WPI Activities Archives - Page 8 of 9

Farm Legacy: immigrants follow the American Dream

by Josefina Pagani | Aug 31, 2018 | Immigration, Personal Reflections, WPI Activities

A few cars and some trucks are moving along Highway 14, an east-west route that goes through Tracy, Minn. Through the window of the van one can see...

Shrinking the achievement gap in education

by Rafael Gregorio | Aug 31, 2018 | Immigration, WPI Activities

A couple’s vision battled the achievement gap between black and white students in Minneapolis and helped children of Somali immigrants, but overcoming racial inequality in education remains one of several challenges in America – and also in Brazil

Empathy is the only cure

by Jenny Jannari | Aug 30, 2018 | Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, WPI Activities

“Nobody is truly objective.”

“In Ely we have a WhatsApp fishing group… and none of it is true”

by Joana Azevedo Viana | Aug 29, 2018 | Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Politics, WPI Activities

Welcome to Ely, population 3,400+. Located in the northern part of Minnesota, next to the Canadian border, it is a relatively small town by American...