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Harford Community College issued the following announcement on Oct. 24.
A pioneer, encouraging others to think about politics in ways they never did before – that's HCC Professor Stephanie Hallock. http://bit.ly/2PoT3a5
In the current political climate, it might be difficult to find a space where there is zero judgment and avoid the noise and friction of the constant 24-hour news cycle. But in the classroom of Stephanie Hallock, professor of political science, it is what she strives for every single day.
By utilizing small groups, team teaching and simulation games, she has seen students from polar opposite backgrounds begin to see one another’s sides. She makes her students realize that “there’s no right or wrong answer with these things.”
Hallock is seen as a pioneer in encouraging others to think about politics in ways they never thought about before. She challenges students to be self-aware, to question their own pre-existing notions, and to try things or learn things they haven’t before. She sees herself as a guide on this internal process to conclusions her students have never considered, hoping that over time, “they will be reinforced by others and change their worldview. It’s not my job to do that and I certainly can’t do it in one semester. I can at least help make that space.”
She goes out of her way to create conversations every semester, but she also takes any chance to learn about higher education in order to benefit Harford Community College’s political and international study curriculums. She was recently a part of the Maryland Higher Education Commission Team at the Complete College America Conference in California, learning about equal opportunities for all college students across the country.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Harford Community College
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