First Encounters in the Americas
Source: Facing History and Ourselves
Consider the initial meeting of Arawaks and Europeans through a fresh, critical lens.
Culture & Society
Civic Participation
Source: HealthyPeople.gov
Participating in society in ways like volunteering or voting provides some surprising health benefits.
How a History Textbook Would Describe 2020 So Far
Source: The Atlantic
How might students in the future learn about the pivotal year of 2020? Read one historian’s chapter, written when the year was only half over.
Racial Economic Inequality
Source: Inequality.org
A century and a half after emancipation, Black Americans face economic challenges that have only been exacerbated by a global pandemic.
English spelling campaigners enlist the help of Hamlet
Source: BBC
William Shakespeare penned some of the most famous lines in the English language, which is exactly why spelling reformers are starting with Hamlet.
Coronavirus face masks: Why men are less likely to wear masks
Source: BBC
Around the globe and regardless of politics, men are less likely than women to wear facial coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about some of the reasons for this disparity.
‘We were shocked’: RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1%
Source: Fast Company
Are Americans living in a new gilded age? See what the numbers say.
I’ve been fighting for freedom for years; now, I do it as an American citizen
Source: The Hartford Courant
Click on this link to read about an Egyptian political activist’s experience becoming an American citizen and his ongoing fight for democratic ideals.
Why do people react differently when confronting the same threat?
Source: Penn Today
Panic buying? Hoarding toilet paper? This article explores the different ways people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is culture shock?
Source: University of Florida International Students
Culture shock is something many people in foreign countries experience. It refers to the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, disorientation, uncertainty, confusion and so on) felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment.