Education & Human Development

Education & Human Development

UofL has a classroom inside Westport Middle School, where education majors receive instruction from a UofL professor then taking what they’ve learned down the hall to a real middle school classroom.

UofL education majors apply training in actual classrooms

The University of Louisville’s teacher education program is providing hands-on experience for education majors and students training to become teachers. UofL has a classroom...

Students opening on-campus food pantry to address food insecurity

The Cardinal Cupboard food pantry, a sustainability and social justice initiative of Student Involvement addressing campus food insecurity, will open Jan. 31 in the...

UofL’s Army ROTC commissions five officers

The University of Louisville’s Army ROTC has commissioned more than 400 officers during its 36-year history, and five more were added Dec. 13 during...
Six-year-old Olivia Belicove, who wants to be an astronaut, bonded this summer with Brenna Ausbrooks, who led Space Adventure Camp at Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium.

6-year-old is UofL planetarium space camp’s biggest fan

Every day during this summer’s weeklong Space Adventure Camp at Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium, Olivia Belicove arrived wearing space-themed clothing, much of...
Norma Miller at December 2017 commencement

72-year-old UofL grad sets example for grandchildren

Norma Miller finished college more than 40 years after she started. At age 72, Miller was the oldest graduate at the University of Louisville's...
Grawemeyer Hall

UofL professors educating Kentucky’s teachers on big data, computer science

Two University of Louisville professors hope their summer spent educating educators has a ripple effect on students throughout Kentucky public schools. Professors Stephanie Philipp from...

True grit: UofL graduate and her family persevere despite tough times

Graduation Day — and Mother’s Day, too — is looking pretty sweet for Tiffany Trevino-Jones. That’s because, in addition to her own graduation May 12...
Alternative Service Break trip participants pose in front of Sarah's Inn in Chicago

UofL students spend spring break seeking social justice

About a year ago, as a freshman, Sarah Holder fell in love with UofL’s Alternative Service Break Trips. “I loved the service aspect, that instead...
UofL medical student Michael Parsons, Lee Specialty Clinic patient Whitney Foster and Priya Chandan, M.D., M.P.H.

UofL leading nationwide efforts to improve care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities

At one time, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) were mostly children. Thanks to medical advances and the deinstitutionalization movement, the number of adults living...