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Media Advisory: Governor General of Canada to Deliver Keynote Address at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
OTTAWA, ONTARIO-- - His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will deliver a keynote address on the opening day of the 2012 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, ...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:37:00 -0700

Paul Stoller: Saving Social Science
STEM is important in the future of higher education, but so are the social sciences and humanities which teach students how to think critically and to how assess the social and cultural ramifications of rapid technological change.

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:26:07 -0700

Ten Vernon Parish students graduate from LSU
Ten Vernon Parish students made up Louisiana State University's spring graduating class.

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:22:23 -0700

Social policy and administration
Study of contemporary social, political and economic problems – such as poverty, inequality, crime, unemployment, healthcare, education and housing – and potential policy responses to them What will I learn? Social policy has a long history as a social science subject but expanded rapidly in the UK after the creation of the welfare state in the 1940s. You will draw on theoretical ideas from ...

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:54:09 -0700

Nussbaum wins Asturias Social Sciences prize
For only the second time the Asturias jury has decided to award its 2012 Social Sciences prize to a woman, American philosopher Martha Nussbaum. The…

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:12:27 -0700