Billy Cundiff of the Baltimore Ravens and Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers have been under public scrutiny since making major mistakes during their teams’ NFL playoff games. Their response to the incidents could be just as important as what happens on the field, according to Larry Lauer of the Institute for the...
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This week the Rick Hess Straight Up (RHSU) blog on Education Week published the 2012 Edu-Scholar Public Presence rankings. The list, as Hess writes, is designed to recognize university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling. Coming in at No. 83 is Donald Heller, who became dean of...
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Everything seemed perfectly ordinary to Juleen Jenkins-Whall as she sat with her 10th grade chemistry class during a Traverse City West High School assembly —that is, until State Superintendent Mike Flanagan popped in for a video chat, and announced that Jenkins-Whall had just won the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Dubbed by Teacher Magazine as the “Oscars of Teaching,” the award recognizes outstanding work in...
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In response to the recent coaching scandal at Pennsylvania State University, ESPN The Magazine has dedicated its December cover story to spreading awareness about sexual abuse among youth athletes. The article urges parents, teachers and adults everywhere to educate children about sexual predators, despite the human tendency to shy away from such taboo topics. For insight about this difficult...
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Deborah Feltz, a professor and chairperson of the Michigan State University Department of Kinesiology, has been selected as one of 11 MSU professors to be named a University Distinguished Professor in 2011. This exclusive title is among the highest honors that can be bestowed on a faculty member by the university. Those selected for...
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In January 2012, Matthew Wawrzynski, an associate professor of Educational Administration at the MSU College of Education, will become the new executive editor of the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (JSARP). The journal is a publication of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and is designed to publish high-quality research that will positively impact the field...
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