Garden. The celebration brought together the cohort of teacher-collaborators selected by UNC World View to study the impact of climate change and the global water crisis.
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TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS: AN INTERVIEW WITH PROF. ROBIN KIRK ON HER UPCOMING BOOK RIGHTING WRONGS
May 18, 2022
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, I had the pleasure of virtually interviewing Professor Robin Kirk in anticipation of the release of her exciting new book, Righting Wrongs: 20 Human Rights Heroes Around the World. Prof. Kirk is an activist, author, teacher, co-director of the Duke Human Rights Center, and “founding member of the Pauli Murray Project.
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GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: FOCUS ON FOOD
April 14, 2022
This month, UNC World View has been paying particular attention to the factors impacting the global supply chain. At the 2022 UNC World View Richardson Lecture, experts spoke about the interconnectedness of global trade and the ways educators are preparing to discuss it with their students.
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