As LGBTQ+ individuals around the globe continue to pursue the freedom to express themselves openly, the work to record their histories is as crucial as ever. During Pride Month, Wiki Education’s June Speaker Series panel “Who is preserving LGBTQ+ history?” explored the ongoing documentation work on Wikipedia by LGBTQ+ people, students, scholars, and allies, and … Continued
Sophia Janssens was shocked when she first discovered how little information the Black women in American law Wikipedia article provided to its readers. As a Black woman and future law student, she was instantly drawn to improving the article, knowing that its content barely scratched the surface of the topic. Confident that there must be … Continued
For more than a decade, Wiki Education has bridged the realms of education and Wikipedia, supporting academics and students in U.S. and Canadian accredited institutions as they improve the world’s go-to source of information. But what does this approach to enriching Wikipedia look like worldwide? Last month’s Speaker Series program, “Wikipedia and Education, globally”, explored … Continued
In this eight-week course, we will expand, update, and improve Wikipedia as a resource for the study of the U.S. Latinx past, broadly understood. Wiki Education’s team of Wikipedia experts will guide participants through the process of adding information to Wikipedia, and participants will emerge having told a story of the U.S. Latinx past. … Continued
Take a guess – what content gap in the Wikipedia articles on Lysol, the Great Depression in the United States, and the Black Panther Party is now filled, thanks to the work of Utah State University student editors? The answer might surprise you! You can now learn about the role of contraception in each subject’s … Continued
Art history professor Kate Dimitrova has taught three classes with Wikipedia, but it wasn’t until she enrolled in a Wiki Scholars course that she became a more dedicated Wikipedia editor – and found exhilaration, fulfillment, and empowerment in the process. “I find immense satisfaction in knowing that I am improving an article with accurate and … Continued
From randomized control trials to years of intensive content analysis, the featured scholars in our most recent Speaker Series webinar brought a range of research studies and findings to answer our two-part question, “What can we learn from Wikipedia and how do we move it forward?” Wikipedia can shape the world, not just reflect it, … Continued
Wiki Education is proud to welcome the seven members of the inaugural Humanities & Social Justice Advisory Committee, bringing together faculty from higher education institutions across the country. The group will advise and support our Wikipedia Student Program’s Knowledge Equity initiative in partnership with the Mellon Foundation. “Wiki Education does such phenomenally important work that … Continued
In fall 2023, 20 esteemed experts in art history joined Wiki Education for a special ten-week Wiki Scholars course funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Designed to train experts to edit articles about European art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century, the course demonstrated the incredible impact a small group of … Continued
