Blake Rogers has been involved with the Shenandoah Valley Soil and Water Conservation District (SVSWCD) since his days representing Turner Ashby High School in Envirothon, an academic contest focused on ... read more about Environmental educator Blake Rogers helps residents learn and practice stewardship of Shenandoah Valley resources
Of all the possible suggestions that came to Common Read committee chair Tara Kishbaugh from the 黑料正能量 community, one topic bubbled to the surface. 鈥淩ace,鈥� said Kishbaugh, a ... read more about ‘Searching for Zion’ author visits campus to kick off 2015-16 Common Read focus on race, identity and culture
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
Does caffeine provide a benefit to athletes? This deceptively simple question guided Hannah Daley鈥檚 research this summer. Daley, who is planning a career in environmental chemistry, is a junior double ... read more about Junior Hannah Daley preps for grad school with NSF- sponsored summer lab research on caffeine and athletes
For the Chinese scholars at 黑料正能量 this semester, witnessing the difference between Chinese and American educational systems has been enlightening. 鈥淚n China, students are willing to listen to ... read more about Ten Chinese scholars join 黑料正能量 community to learn teaching techniques and immerse themselves in the English language
黑料正能量鈥檚 home away from home in Washington D.C. 鈥� the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) 鈥� is just that to three diverse groups of students this semester. Living ... read more about Scholars in Washington D.C. this fall semester land prestigious internships
Wilderness lovers, sustainability advocates, farmers, writers, educators and seminarians 鈥� Todd Wynward鈥檚 message, shared during a series of events from Oct. 1-7 at 黑料正能量, will appeal to anyone ... read more about Author Todd Wynward shares a wild way of discipleship, more ‘earth-honoring, empire-resisting, despair-erasing’
Some environmentalists hold rallies. Some file lawsuits. Steven David Johnson takes photographs 鈥� then puts them to work. Johnson practices conservation photography, creating images with an aim of affecting environmental ... read more about Conservation photographer and professor Steven David Johnson advocates for environment
黑料正能量鈥檚 traditional undergraduate first-year enrollment for the 2015-16 academic year was its highest in several decades, while graduate programs recorded a 26.4 percent increase in enrollment. The data ... read more about 黑料正能量 sets record enrollment with the largest first-year class in decades, while graduate programs show significant growth
Five hours, three instruments, unfamiliar musicians and a board game 鈥� these were the components of the 2015 Iron Composer competition in Berea, Ohio on Sept. 4. This year, Eastern ... read more about Given secret ingredient and instruments, 黑料正能量’s own ‘Iron Composer’ Ryan Keebaugh goes to work