By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Sheryl Feinstein started her professional career four decades ago with one goal in mind. She wanted to make a difference. That’s why she became an educator and eventually what led her to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where she’s been dean of the college of education since May 2015. “A lot of educators would consider it a calling, and I look at it like that, also,” said Feinstein, who is retiring July 5 after … [Read more...] about Sheryl Feinstein, a true difference maker, dedicated career to education
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RETIRING: Longtime criminal justice professor Kurt Siedschlaw took long road to UNK
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kurt Siedschlaw was far from a model student when he started college. He was on academic probation twice in his first two years at the University of South Dakota and almost flunked out. “I didn’t know what I wanted,” said Siedschlaw, who was advised by his high school guidance counselor to join the military instead of attending college, but decided the university was a better first option than serving in the Vietnam … [Read more...] about RETIRING: Longtime criminal justice professor Kurt Siedschlaw took long road to UNK