Story and photo by J. A. Scott

A Bulldog turned Rebel, Lacy Crumrine  has been fascinated with play therapy since she benefitted from it as a child. Today, she’s on the verge of writing a dissertation on the subject and becoming a registered play therapist.

Crumrine, the October Education Student of the Month, received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Mississippi State University before coming to the University of Mississippi in 2007 to pursue a master’s degree and doctorate in counseling. [Read More…]

Story and photo by J. A. Scott

After an EF-5 tornado demolished the town of Smithville, Miss., in April 2011, many citizens did not know where to begin to rebuild what was left of the lives they once knew.

For September Education Student of the Month Kerry Baker, an online graduate student at the University of Mississippi and the librarian at Smithville High School, one step toward recovery was landing a Beyond Words: Dollar General School Library Relief Fund worth $15,000 [Read More…]

Story and photo by A. M. Abernathy

When Sara Kaiser first set foot on the University of Mississippi campus in spring 2010, she quickly realized she’d found the place to begin the next chapter in her academic career—what she did not expect was a new passion for historical research.

“I had a professor who was an alumna; she convinced me to visit Ole Miss,” explained Kaiser, a doctoral student in higher education and Crookston, Minn. native. “I’d never been in the South before. [Read More…]

Story by A. M. Abernathy

During her eight years of teaching, Lafayette High School teacher Sally Quong, a graduate student in education at the University of Mississippi, has discovered that leading her students through a history lesson sometimes means engaging the drama first and the dates second.

“I try to teach history like it’s a soap opera,” said Quong, who is finishing a master’s degree in social studies education [Read More…]

Story by A. M. Abernathy

Between classes, Benjamin Barlow takes spare moments to grab his laptop and Skype with first-grade students at Pelahatchie Elementary School in Rankin County—where the Ole Miss educational leadership student is the new principal to more than 460 students.

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Hear Barlow Discuss the Principal Corps

The conversations are quick and reassuring; a chance to explain the importance of reading education, ask about the day’s lesson and encourage students to listen to their teacher.

“Our first-graders struggled with comprehension this year,” explained Barlow, who officially became principal [Read More…]