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Southwestern Professors Effectively Handle Conflict In the Classroom
An article in today’s New York Times, “In a Volatile Climate on Campus, Professors Teach on Tenterhooks,” discusses the politically charged climate on college campuses and specific ways faculty prepare for and handle conflict in the classroom.
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Southwestern Professors Effectively Handle Conflict In the Classroom
An article in today’s New York Times, “In a Volatile Climate on Campus, Professors Teach on Tenterhooks,” discusses the politically charged climate on college campuses and specific ways faculty prepare for and handle conflict in the classroom.
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Southwestern Education Major Wins TASPA Scholarship
Quincy Holland ’19 is the nineteenth recipient from SU to earn the Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators
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Psychology Professor and SU Alumni Research Perceptions of Sexting
Newsweek and Refinery29 write articles highlighting Dr. Traci Giuliano’s new research.
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From Southwestern to the Supreme Court
SU student Laura Rativa ’21 has her sights set on becoming a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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Alumna Researches the Screening of Hepatitis C in Babies
Alumna Dr. Catherine Chappell ’03 finds that fewer than a third of infants exposed to hepatitis C are later screened to monitor and treat the potentially fatal virus.
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President Edward Burger Featured in Austin-American Statesman
Dr. Burger talks Paideia, creating agile thinkers, and reinventing higher education.
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Southwestern Music Professor to be Honored by Austin Mayor Steve Adler
Assistant Professor of Music Hai Zheng Olefsky will be honored with special proclamation on May 10 for her contribution to the Austin community.
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Professor of Religion Dr. Laura Hobgood’s Book “A Dog’s History of the World” Featured in Psychology Today
Dr. Hobgood was recently interviewed in an article on her 2014 book A Dog’s History of the World: Canines and the Domestication of Humans.
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Why Waste Your Time With a “Throw-Away” Degree
How a Classics degree helped one SU alumnus gain acceptance into highly competitive T14 law schools.
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EPA Recognizes Southwestern University As 2017-18 College and University Green Power Conference Champion
Southwestern University beat our conference rivals by using more than 18 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, representing 100 percent of the school’s annual electricity use.
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Alumna heads to MIT for graduate study in city planning
A biology and environmental studies graduate, Vanessa Toro Barragan ’12 seeks to tackle climate change at the intersections of science and social justice. The flexible and interdisciplinary Master in City Planning (MCP) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will allow her to do just that.
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Natalie DeCesare SU ‘19 Honored as a 2018 Newman Civic Fellow
The Newman Civic Fellowship “recognizes and supports community-committed students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country.”
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Dr. Sheppard’s Last Stand
Dr. Kenny Sheppard, who is retiring after 44 years at Southwestern, will conduct his final chorale concert at the Alma Thomas Theatre on Saturday, April 28.
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19th Annual Research & Creative Works Symposium
Southwestern University celebrated the work of students and faculty at the 19 th annual Research & Creative Works Symposium on Tuesday, April 10.
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Southwestern Featured in Smithsonian Magazine
A recent Smithsonian article, “Is a Texas Town the Future of Renewable Energy?,” wonderfully highlighted our city’s and Southwestern’s commitment to sustainability.
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Learn More About Academics at SU
A ssociate Professor of Mathematics Dr. Fumiko Futamura recently sat down to chat with SU seniors Mauro Garcia and JT Marek to during a Facebook Live event. Watch the video.
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Southwestern Professor of Psychology Dr. Fay Guarraci Led Students in Groundbreaking Research Regarding the Effects of Ketamine on Sexual Behavior in Female Rats
This particular project provided a great experience for students to work in a lab setting, conducting research side-by-side with an expert in the field. What an amazing opportunity for undergraduate students.
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Cover of Japanese Politics and Government Has Special Meaning to its Author, Southwestern University Dean of the Faculty Dr. Alisa Gaunder
For the cover of her latest book, she chose a beautiful picture of the National Diet Building in Tokyo. It is a gorgeous and classic shot that represents the contents of the book, but there is personal meaning as well.
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There’s Something About Mary
Tom Morin ’94 honors his former professor by creating The Mary Visser High Impact Experiences Endowed Fund.
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Mattie Kotzur ’16 Combines Two of her Passions as Music Teacher at Ford Elementary in Georgetown
Whether she’s teaching second graders about Mozart or showing fourth graders the correct way to hold a recorder, Kotzur approaches each day with positivity, determination and joy.
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Southwestern Officially Breaks Ground on Phase II of Fondren-Jones Science Center
On February 2, 2018, Southwestern University officially broke ground on the second phase of a $37 million-dollar expansion to the Fondren-Jones Science Center. The project is expected to be completed and ready to welcome students in the fall of 2019.
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SU Student Cameron Henkel ‘21 Wins National Design Contest, Exhibits His Smart Medication Dispenser at CES Conference in Las Vegas
Inspired by his late great-grandmother, Cameron hopes his design will “help people lead independent lives while providing reassurance to their caretakers and loved ones.”
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Mary Miller, Sterling Professor of the History of Art at Yale University, Will Present “Were They Enslaved? Maya Figurines from Jaina and Beyond” at Southwestern
Phi Beta Kappa’s Visitng Scholar Program welcomes Dr. Miller to campus Feb. 1.
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Rendon Explains Her Love of Playing Piano and Southwestern
“The professors take the time to really get to know you. They not only care about your academic success, but they’re genuinely interested in you as a person.” - Maureen Rendon ’21
