Academics

Theater department experiencing long-standing gender role disparities

April 26th, 2017

166 Two-thirds of USD's theater department has found that it can be hard to catch a break. For years, college theater departments across the nation, including USD's, have...

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Jolley Elementary awarded Bush Foundation grant

April 19th, 2017

93 The Vermillion Public School District is teaming up with USD to better focus on elementary students' strengths. In 2016, the district was awarded a Bush Foundation...

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Course evaluations moving online this spring

April 16th, 2017

50 Beginning this semester, course evaluations at USD will move from paper forms to a new online program called Campus Labs. Campus Labs allows evaluations to be done on...

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Family of USD alumnus gives millions to medical biology

April 11th, 2017

406 USD's medical biology program is about to be the beneficiary of a huge cash infusion, courtesy of the family of an alumnus. Keith Nolop, a former Volante editor,...

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Students present novel concepts at IdeaFest

April 7th, 2017

145 IdeaFest, an annual showcase of graduate and undergraduate student research, was held on Wednesday and Thursday for its 25th year at USD. Wednesday's events included...

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Sustainability to become its own department, consolidate with earth sciences

March 28th, 2017

388 A big change is coming to USD's sustainability program and earth sciences department. In the fall of 2018, faculty from the two disciplines will be united under one...

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USD replaces Starfish with Coyote Connections

February 14th, 2017

221 USD has launched a new academic warning system to replace Starfish, the previous system that allowed professors to raise concerns about students' academic well-being....

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Professors reflect on policies barring electronics in classrooms

February 14th, 2017

141 USD's media and journalism department has formed a new informal policy barring students from using laptops and other electronic devices in class. The policy is...

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