Four Melikian Center affiliates have recently received grants from the National Center for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) to conduct research.

NCEEER was established in 1978 to ensure the long-term funding of peer-reviewed research on the region. The organization seeks to bridge the gap between academic research and public policy by supporting projects that address pressing global issues.

Areej Mawasi will graduate from ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College next month with her PhD in Learning, Literacies and Technologies. Also in May, she’ll finish work on what amounted to an early graduation present: Mawasi is one of 25 students from 21 nations selected for the Spring 2021 “Research Sprint” launched by the Digital Asia Hub, a nonprofit think tank based in Hong Kong; and Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Global Network of Internet and Society Centers.

As many schools prepare to reopen this fall, many educators are wondering what challenges to anticipate and what tools they’ll need to “get back to normal” — if that’s even possible. Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, in collaboration with What Schools Could Be, will be hosting Project Springboard — April through August, 2021 — a series of design studio sessions to help educators build on this momentum for change as they get ready for the upcoming school year.

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