Associate Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Avnet, J. (Director). (1991). Fried Green Tomatoes. [Motion Picture]. Los Angeles, CA: Universal Pictures. Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes is the now-classic story of two women in the 1980s: of gray-headed Mrs. Ninny Threadgoode, who is Continue reading Movie Night: Fried Green Tomatoes
Thomas Alakayak has been through several cycles of life’s up and downs. He was raised in the Yup’ik village of Manokotak, Alaska, located in the Bristol Bay area on the eastern-most arm of the Bering Sea. Thomas was first introduced Continue reading Hungry to Help My Native People
Research has shown that students who achieve high levels of reading literacy usually like to read for their own enjoyment and come from families where their parents spend a lot of time on reading. Alaska Natives follow a more verbal Continue reading Academic Writing about Literature at Alaska Christian College
Michelle grew up in two different environments: in an Alaskan “bush village” and in Anchorage, the largest village in Alaska. She reported that she saw and experienced many situations of all kinds of abuse. Until she came to ACC, she Continue reading ACC Class of 2012: Michelle Fancher
Research on school attendance consistently shows that absenteeism is correlated to students’ school behavior, participation in extracurricular activities, assessment and grades, and long-term educational outcomes. Anecdotal information suggests that most students really want to enjoy school, participate fully, and do Continue reading Math Achievement among ACC Students from Western Bush Alaska