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“Cost of Opportunity” undergraduates present: Brazilian higher education access spurs both economic and cultural advancement. Does one matter more?
On April 9, 2019, Duke undergraduates and “Cost of Opportunity” project members Vanessa Aguedelo and Joseph Beck presented data that suggested that Brazilian education remains both extremely difficult to access and more crucial to employment than in its developed counterparts. Joe Beck gave an overview of Brazilian education politics noting “most [university] students were wealthy […]
Duke Brazil Conference reflects on Bolsonaro’s rise
The election of Jair Bolsonaro to Brazil’s presidency surprised many observers and continued the global and regional resurgence of right-wing ascendancy. Since taking power, Bolsonaro’s government has allegedly threatened ideological purges of national scholarship recipients, promised to reverse the country’s now-consolidated quota policies, and downplay-if not eliminate entirely-land and cultural rights for descendants of Brazil’s […]
Duke Bass Connections highlights Cost of Opportunity-inspired project
Update: The IM/UFRRJ’s Ricardo Portugal reported on this article under the title “Convênio Duke-UFRRJ produz estudos sobre luta popular na Baixada.” Read em português. Duke’s Bass Connections highlighted the work of two scholarship recipients, Ingrid Nogueira and Carolina Mendonça at the Rural University’s (UFRRJ) Documentation and Image Center (CEDIM). The two UFRRJ history undergraduates under […]
Brazil Offers Lessons for U.S. Affirmative Action Supporters
By Travis Knoll In the past year, the fragile affirmative action policies in the United States have come under withering attack, culminating in recent weeks with the Trump administration’s reversal of the Obama administration’s interpretation of affirmative action policy. While U.S. proponents plead the public case for diversity anew, halfway across the world, Brazilian activists reacting […]
Closing a Part of my Life: Two Years in the “Cost of Opportunity” Project [UPDATED]
By: Adaír Citlalli Necalli Note: The blog has updated this post to include Adair’s TEDx Duke Talk on the colonizing biases of European history and importance of listening to and valuing Nahua native speakers, and First Nations more generally, in our historical, literary, and ethnographic research about them. The issues raised in her talk go to […]
“Educate to Liberate” Conference brings together international scholars and activists to brainstorm transnational innovation in education
On April 20, Duke University hosted an all-day conference, “Cost of Opportunity: Educate to Liberate” which brought together Brazilian and U.S. scholars to discuss educational innovation in the Americas, especially for the continents’ marginalized and minority populations. History professor John D. French opened with a description of Duke’s two-year long project, “The Cost of Opportunity:Higher […]
Nova Iguaçu “Open University” Conference sparks continued reflection
By Riley Allen Students from Duke University and the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) continue to reflect on the UFRRJ’s “Open University” conference held on March 1, 2018 in the city of Nova Iguaçu. The event brought together 160 elementary, high school, and university students, professors, government officials, and community members. In […]
Nivelando o campo de jogo: Uma história popular
Por Eduardo Ângelo da Silva Deixo aqui o registro de um momento muito significativo em minha trajetória, a participação na Conferência Internacional “O Custo da Oportunidade: Educar para Libertar”. Como todo estudante de origem popular, nos anos 90 sentíamos que os vestibulares públicos estavam lá para nos massacrar. Tentei muitos vestibulares até conseguir ingressar em […]
College Prep NGO and Afro-Brazilian Rights Organization Writes Federal Officials on the Death of Marielle Franco
Editor’s Note: This letter addresses the death of Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco. A rising bi-sexual, Black politician from one of Rio’s favela communities before her death, Franco became a symbol for the political potential of Rio’s marginalized communities. Her sudden death coincided with an unusual federal military intervention in Rio de Janeiro, […]
Federal Rural University (UFRRJ) event discusses Higher-Ed
Editor’s note: This article, produced by Ivan Lima at “Novo Japeri Online” originally appeared in Portuguese here. The Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) in Nova Iguaçú hosted the event “Open Univesity for the Right to Higher Education” this past Thursday, March 1. The event included discussion panels, workshops, and cultural activities involving […]
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“Cost of Opportunity” undergraduates present: Brazilian higher education access spurs both economic and cultural advancement. Does one matter more?
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Duke Brazil Conference reflects on Bolsonaro’s rise
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Duke Bass Connections highlights Cost of Opportunity-inspired project
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Brazil Offers Lessons for U.S. Affirmative Action Supporters
