U.S. Rep. Ross to Speak at College Commencement
U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-4th District, will speak at commencement exercises for the College of Education and Health Professions at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Read more »
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Collier's Team Wins Second Women's Giving Circle Grant
A grant from the Women's Giving Circle will build on an existing program serving the Marshallese community. Read more »
International Students on Campus: Rich Opportunities Plus Complex Cultural Issues
International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A History, co-authored by professor Christopher J. Lucas and Teresa Brawner Bevis, highlights the history and experiences of international students at American colleges and universities. Read more »
Preserving a Language and Culture: Teaching Choctaw in the Public Schools
In a program that could become a model for other threatened languages, Freddie A. Bowles, foreign language educator at the University of Arkansas, works with the Choctaw Nation to preserve and revitalize this indigenous heritage language. Read more »
New Master's Degree for Physical Education Offered Online
A new, online degree program at the University of Arkansas could serve many physical education teachers and coaches in Arkansas who do not have an advanced degree. Read more »
Technology Workshop Helps Teachers Prepare Students
Many students in Arkansas come from a low-tech background. The College of Education and Health Professions recently provided a workshop to train teachers to implement new technology so that these students will enter college or a career well-prepared. Read more »
Study: School Financing System Improved Following Lake View
The Office for Education Policy assessed the extent to which the state met the court mandate in the Lake View case of improving the adequacy and equity of the state’s system of school funding. Read more »
Education Students Practice Interviewing, Being Interviewed
Paul Hewitt, an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Arkansas, is teaching a course this spring in which he assigned a group project requiring the students to write interview questions and conduct a simulated interview. Read more »
Stotsky Serves on National Panel Offering Blueprint for Success in Math
Sandra Stotsky was appointed in 2006 to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel to make recommendations to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Read more »
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