Sandra Hanson provides testimony as an expert witness at a House Subcommittee
In this blog entry, Sandra Hanson, author of Swimming Against the Tide: African American Girls and Science Education, describes her research providing testimony at the House Subcommittee on...
View ArticleWhat we know about gender, race, and STEM – African American women
Sandra Hanson, author of Swimming Against the Tide explains that African American women are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. A recent publication (in Cultural Diversity and...
View ArticleA sneak peek at the new issue of KALFOU
This week in North Philly Notes, we showcase the new issue of KALFOU, and the symposium on race and science, a highlight of Volume 5 issue 1. Volume 5 Issue 1 of KALFOU features a symposium on race and...
View ArticleUniversity Press Week Blog Tour: Science
It’s University Press Week and the Blog Tour is back! This year’s theme is #TurnItUP. Today’s theme is Science Johns Hopkins University Press @JHUPress To Be Determined Princeton University Press...
View ArticleAddressing marijuana legalization and policy reform
This week in North Philly Notes, Clayton Mosher and Scott Akins, provide talking points about the legalization of marijuana, the subject of their new book, In the Weeds. In the Weeds is a historically...
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Examining our fraught relationship with food
This week in North Philly Notes, Jeffrey Haydu, author of Upsetting Food, writes about how food is ethically identified—and why that matters. On May 28, 2021, the New York Times reported a lawsuit...
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Following Artists into Orphaned Space
This week in North Philly Notes, Mrill Ingram, author of Loving Orphaned Space, writes about providing a new vision for the ignored and abused spaces around us. Recently I had the opportunity to...
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