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Student organization hosts downtown block partyAn ASU-sponsored student organization is combining fun, fashion and business in a block-party extravaganza. The 4.1.1. Effect’s Community, Entertainment and Fashion event starts at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6 at Civic… |
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Cronkite professors pay tribute to remarkable women in newsroomsFinding a leadership style that works. Navigating workplace culture. Balancing work and family. Dealing with sexual harassment. These are just some of the challenges women face in the workplace, but especially so in the rambunctious world of media, in which… |
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Student-centered, project-based education continues to thrive at ASU91 percent of ASU undergrads work closely with faculty on projects During an accreditation visit to Arizona State University, a visiting professor was astounded to learn that more than 90 percent of ASU degree recipients have worked on individual… |
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Native American view of the Grand Canyon's centennial celebrationEditor's note: This story is part of an ASU Now series celebrating the centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. Most people view the… |
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Day 1: Free speech, national security and what it's like to cover Washington in the age of TrumpEditor's note: The first day of the opening week at the Ambassador Barbara Barrett & Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center at ASU was a full one. Here are the highlights; find the current day's blog… |
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Professors honor role models in science, technology, engineering and mathMarch is Women’s History Month, and the National Women’s History Project declared this year’s theme: “Women Inspiring Innovation through Imagination,” a celebration of women’s extraordinary contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). … |
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Hair and the 'n-word': Connecting with Neal A. LesterFrom novels and plays to personal ads, dolls and Disney movies – it’s all fair game for literary analysis as far as Neal A. Lester is concerned. “I can look at anything as a text,” says Lester, associate vice president for humanities and arts, and professor of… |
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New faculty books: From maids' daughters to murderAs a toddler, Olivia left her family and traditions in Mexico to live with her mother, Carmen, a live-in maid in an exclusive, nearly all-white gated community in Los Angeles. Mother and daughter sleep in the maid’s room, just off the kitchen, but Olivia is raised… |
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Study abroad program aims to change Peru's fortunes
For centuries Peru has been one of the most poorly educated and poverty stricken countries in the world. However, a study abroad program is changing Peru’s future while giving students an invaluable global experience. “… |
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5 growth areas for Phoenix and the engineers who are making it happenEditor's note: This story is being highlighted in ASU Now's year in review. Read more top stories from 2018 … |