Just as hundreds of Taylor University seniors will be graduating Saturday, May 23, a graduation of sorts is in store for me, too. I retire this school year, following nine years of service to students as their journalism professor and Echo faculty adviser.
When someone kills a person you love, is forgiveness possible?
I reached out to a few faculty and administrators and asked them to share with me one of their favorite Christmas-related experiences, memories or traditions.
Journalism classes introduce Taylor University students to compelling, solid news writing and human interest storytelling skills. They practice these skills via writing stories for The Echo. They then gain professional experience writing news, sports and/or human-interest stories for magazines and newspapers ...
When we think and talk about Taylor University donors, the first thing that comes to mind is the picture of generous donors unselfishly giving gifts to fund buildings, scholarships and other worthwhile endeavors that benefit our students.And Russ Pulliam, longtime Indianapolis Star editor and national ...
Who is Russell “Russ” B. Pulliam? He is many things. A friend and mentor for 27 years, editor, reporter, columnist at Indy Star, World magazine board member, church elder, husband, father, grandfather, regular guest speaker and adjunct instructor at Taylor, and, in May, recipient of an honorary ...
Thirty years ago this month, I made indelible memories from what turned out to be a several-month, surprise stay in Saudi Arabia, compliments of Uncle Sam. “Men make plans and God laughs,” or so the saying goes. This possible Yiddish saying may stem loosely from Psalm 33:10: ...
Practicums or internships pay huge dividends to university students, but not always in dollar and cents. Up front, I need to disclose a bias. I’m a beneficiary of internships (think Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, New Mexico in 1979), have hired countless reporting interns from my days as a newspaper ...
By Alan Blanchard | Faculty Adviser "The Echo Opinions section is a space for students alone, not a space for faculty to voice their opinions or thoughts." This or a similar reply reached my ears more than once when I asked some faculty colleagues outside my department last year if they had ever considered ...
By Alan Blanchard | Faculty Adviser Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - ...
Over 40 students take notes on presentation between Russ Pulliam of the IndyStar and Jeff Sparks, founder of Heartland Film Festival.
Upland's fire department secures Modelle Metcalf Visual Arts Center, finding no fire inside.
Solutions by The State News