In 2011, Olympic Silver Medalist Tim Morehouse founded Fencing In the Schools in order to expose children to the sport while also getting them moving and promoting the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect, and friendship. - Hooplaha...

In 2011, Morehouse founded Fencing In the Schools in order to expose children to the sport while also getting them moving and promoting the Olympic ideals of excellence, respect, and friendship.



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This week's question is about professor life, and looks at who is at all those meetings we go to?

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#askaprofessor #professorlife #truthaboutteaching Ever wondered how many classes professors actually teach? Well it depends on where they work and what their title is. Filmed in Barcelona, Spain How many classes to professors teach Learn...

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Scott Ellsworth is a writer and historian based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he also teaches at the University of Michigan. His new book, Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the...

Holocaust survivor Irene Butter reflects on the person who had the greatest impact on her life: Manuel Antonio Muñoz Borrero, the Ecuadorian consul in Stockholm. During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Butter’s father sought to...

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Earl Lewis, founder and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan, created the center to address pressing issues such as diversity and democracy, slavery and its aftermath, water equity, and the dignity of...

Claire Bond Potter, Professor Emeritus at The New School, reflects fondly on her third-grade teacher, Doris Balant, as the most special educator in her life. Balant, who still lives in upstate New York, created a relaxed and supportive...

Claire Bond Potter, Professor Emeritus of History at The New School for Social Research, discusses her book Political Junkies, a history of how politicians have used media—especially social media—to gain power. Inspired by Donald Trump’s...

Ari Weinzweig reflects on a powerful influence in his life—Emma Goldman, someone he never met but considers a teacher through her writings and ideas. Goldman, a Lithuanian-born anarchist who immigrated to the U.S. in 1885, championed...

Ari Weinzweig, co-founding partner of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan, shares his journey from studying Russian history and anarchism at the University of Michigan to co-founding a local food business in 1982...

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Erica Chenoweth, a political scientist at Harvard University, explains that civil resistance is a nonviolent strategy where ordinary people coordinate to demand and protect democracy. Successful movements typically rely on four key...

Maria Stephan shares that she’s had many influential teachers throughout her life. In sixth grade, Tom Smith inspired her curiosity and creativity with his warm presence and inventive teaching style. In high school, biology teacher...

Maria Stephan is a civil resistance scholar and co-lead of the Horizons Project, which focuses on strengthening democracy in the United States. With over 25 years of global experience supporting movements for rights and freedoms, Stephan...