Although she never hit a home run in her life, baseball brought senior Alexandria Rogers to the Dominican Republic (DR) last summer. She didn’t play the sport, but worked in the Caribbean nation as an intern with the Major League Baseball offices for 10 weeks. The Atlanta native found a way to combine her love…
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Education graduate program aims for global well-being
To finish her master’s degree, UM graduate student Jasmine Rosa will pack her passion for making a difference and head off to Macedonia, a Balkan nation off the beaten path. In about seven months, she will head overseas in the Peace Corps as part of a recently developed School of Education graduate program. The master’s…
Professor takes different approach to elementary math
A new after-school program that aims to make math education more effective and enjoyable has reconnected UM with a local elementary school. Jennifer Langer-Osuna, a School of Education professor, is working on a research project at West Lab Elementary School that looks into how kids work together to solve math problems. The School of Education…
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Hillary Clinton visits BankUnited Center Wednesday night
POLITICAL PROWESS: Former Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton visited campus Wednesday night to address students. President Donna E. Shalala, who served as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services while Clinton was first lady, introduced Clinton to the stage. “She is my friend and colleague and we share too many memories to count,”…