Dr. Douglas Jarvie

05/04/2021

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/03/983473068/saving-endangered-bonobos-teaches-a-lesson-in-empathy a great way to learn

At an animal sanctuary in the Congo, young students are learning why the gentle, endangered apes known as bonobos should be seen as a national treasure.

15/02/2020

https://www.facebook.com/unitednations/photos/a.89524425819/10158279233985820/?type=3&theater some useful advice about gender neutral language from the UN

What you say matters! Join UN Women to help create a more equal world by using gender-neutral language if you're unsure about someone's gender or referring to a group.

04/01/2020

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/04/792730362/threatened-hawaiian-bird-strives-to-make-comeback good news

One of Hawaii's most threatened seabirds, the Newell's shearwater, makes its home on the island of Kauai. Conservationists there are fighting to keep the iconic bird from disappearing.

20/12/2019

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/left-handed-personality-psychology_n_58331757e4b058ce7aac163a?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000032&fbclid=IwAR2I7neauouVLeoqylyTCQ0o9tO0nBMUUPhE4pQeLdULQvQbxlqtOYwnXMw feeling left-handed

Being a leftie is far from a disadvantage.

03/04/2019

good news

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it was ending the testing — which included feeding cats to other cats — effective immediately.

13/03/2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/700326142/over-24-and-thinking-about-college-youre-not-alone it's never to late to go back to college

About 7.6 million adults 25 and over attended college in 2018. Among them are a mother of four, a Navy vet and a grandmother finishing what she started more than four decades ago.

07/03/2019

07/03/2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/06/697098684/one-reason-rural-students-dont-go-to-college-colleges-don-t-go-to-them

"People tend to overlook the rural areas," says David Hochstetler, a high school senior in rural Michigan. "I think it's kind of disappointing because some able students could get looked over."

25/02/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zeshN_ummU

Excerpt from PBS documentary History Dectectives Slave Songbook tracing the development of Negro Spirituals and cultural connections to Africa

02/01/2018

Spring semester 2018

30/05/2017

Fall 2017 courses by Dr. Douglas Jarvie

For sociology students and other students who are interested in experimenting with social media and social networks, in order to create social change. Course is taught in English.

2170 社交網絡、社交媒體與社會變革研究
Thursdays, 4:20 to 7:10pm

For all THU students who are interested in developing their speaking and listening skills. Course focuses on songs and lyrics from Broadway and Hollywood musicals, as well as discussing social topics.

3716 從百老匯看社會
Wednesdays, 1:10 to 4:10pm

For all THU students who are interested in developing their speaking, listening, and group cooperation skills, this project-based class uses volunteer social actions to make a difference in the world.

3717 行動英語
Tuesdays, 4:20 to 7:10pm