U.S. Professor of the Year will give lecture | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › U.S. Professor of the Year will give lecture U.S. Professor of the Year will give lecture Published: April 10, 2005 Author: Kathleen Joyce Rhona Free, a University of Notre Dame alumna and 2004 U.S. Professor of the Year, will deliver a lecture titledTsunamis, Cincotti, and Silk Sarongs:Bringing Life to the Classroom and the Classroom to Lifeat 3:30 p.m. April 27 (Wednesday) in the auditorium of Notre Dames Hesburgh Center for International Studies. Sponsored by theKanebCenterfor Teaching and Learning, the lecture will address how teaching style can be altered to improve student learning.A reception will immediately follow in the center atrium. Free will discuss a teaching approach in accordance with the belief that students learn most when they have intrinsic motivation and can relate course content to personal interests. A professor of economics atEasternConnecticutUniversity, Free was named one of four national winners of the 2004U.S.Professors of the Year Award, presented annually by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.She won in the Masters Universities and Colleges category, which includes more than 600 colleges and universities nationwide. Free, a 1978 graduate ofSarahLawrenceCollege, earned her masters and doctoral degrees in economics from Notre Dame in 1980 and 1983. TopicID: 10623 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn