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Germantown Graduate Students Represent Union University Well at Regional Research Conference
November 9, 2011 - Graduate students from the School of Education’s Germantown, TN campus represented Union University well at this year’s annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA). The MSERA conference was held on the campus of the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford, MS on November 2-4, 2011. Three current graduate students and one recent alumnus made presentations. Lakishia N. Robinson presented The Administrator’s Effect on Teacher Turnover, while J. B. Blocker delivered a session on The Effect of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Program on the Academic Achievement and Exclusionary Consequences of African American Male Freshmen. Like... read more
Related Web Resource: http://www.msera.org/
“Race to Nowhere” Film Inspires Jackson Community to Voice Need for Change in Education
October 28, 2011 - 
Over 225 concerned West Tennessee parents, students, administrators, teachers, and community members ventured out on a cold, rainy Tuesday night to attend Union University’s screening of the film “Race to Nowhere,” which chronicles the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids.
Dr. Thomas Rosebrough, Union University’s Executive Dean of the College of Education and Human Studies, moderated a discussio... read more
Related Web Resource: http://www.uu.edu/news/release.cfm?ID=1889