Three faculty members receive 2021 Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
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Three University of Georgia faculty members have been named recipients of the Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, which recognize outstanding instruction by faculty members early in their academic careers.
The Russell Foundation established the Russell Awards during the 1991-1992 academic year to honor the late U.S. Sen. Richard B. Russell. The awards include a $10,000 cash award.
“Recipients of the Russell Awards exemplify the commitment to innovative and engaging instruction that makes the University of Georgia one of America’s leading public universities,” said S. Jack Hu, the university’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “I congratulate this year’s honorees and appreciate their dedication to our students.”
Both political parties are throwing their weight behind school reopening in North Carolina.
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, urged schools to allow students to return to the classroom. Republican lawmakers also Tuesday, Feb. 2 moved to mandate in-person learning as an option for all K-12 students.
Lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 37 to reopen schools for students with special needs. Other students would gain the option to return to the classroom at least part of the time. Lawmakers gave the bill a favorable report in the Senate Education Committee, sending it to the Senate Rules Committee.
“Now it’s time to get our children back into the classroom,” Cooper said in an afternoon news conference. “Students can be in classroom safety, with the right protocols. … Students who are ready to return to the classroom should have that option.“
This is one of the letters Jennifer sent to the @WCPSS.
In her patients, she said she s seen increased anxiety and depression as well as suicidal thoughts. In younger patients, she noted kids acting up a lot more #abc11#ncedpic.twitter.com/IZeisWtaSS Josh Chapin (@JoshChapinABC11) January 30, 2021 It s been tricky for everyone, she said. We re all grasping and trying to figure out how not necessarily to do this successfully but to kind of get through it in a somewhat healthy way.
She s hopeful decision-makers can see the struggles both she and her own kids are going through.
In high school students she s treated, she s noted an uptick in anxiety, depression as well as suicidal thoughts. She said younger kids are acting out more, things are especially tough for kids with special needs.