Do grades foster a healthy sense of personal satisfaction, or do they create a needlessly stressful environment where learning takes a backseat?
I sometimes joke that I am an A student, but the...
I am what you might call a veteran of higher education.
I have an undergraduate degree, two graduate degrees, and am here at EIU working on a third graduate degree. I like to think of myself as...
Students and faculty reflected upon teachers that have made an impact in their lives in recognition of American Education Week.
According to the National Day Calendar, American Education Week was founded...
Around 85 percent of the classes I have taken here at Eastern are usually lecture intensive courses with or without the aid of some type of technology like PowerPoint. There is nothing wrong with this;...
I have always been fascinated with culture and people’s backgrounds. I loved learning about cultures in my history classes. During the 6th grade, we had to choose four electives for the whole school...
A few months ago, I covered a story on American Legion Auxiliary Girls State where Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs were special guests, and they were named honorary...
Two weeks ago, I had to drop a class I was taking this semester.
Was I disappointed? That is an understatement. I was incredibly upset about this. Here I was, finally on track with school, and now this...
The Five Mile House is putting on a “lunch-and-learn” where members of the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Eastern will be able to go and learn the history of the house.
The Academy for Life Long...
