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Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsCambodia-based dance ensemble kicks off riveting season of onStage at Connecticut College Sept. 25 - onStage at Connecticut College opens the 2010-11 season with "The Lives of Giants" by the Khmer Arts Ensemble, a Cambodia-based dance group known for its original choreography, detailed costumes and majestic elegance, Saturday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. ...Feed Source: aspen.conncoll.edu Connecticut College welcomes new faculty - This fall, Connecticut College welcomes seven new tenure-track faculty members, including a biochemist who studies antibiotic resistance, a four-fields anthropologist who specializes in the archaeology of North America, and an award-winning botanist who has mentored undergraduate research projects at Harvard Forest. ... Chris O'Brien named head men's and women's tennis coach at Connecticut College - Chris O'Brien has been named the head coach of the men's and women's tennis program at Connecticut College. O'Brien will also serve as the assistant coach for men's and women's squash. ... Connecticut College Art Professor receives Artist Fellowship Grant - Connecticut College Art Professor Andrea Wollensak, chair of the Art Department and co-associate director of events for the college's Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, has been awarded a $2,500 Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCT) Artist Fellowship Grant in New Media. ... Connecticut College science professor awarded $225K grant to continue cutting-edge bioluminescence research - Bruce Branchini, the Hans and Ella McCollum '21 Vahlteich Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut College, has been awarded a $225,000 Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) grant to continue his cutting-edge research on bioluminescence, the emission of light by living organisms. ... Connecticut College awarded $25,000 to support Hoffman Scholars Fund - The Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc. has awarded a $25,000 grant to Connecticut College to support the Hoffman Scholars Fund. The fund was established in 2008 with a $50,000 grant and provides scholarships to students from Connecticut entering the college's Science Leaders Program. ... Connecticut College honors Boston businesswoman - Connecticut College's sweeping green, the central space on campus with breathtaking views of Long Island Sound, was dedicated May 22 to a woman whose leadership helped put Connecticut College among top liberal arts colleges today. ... Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism awards Connecticut College $101,500 for historic steel house - Connecticut College has received a matching grant of $101,500 from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT), a state agency. The grant was awarded through the Historic Restoration Fund Grant Program and completes the funding for the next phase of renovations to the college's notable steel house. ... Connecticut College senior wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship - Senior Laura Frawley, a Biological Sciences major at Connecticut College, has been awarded a 2010 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which will provide her with a $30,000 research stipend each year for up to three years. ... Connecticut College's Class of 2010 to graduate May 23 - Nearly 450 Connecticut College students will receive their diplomas this year at Connecticut College's 92nd Commencement on Sunday, May 23. ... In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools - Experiments in teacher-led schools raise morale, but critics say they could blur educators? focus.
... Back in Class, Theme Is: We?ll Succeed With Less - The New York City schools are coping with budget cuts and crowding, but are finding resolve and hope.
... New Schools in South Africa Serve the Underserved - As many public schools have failed a post-apartheid generation of children, a budding movement is increasingly searching for alternatives.
... Mind: Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits - Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong.
... For-Profit Colleges Step Up Lobbying Against New Rules - An Education Department proposal would cut off federal financial aid to programs whose students take on too much debt for training that provides little likelihood of leading to a well-paying job.
... A Frenzied First Day for Applying to Private Kindergartens - Parents of 2- to 4-year-olds swamped the phone lines and Web sites of exclusive Manhattan institutions in an annual post-Labor Day rite.
... It?s Back to School. Then Back to Vacation. - The first week of school is nothing more than the first day for more than a million students in New York City.
... In Europe, Fund-Raising Lessons From Americans - Universities across Europe are realizing that their dependence on government funding puts them at a disadvantage.
... Educational Gaps Limit Brazil?s Reach - Education is a major stumbling block in Brazil?s bid to accelerate its economy and establish itself as one of the world?s most powerful nations.
... Economic View: A Course Load for the Game of Life - To better understand the world in which they will live, students need foundations in economics, statistics, finance and psychology.
