Mercer University Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies will welcome John Blake, senior writer at CNN.com, for the seventh Laurie Byington Lecture on the Contemporary South on Thursday, Jan. 23. Blake’s lecture The Power of a Hopeless Cause will examine his family’s story captured in the memoir More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew. The events in the story shaped how reporting on race and mental health has changed in the region and nation in the past 20 years. The lecture is free and open to the public and will take place at 6 p.m. in the
An exhibit entitled Johnnie Mae Maberry: The Artist and Art Teacher is on display at Arkansas Tech University Norman Hall Art Gallery through Friday, Feb. 21. Norman Hall Art Gallery, located at 203 West Q Street on the ATU campus in Russellville, is open weekdays from 8-5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The exhibit is comprised of two collections: Teaching Joshua Johnson” and “Beautiful Black and Brown Butterflies.
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the 2025 Research & Teaching Festival as a professional development event. The conference will be held on February 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT in Joseph R. Pearson Hall (JRP) room 150, with the option to attend in person or virtually.
At UNLV, we thrive in a fast-paced environment where information is constantly exchanged. As a Carnegie R1 public research university, it is necessary to determine how this information is transformed into actionable insights to create a culture of continuous improvement and learning among faculty, staff, and students.
Amid an urgent need for more support personnel in K-12 schools, Augsburg University is piloting a new program to train the next generation of school social workers and school-based therapists. Lots of social work students want to work in education, says Associate Professor Erin Sugrue, who chairs Augsburg’s social work department. But the requirement to complete at least one year-long internship in a school setting creates a structural hurdle for students who can’t afford to spend a year or more in an unpaid position. As a result, many internship placements in public schools go unfilled each year.
Philander Smith University (PSU) proudly announces that Ms. Jamaica S. Hall, a senior psychology major, has been selected as a 2024 White HBCU Initiative Scholar. Each year, the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Development selects scholars from among the nation’s finest institutions. This program recognizes outstanding students and further empowers them with tools for excellence. Together, the students comprise the next generation of HBCU leaders who will boost educational excellence, innovation, and economic competitiveness.
UT received high marks in three categories: Best Online Graduate Business Programs (non-MBA), Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs and Best Online Bachelor’s Programs. These rankings attest to the success of our efforts to reach learners wherever they are. We remain committed to expanding access to higher education,” said Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick, “to breaking down barriers to learning and acquiring educational credentials by creating flexible high-quality opportunities for learners everywhere to achieve their academic and professional goals.
Three women donning Miller Classic welding helmets huddle over their metal cactus projects. Sparks snap and spit and fly in brilliant showers from the welding shop in Grand Canyon University’s Engineering Building. Then cheers erupt amid a furious flinging of high fives. It isn’t something that often comes from the welding shop.
