Victoria Garten

A campus publication once made accessible only to academic literature enthusiasts is looking to broaden its appeal to OU students. The “World Literature Today” magazine staff hopes to reach students through a new student advisory group, executive director Robert Con Davis said.  READ MORE

A Health Sciences Center of Tulsa program aimed at reducing infant mortalities and premature births will be continued after recently graduating its first three-year pilot class. READ MORE

Education students can have the opportunity to spend five weeks this summer teaching elementary school children in France if they submit their application by Feb. 24. READ MORE

A 2-year-old program to bridge the cultural gap for Chinese exchange students at OU has been given its own space to expand and eventually accommodate any interested student. READ MORE

A unique early-childhood teaching program in Norman is expanding, and OU students soon will have a chance to take part in the action. READ MORE

An interest in Brazilian and Portuguese culture remains on campus despite the discontinuation of the university’s Portuguese language program. OU President David Boren first mentioned cutting the language program in 2006 due to low enrollment, and after being cut in 2010, Portuguese was taught this year only to students fulfilling the requirements to earn a language minor, assistant anthropology professor Misha Klein s READ MORE

One TEDxOU speaker plans to leave a lasting impression on his audience with not only his words but his movements. Modern dance professor Austin Hartel plans to share a philosophy he teaches to his dance students that applies both to their studies and their lives, he said. READ MORE

In an office cluttered with piles of books and thank-you notes from students, Julia Ehrhardt talks about her passions, quirks and lifelong quest for knowledge.  READ MORE

Freshmen who did not maintain OU’s minimum GPA requirement after their first semester have multiple resources available to them, which has helped keep the university’s retention rate above average, officials say. OU leaders are constantly trying to develop new programs they think will make the university better for students and keep OU in the top among the nation for retaining students, University College dean Doug Gaffin said. READ MORE

There was no question for Hispanic microbiology senior Alia Ramirez whether she would have a college education. Ramirez said she considers herself lucky to have had the help of her father, a first-generation college graduate, in pursuing her education. READ MORE