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The Bed Nesrin Fields Had to Lift Herself
Posted onAugust 6, 2026August 13, 2026

By Demetra Paizanis, Communications Coordinator – The bed was in the middle of the open barracks bay when Nesrin Lesley Fields came back from formation. Not unmade. Not crooked. Flipped. The metal frame had been dragged out and overturned, its legs in the air, the mattress and blanket no longer a place to sleep. She…

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Mark Edward Nicolas and the Long Way Back
Posted onAugust 6, 2026August 7, 2026

By Demetra Paizanis, Enrollment Communications Coordinator – The children were playing in the dirt parking lot when police cars began turning into the driveway and lining the street. The lot beside the apartment building was essentially their backyard, and Mark Edward Nicolas stood among the other children as officers forced the main door and moved…

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Leveraging Lessons to Bring In-Person and Remote Students Together
Posted onFebruary 26, 2026February 26, 2026

By Karen Clos, Director of Communications – Pictured (left to right) are Dr. Andria Schwegler, Dr. Daniel Clark, Dr. Malin Lilley, and Dr. Madelynn Shell. KILLEEN – There are no over‑used, empty‑calorie euphemisms describing what Andria Schwegler, 57, and her colleagues in the Counseling and Psychology Department at Texas A&M University–Central Texas have built. The…

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Tiphani Morris’s Long Way Forward
Posted onFebruary 3, 2026February 4, 2026

By Demetra Paizanis Communications Coordinator She graduated high school around six months pregnant. Alongside her husband, still barely out of adolescence themselves, made a decision that would determine the shape of their lives. They would keep going. College came next, then work, then parenting, each arriving without waiting for the others to settle. Days stretched…

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Imagining Change in Child Welfare: TAMUCT Hosts Annual Title IV-E Conference
Posted onNovember 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Title IV-E Conference Nov. 7, 2025: Scott Cooley, left, Senior Staff Attorney for the Texas Children’s Commission, and Brody Burks, Assistant Attorney General of Texas. Texas A&M University–Central Texas welcomed child welfare professionals, students, and community partners for its annual Title IV-E Conference on Nov. 7, an event dedicated to advancing dialogue and solutions for…

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Seven A&M–Central Texas Education Majors Receive Charles Butt Scholarships
Posted onNovember 17, 2025November 17, 2025

Seven education majors at Texas A&M University–Central Texas received the Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers and were recognized during a campus ceremony on Nov. 10, celebrating their achievement. The scholarship, part of the Charles Butt Foundation’s Raising Texas Teachers initiative, provides $8,000-to-$10,000 per year for up to four years to education majors pursuing teaching…

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What is Education?
Posted onOctober 23, 2025April 23, 2026

Reading List Education predates school. Before we had chalkboards or Chromebooks, knowledge was transmitted orally through stories, myths, rituals, and apprenticeships. From ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to the scholarly traditions of Confucian China and the philosophical dialogues of Ancient Greece, learning was communal and often reserved for elites or specific castes. The invention of writing…

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TAMUCT Psi Chi Chapter Named National Model Chapter for 2024-25
Posted onJune 3, 2025July 23, 2025

The Texas A&M University–Central Texas chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, has earned national recognition as a 2024-25 Psi Chi Model Chapter — one of just 40 chapters selected from more than 1,150 worldwide. The distinction highlights the chapter’s commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and community engagement. Eligibility for the award…

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Student Presents Research at Undergraduate Research Day at the Texas Capitol
Posted onApril 17, 2025July 29, 2025

Courtesy Article Ariana Espinosa Grimaldo was selected by a committee of A&M–Central Texas faculty to represent the university at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Day at the Texas Capitol. Ariana’s research, “Bridging the Gap: The Relationship between Student-faculty Interactions, Motivation, Self-confidence, and Stress” highlighted that students’ positive interactions with faculty, such as when faculty express a…

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