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Empathy and a moral education dictate opportunities for the future

Patrick Crowley December 3, 2014

What is lost sometimes to each of us, including myself, in the doldrums of academics and the fun of social activities is that we, as students, are beyond lucky and fortunate to attend The University of...

American education needs to be updated alongside new discoveries

Carolyn Duke November 30, 2014

New discoveries are being made daily – discoveries across all disciplines, including education. These discoveries not only affect what we teach our children, but also how we teach them. A constantly...

SOURCE offers grants for collaborative student group partnerships

Sirui Shao November 12, 2014

Funding in the amount of $500, $1,000 and $2,000 grants will be available to organizations that team up with each other to put on an event that educates their members and benefits the University community....

Scientific facts and religion can be harmonious

Rich Robinson October 27, 2014

In the Oct. 26 edition of The New York Times, opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof called for America to “fix the escalator” of our broken education system. Citing data from a recent Organization for...

Say it right: The words we choose to use can have a huge impact

Samaria Johnson October 26, 2014

In one of my Thursday classes last week, a pair of students representing their small group gave a short presentation on the connections between the LGBTQ community, homelessness, food insecurity and mental...

Zulfacar discovers Life

Zulfacar discovers Life

Maddy Ard October 19, 2014

Maliha Zulfacar was born in 1961 in poverty-stricken, war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. She went on to become the first Afghan woman to seek a college education in the United States and the first female ambassador...

UnlockED, HCA to host education career event

UnlockED, HCA to host education career event

Katie Shepherd October 13, 2014

UnlockED, a student organization founded last year with the goal of improving the teaching and learning environment in Alabama, will partner with the Honors College Assembly to host ExplorED: Pathways...

Program hosts brunch to raise education awareness

Emily Williams September 10, 2014

The Revive Progress Association is a new student group sponsoring a brunch this weekend to raise awareness about state education legislature. The Schoolhouse Votes Initiative Brunch will take place...

Students should challenge their teachers

Joe Puchner September 7, 2014

This weekend, tailgating tents lined the quad and students lined up to see the Crimson Tide take on their opponent inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Sports were played and great merriment was made. But today,...

Online classes serve as real-world preparation

Jackson Poe August 27, 2014

The increasing amount of online classes as a means for education is great for students of all ages. Online classes put the work completely in the students’ hands and let them work through the class...

Interdisciplinary education should extend beyond the classroom

John David Thompson August 25, 2014

In college, students must focus their efforts and studies to one particular area of study. While that is great, you can miss out on learning many great things and challenging your brain. Creating an interdisciplinary...

Teachers go back to school

Teachers go back to school

Samuel Yang June 17, 2014

Teachers ask students to say a lot of things, but the ASM Materials Camp teaches teachers how to get their students to express wonder. “The philosophy of the camps is to give students a ‘Wow!’...