{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Worcester State Magazine","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine","title":"Alex Briesacher: Giving students intellectual freedom | Worcester State University","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iAOzxspXnV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2024\/10\/18\/alex-briesacher\/\">Alex Briesacher: Giving students intellectual freedom<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2024\/10\/18\/alex-briesacher\/embed\/#?secret=iAOzxspXnV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Alex Briesacher: Giving students intellectual freedom&#8221; &#8212; Worcester State Magazine\" data-secret=\"iAOzxspXnV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Professor of Sociology, 2018 Alden Award Winner The course titles may stay the same from year to year, but Alex Briesacher never teaches the same class twice. Briesacher, professor of sociology, uses an experiential, student-centered approach he developed as a graduate student teaching courses at Kent State University. \u201cIt means every class is new and [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2024\/10\/2.-Alex-Briesacher-300x300.jpg"}