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Education professor receives national recognition
Lienne Federico Medford, associate professor of education at Clemson University, has earned Teacher of Honor Status through Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education.
[Published: July 29, 2009]
National study shows most travelers undeterred by economy
A national survey conducted by Clemson University and Virginia Tech researchers shows that nearly half of Americans intend to make no concession to the poor economy when it comes to this summer’s travel plans.
[Published: July 02, 2009]
Summit aims to stress the importance of play in people's lives
The benefits of play time are numerous and include exercise, the development of interpersonal skills and increased creativity. Experts will discuss those benefits at the Summit on the Value of Play at Clemson University.
[Published: June 11, 2009]
Clemson graduate receives Fulbright grant to teach in Indonesia
Clemson University graduate and Orangeburg resident AbdurRabb Watkins has been selected for a prestigious Fulbright grant to teach in Indonesia.
[Published: May 21, 2009]
Clemson to host Camp Read-a-Rama for children
The Clemson University English department and the Eugene T. Moore School of Education will hold Camp Read-a-Rama May 11-29 at the Clemson Outdoor Lab.
[Published: May 06, 2009]
Free SAT/ACT combo practice test offered to high school students
College hopefuls can take a free full-length SAT/ACT combo practice test from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2 at Clemson University’s Tillman Hall auditorium.
[Published: April 27, 2009]
Partnership formed with UMass Dartmouth to fight dropout problems
The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) based at Clemson University has established its first satellite location, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
[Published: April 22, 2009]
Clemson professor of education receives dissertation award
The American Educational Research Association has awarded Clemson University professor Curtis Brewer the Distinguished Dissertation Award in the division of Social Context of Education.
[Published: March 04, 2009]
International teachers come to Clemson for leadership program
Clemson University is hosting 14 teachers from 11 countries around the world for the spring semester as part of the International Leaders in Education Program, a professional and academic exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State.
[Published: February 26, 2009]
Research uses virtual world to inspire math and science
Researchers from Clemson University and Appalachian State University are using virtual worlds to excite seventh-graders about math and science.
[Published: February 09, 2009]
Italian classroom program for education students wins award
Clemson University and the University of Kansas have earned international acclaim for a program that puts future American teachers in Italian classrooms for a month each spring.
[Published: January 30, 2009]
Houston Center report examines harmful effects of grade retention
Grade retention doesn’t work for students, according to a recent policy report by Cindy G. Roper, the research and planning administrator at Clemson University’s Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education.
[Published: December 10, 2008]
Live radio webcasts offer solutions to the dropout crisis
The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network at Clemson University has created a new live radio webcast series titled “Solutions to the Dropout Crisis,” which is presented the fourth Tuesday of every month.
[Published: December 09, 2008]
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities receives grant
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) at Clemson University will continue its work of supporting states in keeping students with disabilities in school, thanks to a $3,499,377 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
[Published: November 18, 2008]
Clemson receives NSF grant to study online education in science, math
Clemson University, Fayetteville State University and Ohio State University have been awarded a $499,981 grant from the National Science Foundation to study online distance education in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.
[Published: November 12, 2008]
Wright installed in the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration recently installed Brett Wright, professor and chairman of the Clemson University parks, recreation and tourism management department.
[Published: October 31, 2008]
Call Me MISTER director recognized by AABHE
The American Association of Blacks in Higher Education has named Clemson University professor Roy Jones the winner of the 2009 AABHE Pacesetters Award for his commitment to leadership in black higher education.
[Published: October 30, 2008]
Clemson hosts national conference on Health Care Genetics
Scholars and health-care providers will come together this week at Clemson University for the first national conference on Health Care Genetics.
[Published: October 22, 2008]
Teacher recruitment program will put more African-American men in Florida elementary schools
Florida elementary schools received a significant boost to teacher recruitment efforts with a legislative endorsement that puts more African-American men at the head of the classroom.
[Published: October 20, 2008]
Houston Center study finds which college majors are most likely to vote
Candidates who make college campuses part of the campaign trail may as well stay away from the math and physical science departments.
[Published: October 20, 2008]
Joseph W. Roggenbuck wins Benton H. Box Award
A professor emeritus from Virginia Tech was presented the Benton H. Box Award Oct. 8 at Clemson University’s annual George B. Hartzog Environmental Awards luncheon.
[Published: October 10, 2008]
National Park Service Director Mary Bomar earns Walter Cox Award
The person in charge of some of America’s most beloved places, from the Statue of Liberty to Yellowstone National Park, was presented the Walter T. Cox Award Oct. 8 at the annual George B. Hartzog Environmental Awards luncheon at Clemson University.
[Published: October 10, 2008]
Tim Merriman presented the William C. Everhart Award
Tim Merriman of Fort Collins, Colo., was named winner of the William C. Everhart Award Oct. 8 during Clemson University’s annual George B. Hartzog Jr. Environmental Awards luncheon.
[Published: October 09, 2008]
Ernest Quintana presented the Robert G. Stanton Award
Ernest Quintana man responsible for the National Park Service in the American Midwest was presented the Robert G. Stanton Award Oct. 8 for sustained achievement in his field.
