Education in isolation: School teachers are still spreading knowledge during global pandemic
Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter
March 31, 2020
On March 13, parents, teachers and students were notified of a state-wide closure of all Louisiana public schools until April 13. Since then, teachers have moved to online classroom settings and are teaching students remotely from their homes. University alumna and Southdowns Teacher of th...
Nevers to receive honorary doctorate
Erica Welter, Staff Reporter
May 13, 2019
Ben Nevers, a former Louisiana House and Senate member, will be honored with a Doctor of Humanities degree during spring commencement. Dr. John Crain, president of the university, believes Nevers has worked tirelessly to support Southeastern. “Throughout Ben Nevers’ time in public office, he was a tre...
Training the teachers of tomorrow
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
February 27, 2019
Dr. Paula Calderon, dean of the College of Education, and Payton Bryant, university alumna and a teacher at Luling Elementary School, visited Washington, D.C. at the invite of Betsy DeVos, United States secretary of education, to brainstorm about preparing teachers for the classroom. Calderon described...
Equity in schools
Diamond Hollins, Staff Reporter
October 18, 2018
The second part of the "Creating a Marketplace of Ideas" panel discussion focused on equity in the education system. The Department of Educational Leadership and Technology sponsored the event, which was held on Oct. 16 in the Cate Teacher Education Center from 4-8 p.m. The panel included Senior...
