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A sustainable development course on Coursera inspired Anastasia to start a community organization that helps young girls learn critical life skills. Here’s her story: I live in Kaduna town, which is the capital of Kaduna, one of the older states in Northern Nigeria, West Africa. I studied architecture in university, but I have about 10…

Are you passionate about climate change? Would you like to learn how to address and respond to this challenge? If so, you’re in luck—the University of Michigan recently launched a unique course, designed by a team of students, faculty, and learning specialists, called Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action. This course…

Maya Adam, M.D. is a lecturer at Stanford University School of Medicine and instructor of a new course, Health Across the Gender Spectrum, on Coursera. Through a series of illustrated personal stories, Health Across the Gender Spectrum explores a wide variety of health issues faced by transgender children. She recently published Five Things That Can…

By Deanna Raineri, Chief Academic Strategist, Coursera June is LGBTQ+ Pride month across the globe. In many places, including right here at Coursera, this is a time to celebrate the contributions, experiences, and diversity of LGBTQ+ individuals—and to acknowledge the challenges they continue to face around the world.     At Coursera, we believe that anyone,…