Education & Human Development

Education & Human Development

Norma Miller at December 2017 commencement

72-year-old UofL grad sets example for grandchildren

Norma Miller finished college more than 40 years after she started. At age 72, Miller was the oldest graduate at the University of Louisville's...
Grawemeyer Hall

UofL professors educating Kentucky’s teachers on big data, computer science

Two University of Louisville professors hope their summer spent educating educators has a ripple effect on students throughout Kentucky public schools. Professors Stephanie Philipp from...

True grit: UofL graduate and her family persevere despite tough times

Graduation Day — and Mother’s Day, too — is looking pretty sweet for Tiffany Trevino-Jones. That’s because, in addition to her own graduation May 12...
Alternative Service Break trip participants pose in front of Sarah's Inn in Chicago

UofL students spend spring break seeking social justice

About a year ago, as a freshman, Sarah Holder fell in love with UofL’s Alternative Service Break Trips. “I loved the service aspect, that instead...
UofL medical student Michael Parsons, Lee Specialty Clinic patient Whitney Foster and Priya Chandan, M.D., M.P.H.

UofL leading nationwide efforts to improve care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities

At one time, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) were mostly children. Thanks to medical advances and the deinstitutionalization movement, the number of adults living...
UofL medical student Michael Parsons, Lee Specialty Clinic patient Whitney Foster and Priya Chandan, M.D., M.P.H.

UofL leading national effort to improve lifelong care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities Partnership...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – At one time, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) were mostly children. Thanks to medical advances and the deinstitutionalization movement, the number...

UofL Sport Administration team headed to the Super Bowl

A dozen UofL Sport Administration students and three professors are headed north for the Feb. 4 match up between the Philadelphia Eagles and the...

Meteorite exhibit soars into space at Rauch Planetarium

More than 140 people raised a toast to the new, permanent William G. Russell Meteor Collection Exhibit at Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium...
Julie Parece will speak at the December commencement ceremony.

Lessons in perseverance: UofL grads take unconventional routes to earn degrees

For many students, the journey to graduation day is marked by stops, starts, potholes and U-turns. Such uncharted journeys can reveal a strength of character...