Education & Human Development

Education & Human Development

Scholars citing racial effects of education funding cuts win Grawemeyer prize

How can the nation’s public universities do a better job educating students of color? Two University of California sociologists exploring that question are cowinners of...
More than 80 honorees, representing nine UofL schools and colleges, include researchers, scholars and artists, along with those who provide critical support as administrators at the 2023 Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Awards.

UofL awards celebrate year of research, scholarship and creative activity

The University of Louisville celebrated more than 80 faculty and staff for their work to expand knowledge and understanding at its 2023 Research, Scholarship...
Sasha Queary

Grad student protects waterways in Coast Guard

Sasha Queary knows about service. The University of Louisville online Master of Science in Human Resources and Organizational Development student is a lieutenant in the...
UofL alumna and new Echo Trail Middle School principal Kara Ammerman

JCPS educator credits career success to UofL programs

University of Louisville alumna Kara Ammerman has been named principal for Echo Trail Middle School, a new school opening in the Jefferson County Public...
Jeff Wafford walking on runway between UPS planes

The full package Metropolitan College partnership between UPS, local higher education celebrates a quarter-century...

Back in the late 1990s, UPS’s Louisville air hub, known today as Worldport, was wrestling with a significant problem. Needing employees round-the-clock, the company...
The Cardinal Leadership Institute 2023 cohort. -Photo by Tom Fougerousse

Cardinal Leadership Institute fuels employee success

The University of Louisville measures employee success by more than the quality and quantity of completed tasks. With a workforce of more than 7,000...
Candice Hardin, Louisville Teacher Residency (LTR) coach at JCPS, hands a rose to LTR graduate Donald Morehead at the graduation celebration on May 18 (photo courtesy JCPS)

UofL, JCPS celebrate 2023 Louisville Teacher Residency graduates

More than 30 new University of Louisville-trained teachers will be assigned to high-needs schools in the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) system after completing...
Student Recreation Center

UofL, Student Recreation Center recognized nationally for wellness efforts

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACMS) has recognized the University of Louisville for exercise wellness efforts at the Student Recreation Center (SRC). Exercise is...
Nancy Thompson

Graduating at the speed of life

For many, earning a college degree soon after graduating high school is the norm.    For others, it happens at the pace of life.   That has been...
Patricia Nyalwal, graduate student in the College of Education and Human Development, harvests greens from Louie's greenhouse for sandwiches at the Ville Grille.

Earth Day 2023 : UofL ‘grows’ efforts to provide sustainable meals

As many celebrate Earth Day on April 22, UofL continues to 'grow' an initiative aimed at making meals more environmental conscious.    A micro-farm greenhouse inside...