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Educating future educators: OU’s School of Education and Human Services

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter March 27, 2024

During Michigan’s February presidential primary election, Grand Rapids Public Schools kept its schools open as polling took place within the buildings. Many parents of schoolchildren find that keeping...

Jeff Thomas throughout the years. (Left to right) Thomas in 2011, posing very naturally for his senior pictures. Thomas in 2016 sitting on break at a commercial job site. Thomas in 2022 standing outside of ODowd Hall (photo by Sophie Hume).

My experience as a nontraditional college student

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2022

I graduated from Capac High School in June 2012. Next month, nearly 10 years later, I’ll walk across the stage at OU’s commencement ceremony so President Ora Hirsch Pesovitz can hand me my diploma....

Education in America: Reading the elephant in the room

Joey Colby, Contributor September 15, 2021

If I told you that the majority of American adults would have significant difficulty reading the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, would you believe me? I didn’t believe it until I was shown a 2020 study...

HNO members teaching local immigrants and families anatomy

OUWB supports local immigrants and families by teaching anatomy

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter July 28, 2021

While immigrant populations including Hispanic and Latino groups are rapidly growing especially in Michigan, policies for these immigrants don’t seem to respond to their needs just yet. To support...

Disability support services is located in North Foundation Hall. This office provides reasonable educational accommodation for people with a disability.

Gaining the right to education for people with disabilities

Emily Morris, Managing Editor April 14, 2021

Education has not been offered equitably — disability inclusion has made historical changes, but the movement is still unfolding.  People with disabilities and their allies advocated “everybody...

Course content is also often geared toward girls, Maxfield said. In language arts, reading choices are often more appealing to girls than boys.

Trends in learning: boys vs girls

Grace Turner May 10, 2015

Women’s progress in recent decades of higher education starts at a young age, according to a recent study. More females than males in higher education is becoming more common, according to a recent...

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