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The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is a non-profit organization in Santa Fe, New Mexico. SAR focuses on furthering creativity and innovative thinking in Native American arts and the social sciences with a particular focus on anthropology, archaeology, and Latino Studies.
SAR is home to the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC), with nearly 12,000 works spanning from the sixth century to the present, the IARC is one of the nation’s most important Southwest Native American art research collections.
SAR offers its full spring and summer of public programs including the continuation of their 2019/2020 Creative Thought Forum series.
One of their upcoming events include Creative Thought Forum Lecture // Chaco Landscapes: Sensory and Political Engagements with Place with Ruth Van Dyke at the St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe. Read the Entire Article
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The New School, a not-for-profit liberal arts college in New York City, awarded degrees to more than 3,000 students at its annual Commencement ceremony on Sunday. CBS New York reports the...more
Foundation: Indianapolis Foundation
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When Unoma Okorafor started working on her master's degree in computer science at the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja, Nigeria, in the mid-'90s, she had no idea she'd end up in...more
Mary Dinkel is a second-grade teacher at Fayette Elementary School in Terre Haute, Ind., and she's also a member of the Indiana Educator Fellowship for Creative Teaching. She's one of 18 teachers...more
The Indiana Department of Education has just announced its 2019 fellows for the state's Creative Teaching Fellowship, a program that aims to help teachers "implement creativity-centered innovation...more
"Time-trap thinking seems logical," writes Lori Carrell in the Los Angeles Times, "but it's short-sighted: Degrees mean real earning power and career growth, and many students do work during...more
"If the class register were anything to go by, education would be one of modern civilization's greatest success stories." That's what Peter Wilson, a member of the UBS Accelerate Collective, had...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates is stepping down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates more than 20 years ago. As part of an agreement made...more
If you're in the market for a new car, the NADA Show in New Orleans in January is your best chance to see what's out there. Here's a look at some of the buzzy new offerings, courtesy of Jalopnik,...more
When Christa Hayes' kids shut down their public schools in 2020, the Montana math professor started hearing from parents seeking help for their children's schoolwork and wanting to find a way for...more
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