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How Far I've Come

Tammy Schwartz
In the fall of 1973, a photographer came to Mary, Queen of Heaven School to get a picture to run next to a contest-winning poem a young girl had written. Tammy Schwartz and another girl were randomly pulled out of class by the teacher to be in the picture. The photographer took the girls to a field of Black-eyed Susans just down the street from school. During the shoot, he handed Tammy a red balloon tied to a long black wire. She held the balloon while she bent down to smell a flower. The picture ran in the Kentucky Enquirer and eventually led her back to her mother.

By Elizabeth Hagedorn

  Driving down Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue, Kentucky is like driving through most small Midwestern towns along the Ohio River. The buildings are repainted to look just the way they did in the ‘70s. Small shops like Joann’s Hairstyling and Mrs. Teapots tea house fill the bottom of two-story houses. But for every booming local business there is a For Sale sign hanging in the window of an abandoned building.

Greek Life Controversy at Miami

By Sally Mjoseth, Redhawk Report

(Oxford) Greek organizations are faced with the responsibility of maintaining the safety and well being of all of their members, but the actions of few individuals can have negative consequences on an entire chapter.

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Is graduate school posing burdens on students?

Caitlin Mazurek is a third- year senior status Dietetics major at Miami University.  Upon coming to college Caitlin was not sure that she wanted to further her education into graduate school, but as she realized through her major that graduate school is not only necessary, but usually the minimum for her career path, she decided quickly to push herself to get started in the process.  This has taken a great deal of planning ahead, managing her time, and a lot of studying for the intimidating GRE.  Caitlin has recently received her test results and scored in the top 70th

Tuition Impacts Diversity at Miami

By Jenni Wiener

Miami University’s “J. Crew U.” reputation is more than a just a stereotype.

Students who attend Miami tend to dress nice, drive nice cars, own brand name items and act rich, said numerous students.

“At first, freshman year was kind of a shock,” said junior Kim Rich. “”It was uncomfortable because everyone dressed the same way and I felt I had to prove myself. At my high school no one dressed up or cared, whereas when I came here, it was the total opposite.”

Teachers offer suggestions for improving schools

A special report for Mi-Whi News

Graduate students in Miami University's Educational Leadership Program recently examined what's working and what's not in our nation's schools, and they discovered several success stories as well as a range of suggestions for addressing problems.

Improving Achievement in Urban Schools

By Andrew Durket

Language Learners’ Parent Involvement in Schools

By Monica R. Anderson

Some urban schools buck stereotypes

Special to Mi-Whi News

Contrary to popular belief, some schools that are stereotyped as low-achieving offer success stories that set the standard for improvement, according to a group of researchers from Miami university.

Two graduate students in educational leadership recently examined several of these schools in a set of research papers for a class in educational leadership.

Teacher’s Unions: Standardizing Mediocrity in our Most At-Risk Schools

By Angie Matthews

Gender Inequity in the United States Public School System

By Lindsay Conklin

“The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.” — Lucretia Mott (1793 - 1880)

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