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An Urban Lens on the Trump Convictions

Submitted by Bill Bowen on June 25, 2024 - 14:12

Former President Donald J. Trump’s felony convictions in a New York state court several weeks ago highlights two opposing narratives explaining the country's current divide.  Each narrative resonates well with different components of urban communities. Each major political party has crafted its preferred narrative to resonate with its target voters.  In doing so, these opposing narratives significantly erode the social fabric of American cities.

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Six Lectureships in Education Studies at the University of Glasgow

Submitted by Kristinn Hermannsson on June 21, 2024 - 08:51

The School of Education at the University of Glasgow has just advertised six lectureships in Education Studies. The listings from jobs.ac.uk are shown below, and all who are suitable qualified are encouraged to apply. Posts are available on both the Research and Teaching track (four posts) and the Learning, Teaching and Scholarship track (two posts).

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PASCAL Briefing Paper 27 - Pedalling Through Pregnancy: Is riding a bike when pregnant a political statement on spatial justice?

Submitted by Jac Torres Gomez on June 13, 2024 - 12:06

I am pleased to be able to make available this personal reflection as Briefing Paper 27 for PASCAL.

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Lecture on University Regional and Community Engagement to Iranian senior policymakers - Michael Osborne - 12 June 2024

Submitted by Nematollah Azizi on June 13, 2024 - 11:21

I am happy to report that on June 12, 2024, Professor Michael Osborne, Director of PASCAL (Europe) delivered a brilliant lecture on University Regional and Community Engagement to Iranian senior policymakers at the National Institute for Higher Education Planning and Research, under the Ministry of Sciences, Research and Technology. The audience also included senior researchers and PhD students in higher education.

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PASCAL Briefing Paper 26 - Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives

Submitted by Leone Wheeler on May 20, 2024 - 09:58

We are pleased to make available PASCAL Briefing Paper 26, which concerns the work of the PASCAL Learning Cities Network (LCN), Connecting Urban and Rural Learning Initiatives.