We’re all familiar with stories focused on overcoming adversity. Movies, books, and even LinkedIn posts frequently narrate how an individual beat the odds to win the big game, leave a troubled relationship, or start a business.
Many people take for granted how easily they navigate money and financial systems. However, for countless individuals, particularly immigrants and refugees, financial struggles stem not from a lack of personal responsibility...
Norwood Glaspie has always been curious about how children acquire and process information, how they learn from their social environments, and how social and cognitive factors interact in shaping their development.
For most of my life, I have felt like an outsider looking in. I have battled with anxiety and depression, come from a family of divorced parents, and was bullied throughout school.
It may come as a surprise to many people that for the percentage of its high schools offering computer science (CS) courses, Minnesota ranks dead last in the country. The national average sits at 58 percent and Minnesota’s neighbors Iowa...
In the world of academia, the path to becoming a scientist is often portrayed as a linear progression, characterized by deliberate steps and premeditated decisions. However, my journey through academia has been anything but conventional...
As a boy in Shanghai, China, Kevin Gu had an early obsession. “I love sports,” he says. His love is pure. While many people enjoy the competitive nature of sports—striving to win and aiming for the championship—Gu has a fondness for the games in...
“The goal for us was to really marry practice and research,” says CEHD’s Executive Director of Educational Leadership Katie Pekel. “By that I mean putting practitioners and researchers in the same place and on a level footing. We know there’s a gap.
