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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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GLOBAL ARTS TEACHING GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

April 12, 2022

The Arts can encourage users to engage their senses and explore new worlds, create dialogue or space for contemplation, and allow multiple perspectives and talents to shine. UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz stated the benefits of the Arts perfectly in his recent communication to the UNC community about a campus initiative, Arts Everywhere. He said “Art is powerful. It can be playful or troubling, inspiring or unsettling, joyous or somber. It can be all those things at once, offering truths about the human experience that are impossible to share any other way. It is vital because it helps to make sense of the world around us.”

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LEARNING TO SPEAK IN THE PRESENT: REFLECTING ON MARCH’S WE’RE STILL HERE PROGRAM

April 8, 2022

Last month, UNC World View’s virtual program We’re Still Here: North Carolina’s Indigenous Cultures introduced educators to North Carolina’s eight state-recognized American Indian tribes.

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