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Hal Urban

Hal Urban was a high school teacher for many years and also taught at the University of San Francisco. He is a well-known leader in the Character Education movement and is in constant demand as a speaker at national conferences and school and community events. He raised three sons as a single father and now lives in Redwood City, California, with his wife, Cathy.

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The 10 Commandments of Common Sense will be released on August 12, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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The 10 Commandments of Common Sense is now available in Trade Paperback
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Life's Greatest Lessons will be released on January 08, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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Life's Greatest Lessons is now available in Trade Paperback
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St. Peter champion: Attitude breeds success
Catholic San Francisco, January 24, 2013
...Fred Clark, back row center, is pictured at St. Peter School, San Francisco, with author and motivational speaker Hal Urban, left, principal Vicki Butler and students. As a longtime benefactor for the school, Clark stresses character Financier’s deal...
It’s that ‘modeling behavior’ kids notice
River Falls Journal, August 22, 2012
...a Character Education Conference to share the character education program that it introduced during the 2011-12 school year. Hal Urban Last Thursday and Friday, Aug. 16 and 17, the River Falls School District sponsored a Character Education...
Conference highlights commitment to ‘character’
River Falls Journal, August 10, 2012
...leaders, counselors and more. Chapin wanted local parents to be aware of a free presentation by keynote speaker Hal Urban from 12-1 p.m. Friday in the high school media center. Urban is a former California teacher of 36 years. As a single parent, he...
Walking the Peaceful Talk: Reshaping the Adult Culture of a School
Education.com, November 9, 2012
...putting each other down behind each other's backs." Finally we were getting to what really mattered. Hal Urban, a veteran of over 30 years of high school teaching and the author of numerous best-selling books (most notably Life's Greatest Lessons: 20...
Ina Hughs: Finding happiness in five easy lessons
Knox News Sentinel, October 17, 2012
...can give us the keys to happiness, even better if they can dumb it down to just five. Hal Urban, in his book, "Life's Greatest Lessons," had a hard time keeping it at 20. He says that happy people cultivate character above all other goals because high...
Best-Selling Character Education Author, Dr. Hal Urban, Announces Updated Edition of Globally-Acclaimed 'Life's Greatest Lessons'
SBWire, September 14, 2012
...Dr. Hal Urban’s message is simple; good character is the foundation of a good life. Having visited forty-one states and six countries to give over a thousand presentation on this topic...
It’s that ‘modeling behavior’ kids notice
River Falls Journal, August 22, 2012
...a Character Education Conference to share the character education program that it introduced during the 2011-12 school year. Hal Urban Last Thursday and Friday, Aug. 16 and 17, the River Falls School District sponsored a Character Education...
Conference highlights commitment to ‘character’
River Falls Journal, August 10, 2012
...leaders, counselors and more. Chapin wanted local parents to be aware of a free presentation by keynote speaker Hal Urban from 12-1 p.m. Friday in the high school media center. Urban is a former California teacher of 36 years. As a single parent, he...
Optimism Builds Your Mental and Physical Resilience
Homemakers.com, June 22, 2012
...happy. Chances are, you're really feeling joy, a blend of pleasure, rapture, ecstasy, warmth and comfort, says Hal Urban, a renowned positive-psychology educator and the author of The Ten Commandments of Common Sense. "Happiness is what we feel when...