... U.S. Asks Educators to Reinvent Student Tests, and How They Are Given - Could the bubble be on the way out? In the near future, students may take their tests on computers.
... Chicago News Cooperative: Despite Scrutiny of For-Profits, Crucial Questions Are Unanswered - A recent Chicago forum on for-profit colleges made pertinent points about the state of American eduction but ignored some important issues.
... Crossroads County: Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats - Though many students are liberals on social issues, the weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties.
... Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools - New York City?s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.
... In Medical School Shift, Meeting Patients on Day 1 - A new curriculum at N.Y.U. is intended to foster more personal relationships between medical students and patients.
... A Celebratory Road Trip for Education Secretary - Arne Duncan?s bus tour from New York to Maine is billed as a way to honor teachers.
... New Trophy for Colleges: Capital One Cup - A team of former N.C.A.A. athletes unveiled the Capital One Cup, which will be awarded to the top men?s and women?s Division I programs based on cumulative on-field performance across multiple sports.
... Fired Education Chief Says New Jersey Governor Defamed Him - Bret D. Schundler, the former education commissioner, emphatically denied misleading anyone in an episode that cost New Jersey a $400 million grant.
... Advertising: Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing - The company said it wanted to keep better track of teachers who were new or who had departed and use more methods of communication.
... Formula to Grade Teachers? Skill Gains Acceptance, and Critics - The value-added formula to evaluate teachers is gaining acceptance, and critics, across America.
... About New York: Suing a School They Loved - Even though Herbert E. Nass and his wife, Jodi, loved their old school, Horace Mann, legal action seemed right when they found themselves in a fight over their son?s suspension.
... Harvard Researcher May Have Fabricated Data - Marc Hauser is on leave after being found ?solely responsible? for eight counts of scientific misconduct.
... Dean From Northwestern Picked to Lead New School - David E. Van Zandt will replace Bob Kerrey, a former Nebraska senator, as the university?s president.
... Making Career Development Pay - Treating your career development education as if it were part of a stock portfolio can help you increase the return on your investment.
... Social Networking Your Way to a New Job - Job hunters must learn to navigate the social protocol of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites.
... Community College Training for Managing Green Jobs - Government money is helping smaller institutions build programs that train students in various emerging and established energy fields.
... Some Business Skills to Go With the Passion - Thousands of courses are offered in entrepreneurship by colleges and universities, small-business development centers and chambers of commerce.
... Foreign Language Courses, Brushing Up or Immersion - For continuing education students, a variety of options for foreign language classes are available, including online learning.
... The Humanities for Love, Not Money - Continuing education programs across the country are finding students increasingly focused on the arts and humanities, whether for new careers or to re-explore great authors.
... Learning Curves on the Career Path - Whether they are concerned about job security or climbing the career ladder, people often conclude that if there?s any solution, it?s more education.
... National Briefing | South: Louisiana: $1.8. Billion for Schools Lost to Katrina - The Obama administration will give New Orleans $1.8 billion in a lump-sum reimbursement for schools that were damaged or destroyed in the flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
... Eastern States Dominate in Winning School Grants - Many educators in states that did not win or even participate in President Obama?s Race to the Top competition said the rules favored densely populated eastern states.
... New York Wins Nearly $700 Million for Education - Local officials who pushed for educational changes celebrated a victory in a competition for federal money.
... Even at Commuter Schools, Dorm Life Beckons - Queens College?s only dorm houses 500 students out of 20,000, and contains full kitchens, cable television, wireless Internet access and private bathrooms.
... National Briefings | West: California: Colleges Cut Kaplan Tie - Kaplan University had signed an agreement with California community colleges for students shut out of classes at their own campus to take an online version at Kaplan.
... Scholars Test Web Alternative to Peer Review - The Internet is calling into question one of academia?s sacred rites: the peer- reviewed journal article.
... Students, Welcome to College; Parents, Go Home - Faced with parents who have a hard time saying goodbye to their freshmen, colleges formalize the split.
