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CAS professors Heitz, Burkett and McNeal bring GenEd teaching to new levels of excellence

As the largest source of general education courses at Oklahoma State University, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes students from all colleges and disciplines into its classrooms. For CAS instructors, this presents a unique opportunity to engage majors and non-majors alike while equipping them with skills that carry into future classes and careers. These efforts are regularly recognized, from positive student feedback to university and national- level awards. Drs. Haridas Heitz, Ashley Burkett and Reanae McNeal are three of the many CAS professors who engage students in notable ways, helping shape successive cohorts of OSU Ideal Graduates.
World religion class takes tours of sacred Stillwater buildings

Wed, May 01, 2024

For Dr. Ryan M. Armstrong, Oklahoma State University religious studies visiting professor, venturing outside the classroom and into sacred buildings provides vital firsthand experience for his world religion studies students.

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OSU philosophy professor co-authors book ‘Microaggressions in Medicine’

Mon, Apr 08, 2024

On Feb. 27, Drs. Heather Stewart and Lauren Freeman published their book Microaggressions in Medicine, which aims to advance health justice by shedding light on the phenomenon of microaggressions experienced by marginalized patients in health care settings.

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OSU Ethics Bowl Team wins regional competition, qualifies for nationals

Mon, Dec 19, 2022

Oklahoma State University’s Ethics Bowl Team won the regional competition at Texas A&M University-San Antonio on November 12 and qualified for the national competition on March 4-5 in Portland, Oregon. The team has maintained recent success, as this marks the third year in a row that the team has won regionals and the fourth out of five years they’ve qualified for the national competition. Two years ago, the team placed in the top eight in the nation.

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OSU philosophy professor studying how much empathy is too much

Mon, Dec 12, 2022

Empathy, as most people use the term, is understanding somebody else’s perspective — trying to put yourself in their shoes, trying to feel what they feel — and it is often described as a good thing. But is it really a good thing? Dr. Shannon Spaulding, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the Oklahoma State University Department of Philosophy, is focusing her research on just that question.

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