[Published: October 09, 2008]
Clemson professor receives $800,000 Project RESULTS grant
Clemson University education professor Vivian Correa received an $800,000 grant from Project RESULTS: Roadmap to Excellence for School and University Leaders in Teaching and Scholarship.
[Published: October 06, 2008]
Clemson's Fran Mainella elected to National Park Trust board
Clemson University's Fran Mainella is among three new members of the National Park Trust board of trustees.
[Published: September 30, 2008]
New study shows AP courses help students succeed in school and on the job
Advanced placement programs in high school help students of all races earn better grades, degrees and salaries, according to a study by Clemson University professor Lamont Flowers.
[Published: September 23, 2008]
ClemsonLIFE provides a higher education experience for a special population
Clemson University’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education will launch ClemsonLIFE in January, a program designed to provide a college experience for students with intellectual disabilities.
[Published: September 03, 2008]
Clemson professor named president-elect of Out-of-School Time group
David Fleming of Clemson University was recently named program chair and president-elect of Out-of-School Time, a national Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association that studies learning after the school bell rings.
[Published: September 03, 2008]
Cawthon appointed to international housing board
A Clemson University faculty member takes a professor's perspective into his new role on the board of an international association of college housing professionals. The Association of College & University Housing Officers -International (ACUHO-I) elected Tony Cawthon to fill a new position as knowledge enhancement director on the association’s executive board.
[Published: August 21, 2008]
GoalPOST leads Anderson kids to set goals
A new Clemson University program this fall at two schools in Anderson County not only provides a physical and mental boost to elementary kids, but it also teaches them how to set goals and the value of achieving them.
[Published: August 14, 2008]
OLLI wins award for senior-oriented programs
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Clemson University is the winner of the ACHE Older Adult Model Program award for 2008.
[Published: July 16, 2008]
Craig named to national board of Bardoli Global
Starlett Craig, director of the Office of Academic Excellence at Clemson University's Charles H. Houston Center, has been appointed to the national board of Bardoli Global Inc.
[Published: July 14, 2008]
Education alliance provides South Carolina parents free resource to plan for college
The Alliance for Research on Higher Education has released a roadmap to success for South Carolina’s children.
[Published: June 20, 2008]
Flowers named Phi Delta Kappa Emerging Leader
Clemson University education professor Lamont A. Flowers has been selected to the 2008-09 class of Emerging Leaders by Phi Delta Kappa International.
[Published: June 05, 2008]
Summer Showdown offers SAT training for high schoolers
The Princeton Review will lead an SAT Summer Showdown at Clemson University in July to help high school students to brush up on their Scholastic Aptitude Test skills.
[Published: May 28, 2008]
David Reinking inducted into Reading Hall of Fame
Clemson University education professor David Reinking was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame at the International Reading Association’s 53rd annual convention in Atlanta this month.
[Published: May 28, 2008]
$1 million endowment supports Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Clemson University can set a steady course for the future, thanks to a $1 million endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation of San Francisco.
[Published: April 29, 2008]
Clemson professor named to Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury
Jonda C. McNair, assistant professor of reading education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University, has been elected to serve a two year appointment on the Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury.
[Published: April 23, 2008]
Flowers earns prestigious award for scholars of color
Clemson University’s Lamont A. Flowers recently was named the 2008 recipient of the Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award by the American Educational Research Association at its annual meeting in New York.
[Published: April 08, 2008]
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Clemson University will have a permanent home where a growing and increasingly inquisitive senior population can go to explore their educational and cultural interests. That home is coming soon to Patrick Square, a traditional neighborhood development off Issaqueena Trail near the Highway 123 interchange.
[Published: March 28, 2008]
Clemson rolls out Ph.D. in health-care genetics
Clemson University will offer the country's first interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in health-care genetics.
[Published: March 12, 2008]
Call Me MISTER documentary to air on S.C. ETV
The Call Me MISTER program will be the subject of a documentary featuring several of its graduates at 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, on the South Carolina ETV public broadcasting network.
[Published: February 26, 2008]
Professor elected president of South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children
Dee Stegelin, a professor of early childhood education at Clemson University, has been elected president of the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC).
[Published: January 25, 2008]
Hall of Fame educator leads International Reading Association
Education professor Linda B. Gambrell takes over the presidency of the International Reading Association this month.
[Published: May 24, 2007]
Elementary school children paired with Clemson Buddy Readers
CLEMSON — Elementary school students in the Clemson area have a new buddy. The new Buddy Readers Project pairs Clemson University students with students in pre-kindergarten to third grade in a children’s literature project that includes teaching, research and service.
[Published: March 20, 2007]
Mainella keynotes New Jersey parks association
Former National Park Service director, now visiting scholar at Clemson University, delivered keynote to New Jersey Recreation & Parks Association
[Published: March 15, 2007]
Clemson to hold Women’s Day at Fike Recreation Center
Clemson University will hold “Women’s Day” at Fike Recreation Center on campus Saturday, Feb. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
[Published: February 07, 2007]
Clemson University partners in Pickens County Shrinkdown
Clemson University faculty, staff and students will join their neighbors in getting 2007 off to a healthy start with the second annual Pickens County Shrinkdown.
[Published: January 08, 2007]