... Back-to-School Admissions Q. and A. - Bill Dingledine, president of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling, is taking reader questions on the start of the college admissions season.
... The Way We Live Now: When Does Holding Teachers Accountable Go Too Far? - The Los Angeles Times and an education economist set out to create a consumer guide to education.
... A Standardized Test Myth - A longtime counselor seeks to put the rest the "myth,'' as he calls it, that top colleges prefer an SAT score to an ACT score.
... The College Essay as an Early Memoir - A workshop on memoir writing inspires some thoughts about the college essay.
... Essay: The End of Tenure? - Two recent books resurrect the debate over universities and the supposedly pampered people who teach there.
... Test Yourself | English, September 9, 2010 - Daily English, math or history question based on Times content. Today's is about verb tense.
... Fashion Week Frenzy - 6 Q's About the News | Reading comprehension questions for an article on New York Fashion Week.
... News Quiz | September 9, 2010 - See what you know about the news of the day.
... Word of the Day | communal - This word has appeared in 304 Times articles over the past year.
... Rochester Students Meet Their Neighbors at Brooks Landing Community Barbecue - WHO: More than 300 community members and University of Rochester students are expected to attend the second annual Community Barbecue, created to introduce undergraduates at Rochester to community members from the Plymouth-Exchange and 19th Ward neighborhoods of SouthWest Rochester.
... 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Prevent Child Abuse America - Third Annual Run Slated for Sept. 25
WHO: Members of the University of Rochester and Greater Rochester community are invited to participate in the 3rd annual Kappa Delta Shamrock 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds from the event will benefit ... Open Letter Announces Fall Events for Reading the World Conversation Series - Details on the fall portion of the 2010-2011 Reading the World Conversation Series (RTWCS) were announced earlier this week by Open Letter Books, and include an event dedicated to Swiss author Robert Walser, a special collaboration with the Ledig House for International Writers, and a roundtable ... University of Rochester Welcomes the Class of 2014 to Eastman and River Campuses - WHO: The University of Rochester\'s incoming freshmen class, along with their parents, move carloads of belongings into their new homes at the Eastman School of Music and on the River Campus.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 23, at the Eastman School (100 Gib... Site to be Launched Aug. 26 on New York State's First Women in Politics - When Donna Schildt Avery began reporting for her local newspaper in the town of Conesus, N.Y., the grandmother of four had no idea she would soon become the first woman elected supervisor in Livingston County in 1995. On Thursday, Aug. 26, on the 90th anniversary of national women\'s suffra... Undergrads Experience Electoral Process as College Poll Workers - Grant Funds Monroe County Elections Fellowship Program
This coming election day, Rochester undergraduate students will have the opportunity to participate directly in the electoral process by working as college poll inspectors, thanks to a grant from the federal Ele... Rochester Team Awarded $3 Million to Develop Wireless EKG and Voice Monitors for Psychology Research - How do you study human behavior without changing it? The key, says University of Rochester psychologist Melissa Sturge-Apple, is to be as unobtrusive as possible.
That's why Sturge-Apple has pulled together a University team to develop monitoring systems so user friendly and non-i... Rochester Summit Explores State of Native American Education - This month, several dozen University of Rochester faculty, staff, and students will meet with leaders of the Native American community to discuss the needs of Native American students pursuing higher education. A first for the University, the summit, which will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 17, from 1... Yellowjacket Weekend Brings Daily Show Comedian to Rochester - WHO: The University of Rochester\'s annual Yellowjacket Weekend kicks off the fall semester with a stand-up show by Comedy Central writer and comedian John Oliver.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus.
WHAT: John Oliver has bee... $3.1 Million Grant to Understand Effects of Parental Conflict on Children - Children respond to marital conflict in myriad ways; some act out with anger, distress, or avoidance, while others observe mom and dad\'s arguments with milder, more self-controlled concern and empathy for their parents.
To identify precisely how these different coping behaviors d... Copyright © 2010, Ezwebgroup's Link Exchange. All Rights Reserved. |