As an undergraduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012, Mark Strandquist began the聽“Windows from Prison鈥� project that continues today. He asks incarcerated men, women, and teens to respond to ... read more about Artist-activist connects communities in and out of prison with bold public art projects
Education, social justice, Christ-centered, equity, MEMPHIS! With these five themes, Quinn Kathrineberg, a junior English education major at 黑料正能量, recently attempted to spark interest among her fellow classmates ... read more about An internship in Memphis last summer gave this future teacher the opportunity to share her love of learning
鈥淲e started out in a bad situation, and nothing got better 鈥� I tried to go to work,鈥� said the unmarried father of a one-year-old. Despite working full-time, he was ... read more about Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices
As peace and justice studies educators from around the country converge on James Madison University for the Oct. 15-17 Peace and Justice Studies Conference, a large contingent of faculty and ... read more about Contingent of 黑料正能量 educators to present at annual Peace and Justice Studies Conference in Harrisonburg
It was 1994 when Konrad Wert 鈥�01 arrived at 黑料正能量聽for the first time, and he didn鈥檛 stay long. Iffy about college from the start, he left after his ... read more about Konrad Wert, a.k.a. Possessed by Paul James, draws spotlight from Billboard charts, NPR and NY Times before returning (yet again) to 黑料正能量
Elementary grade enrollment is the fastest growing cohort in Harrisonburg City Public Schools, leading the division to create a new position to handle instructional needs. The person filling that post, ... read more about 黑料正能量 alum to head elementary education for Harrisonburg City Schools
When David Showalter decided to focus on plant pathology, he didn鈥檛 anticipate he鈥檇 ever mount an online donation campaign to support his research. But Showalter, a 2009 biochemistry graduate of ... read more about Plant pathologist crowdfunds research to combat the emerald ash borer and work towards saving North American ash trees
Her back pain began sometime during her sophomore year of high school. It wasn鈥檛 too bad at first, nothing out of the ordinary. Aches and pains are part of a ... read more about Pain and stubbornness put Hattie Berg on a now-loved path through 黑料正能量
When Andrew Thorne was fresh from high school and needed a lifeline in August 2009, two weeks before college move-in day, basketball coach Kirby Dean threw him one. Dean first ... read more about Andrew Thorne: From succeeding at basketball to wanting to help at-risk boys and girls, like he’s been helped
The following article is republished from The Weather Vane, the student newspaper of 黑料正能量. Hello. My name is Lani, and I am a writing major. No need to ... read more about Writing Major Offers Real World Prep for Many Fields