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Full-Text Articles in Education
Fearless Friday: Taylor Bury, Taylor B. Bury
Fearless Friday: Taylor Bury, Taylor B. Bury
SURGE
This week, SURGE is pleased to feature Taylor Bury ’16 as Gettysburg’s Fearless Leader!
Taylor is a senior at Gettysburg College. She is a Biology Major from York, Pennsylvania. She has been involved with Student Senate since her first year on campus, rising through the ranks to serve as its President. [excerpt]
Fearless: Professor Hakim Williams, Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams
Fearless: Professor Hakim Williams, Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams
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With his consistently energetic and enthusiastic personality, his progressive teaching methods using discussion and debate in the classroom, and his desire for his students to develop more comprehensive understandings of the problems facing education in a global context, Dr. Hakim Williams fearlessly uses his passion for change and justice in education to enlighten his students, sharpen their critical thinking skills, and change their outlooks on the future. [excerpt]
Fearless: The Class Of 2013, Center For Public Service
Fearless: The Class Of 2013, Center For Public Service
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This week Surge wants to recognize all of the Gettysburg College graduates who will use what they learned and experienced over the past four years to fearlessly promote change, seek justice, and challenge inequality after leaving Gettysburg College. The following list contains the names of all of the members of the class of 2013 who have been recognized by other members of the campus community as leaders of change, and we are proud to claim these fearless and inspirational students as our own. [excerpt]
An Open Letter To The Class Of 2013, Center For Public Service
An Open Letter To The Class Of 2013, Center For Public Service
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Upon graduation I will have received no honors. After four years of college, thirty-seven courses, ten labs, two sets of major requirements and several almost complete minors, I have won the ultimate consolation prize: a diploma. I know that not everyone has the privilege of going to college and I also know that those who start college do not always make it to the end, some not even through the first week. However, in the world of academia, students are pushed to strive for the best grades. Even at Gettysburg College where global awareness, critical thinking and an integration of …
An Equal Opportunity Rejection, Katherine M. Patterson
An Equal Opportunity Rejection, Katherine M. Patterson
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Let’s talk about applications. We’ve all been there. You write your application, work on draft after draft and then you send it all off to the college or job of your dreams. And you wait…and wait…and wait. You wait for some sort of letter or phone call that says something along the lines of, “We love you! You’re awesome, and smart and special, and we think you’d be a great asset!” And maybe you’re lucky and you do get that letter, but let’s be real - that doesn’t always happen. It can be frustrating to receive a rejection letter (or …
Information - Access: Denied, Riccardo M. Purita
Information - Access: Denied, Riccardo M. Purita
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I have been privileged during my lifetime to always have the opportunity to learn about something if I wanted to. When I became interested in music and psychology—or even when I was learning how to apply for college—I googled it. The resources to obtain information have always been there for me: access to computers, the internet, books, journals. It is hard to imagine my life without a computer or access to books to learn about the world, and even harder to imagine if I did not know how to read or write. For this, I can thank my education and …