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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In an era</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">of</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">misinformation,
algorithm-curated news,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">viral AI-generated
media,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">critical thinking</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">has</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">become
increasingly</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sage's 2026 Critical Thinking Challenge</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> spotlights creative, practical approaches to strengthening critical thinking in higher education. We asked professors, researchers,
and academic librarians to submit their ideas for strengthening how critical thinking is taught in higher education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We received nearly <b>200 submissions from 36 countries across six continents</b>. Judges scored each submission from a list of criteria and we will be posting the top eight throughout April.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Second and third place submissions will receive $500 each, while the first-place winner will receive $2,000 to be used for research projects or library needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.socialsciencespace.com/tag/critical-thinking-challenge/" target="_blank">Read the top entries on Social Science Space throughout the month. </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.sagepub.com/our-initiatives/critical-thinking?_gl=1*1u630uf*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA4NDcyNTY2Mi4xNzc1NTYzMjA0*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3NzU1NjMyMDMkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzU1NjMyMDgkajU1JGwwJGg0MTkwOTQ2NjA.">Learn
more about Sage’s critical thinking initiatives.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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