Category archive for ‘In The News’ 
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Black Male Students Whose Parents Took an Active Role in the College Choice Do Better Academically Once They Enroll in College
Terrell Strayhorn, assistant professor of higher education, is mentioned in this brief for his research on parental involvement in the college choice process. The research showed that black male students...
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Asian Powers Shoot for the Moon With Orbiting Research Missions
University of Tennessee Professor Larry Taylor is quoted in this Science Magazine article about the growing number of international missions to send spacecraft to orbit the moon. Taylor, the head...
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2 U.S. Bishops Consecrated in Kenya
Rosalind Hackett, UT professor of religious studies, is quoted in this Associated Press article about U.S. priests leaving the Episcopal Church because it allows ordination of gay priests and going...