Education Archives

“It all started with a Phish t-shirt”

Marley Bassett

Editor's Note: These are my parents and I had the best time interviewing them. Withers Education Building is not often thought of as a spot where love stories begin but…

Alumni Spotlight: Cynthia Hingle

Sam Hyatt

Cynthia Hingle, an alumna from Winthrop University, was a first-generation student who gained both a bachelor's and master's degree from Winthrop in the early 2000s. “Being a first-generation college…

People respond to ‘Maus’ ban by Tennessee school board

Spencer Horton

The McMinn County School Board voted to ban the graphic novel “Maus” on Jan. 10, a move that has sparked controversy. The school board cited the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic…

Budget cuts lead to removal of Dacus subscriptions

Spencer Horton

Professors were given a list of 108 subscriptions and 12 databases that would no longer be available on Jan. 17 through Dacus Library due to Winthrop’s current campus budget planning…

College of Ed addresses SC teacher shortage with ASPIRE

Bryn Eddy

Winthrop University’s College of Education is creating a center of excellence called Addressing Shortages through Partnership Internship Residences in Education, putting to use a one-year grant from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education for $99,802. ASPIRE is coming at a time when the South…

Lockdown Browser is bad software and should be scrapped

Sean Miller

LockDown Browser, created by Respondus, is a secure web browser application that is used by Winthrop University and other institutions of higher learning to prevent cheating during exams. Despite the…

Notebooks and nose swabs: the debate on education during COVID-19

Autumn Hawkins

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have been given the choice to either learn remotely or in person. At the beginning of quarantine, parents of young students realized…

African Children’s Choir visits Rock Hill

Laura Munson

Music opens up opportunities for relief, connection and even education, and the internationally known African Children’s Choir program spreads this message throughout the world in its annual tours. The African…

One WU alum is creating magic through learning

Beneshia Wadlington

There’s a type of magic that comes with learning and the opportunity many young people are provided with across the country, according to Ashlye Wilkerson. Wilkerson is a Winthrop alumna…

WU Women’s Coalition plans for the year

Dean of Students Office/Publications

Laura Mahony is the current First Lady and she has used her position to create an alumni group on campus focused on bringing scholarship and financial aid to students who…