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Acting Classes for the Autistic

September 5, 2019November 15, 2019 Mitch Gruen 0 Comments ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, schools, Trinity River Arts Center

Michael Schraeder, the acting chair at KD Conservatory since 2004, recently discovered the benefits acting classes could have for children and adults on the autism spectrum.

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Happenings on the Hill

September 4, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments College Debt, Dominique J. Baker, education, Happenings on the Hill, Meadows Museum, schools, SMU, Spanish Masters, video game technology

Researchers from SMU and elsewhere are using video game technology to tackle the problem of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa.

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A School That Feels Like Home

September 2, 2019November 15, 2019 Sarah Markhovsky 0 Comments education, Greenhill, preview, Private School Preview, Private Schools, schools

Admission directors and those who manage school enrollment love to hear visiting families express an immediate feeling of belonging.

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Hillcrest Student Thrives in Mayor’s Fellow Program

September 2, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Dallas, education, Eric Johnson, Mayor's Intern Fellows Program, preston hollow, schools

The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program has become a Dallas tradition, one new mayor Eric Johnson plans to continue.

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Ursuline Graduate Takes Love of Service to UT, Microsoft

August 9, 2019November 15, 2019 Jaxx Artz 0 Comments Association of Black Computer Scientists, education, First Bytes, Jacqueline Gibson, Microsoft, schools, Technology, University of Texas, Ursuline Academy

Inspired by Ursuline to be a change-maker instead of someone who accepts what’s been dealt to her, Jacqueline created UT’s Association of Black Computer Scientists to offer students mentorship and support.

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SMU Student Shares College Friendship Research

August 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments education, Friendship, Page Hurley, Research Day Colloquium, schools, SMU, Tips

With the help of Chrystyna Kouros, SMU associate professor of psychology, and her own research, here are Hurley’s five research-based tips for making and keeping friends in college

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College Friendship 101

August 8, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments education, Friendship, Page Hurley, Research Day Colloquium, schools, SMU, Tips

When SMU senior Page Hurley transferred to SMU in 2015, she didn’t know a soul, but she soon found new friends in her classes.

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GALLERY: United to Learn Holds Learning Launch

July 29, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Back to School, Dallas ISD, DISD, DISD, Gallery, Learning Launch, schools, United to Learn

Through August 16, United to Learn is hosting Learning Launch, an annual back-to-school drive that accelerates student learning by equipping teachers and students with critical teaching supplies not met by limited public school budgets.