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Choose a page number: 1 Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsSpring concerts on campus - It's a musical time of year at Connecticut College, with an array of events presented by the Department of Music. Many are free - prices are listed for events requiring tickets - and all are open to the public. ...Feed Source: www.conncoll.edu Exhibition showcases work by senior art majors - The Connecticut College Department of Art is pleased to present the 2012 Senior Thesis Art Exhibition, on display May 4-20 in the Cummings Arts Center. ... Arboretum to host Mother's Day Plant Sale - The Connecticut College Arboretum will host a Mother's Day Plant Sale on campus on Friday, May 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ... Men's Lacrosse to host Colby Saturday for NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal - Connecticut College men's lacrosse program will host Colby College this Saturday, April 28, at 1 p.m. for a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Quarterfinal match on the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field. Admission and parking for the event are free of charge. ... Music in May - May is a musical month at Connecticut College, with an array of events presented by the Department of Music. Many are free -prices are listed for events requiring tickets - and all are open to the public. ... Celebrate National Astronomy Day by star gazing at Connecticut College - Connecticut College will celebrate National Astronomy Day by providing the public with binocular and telescopic views of the night sky on Saturday, April28, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Olin Observatory in Olin Science Center. ... Catch 'Hay Fever' at Connecticut College April 26-29 - The Department of Theater is pleased to present Noël Coward's "Hay Fever," with performances running Thursday, April 26, through Sunday, April 29, in Tansill Theater. ... Portrait of former College president to be unveiled - The community is cordially invited to join Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. on Wednesday, April 25, for a reception honoring President Emeritus Norman Fainstein and the unveiling of Fainstein's official presidential portrait. The reception begins at 4 p.m., with the unveiling scheduled for approximately 4:15 p.m. in the Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Humanities Center. ... College to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day - The Connecticut College Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Hillel and the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut invite the community to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Thursday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m. ... Lecturer to discuss the wisdom of world's indigenous cultures - Cultural anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis will deliver a talk titled "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World" on Tuesday, April 17, at 4:30 p.m. in Evans Hall of Cummings Arts Center. ... Up to 15 Percent of Students Chronically Skip School, Johns Hopkins Finds - A study by researchers at John Hopkins University found that as many as 15 percent of students miss at least one school day in 10, and have gone undetected because of the way attendance is measured.
... New Fight on a Speaker at a Catholic University - Georgetown University, a Jesuit institution, is being rebuked by local bishops after inviting Kathleen Sebelius, the health secretary and a supporter of abortion rights, to speak at commencement.
... Scores of SAT Taken at Packer Collegiate Institute Are Invalidated - Administrators, students and parents at Packer Collegiate Institute said they were punished over a technicality.
... M.I.T. Chooses Its Provost for President - L. Rafael Reif will lead the institute beginning in July, replacing Susan Hockfield.
... 99 Percent of N.Y. School Budgets Meeting Tax Cap Pass - School officials said the high passage rate reflected tight budgets and staff cuts as most districts fought to stay under the new limit.
... In Quebec, University Strike at Crucial Stage - A tuition dispute has paralyzed many of Quebec?s French-speaking universities and colleges, and sometimes erupted into violence on Montreal?s streets.
... David Coleman to Lead College Board - David Coleman, an architect of the common core curriculum standards, will take over the education organization in October.
... Degrees of Debt: Colleges Begin to Confront Higher Costs and Students? Debt - With the balance of student debt topping $1 trillion, college presidents are recognizing that they must handle the costs of education through methods other than tuition increases.
... On Education: Strict but Trusted, Sister Dolores Is Irreplaceable at Fontbonne - Sister Dolores Crepeau watches over Fontbonne Hall Academy and its students with exacting standards.
... Degrees of Debt: Student Loans Weighing Down a Generation With Heavy Debt - Nearly everyone pursuing a bachelor?s degree is borrowing money, and as prices soar, a college degree often comes with an unprecedented financial burden.
... A System Divided: At Explore Charter School, a Portrait of Segregated Education - A charter school in Brooklyn is indicative of a larger problem in New York City?s public school system, one of the most segregated in the nation.
... Bloomberg?s Charter School Battle Detailed in E-Mails - The city released hundreds of e-mail messages Friday, providing a look at one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg?s major battles, the 2010 campaign to expand charter schools.
... 8th Grade Students Make Gains in Testing on Science - Eighth graders made modest gains in national science testing, with Hispanics and blacks narrowing the gap between their white and Asian peers, the government reported Thursday.
... Learning a New Language on Location - A number of language immersion programs are offered in places like the Tuscan hills and Costa Rica, in classes specifically for older people or for a mix of age groups.
... Senate Republicans Block Bill to Avert Rise in Student Loan Rate - Republicans oppose the Democrats? approach to paying for the program, which reduces some student loan interest rates.
... Law School Plans to Offer Web Courses for Master?s - The Washington University School of Law will offer a master?s degree in United States law in partnership with 2tor, an education technology company.
... Queens Students Get Water Lessons by Designing Playground - A nonprofit group is shepherding five eco-playgrounds into schools in Queens and Brooklyn to teach children about water and urban infrastructure.
... Scandal Distracts Klein From His Education Goals at News Corp. - Six months after joining News Corporation to lead a push into the education market, Joel I. Klein became Rupert Murdoch?s legal compass in the phone-hacking scandal.
... Retired Military Officers Teaching at Ivy League Schools - Campuses that once turned a cold shoulder to the military are now inviting former top officers, like Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, to come and teach.
... On Education: New Procedure for Teaching License Draws Protest - Student teachers at the University of Massachusetts are protesting a new national licensure procedure being developed by the education company Pearson and Stanford University.
... Jobs Few, College Graduates Flock to Unpaid Internships - In a weak job market, many college graduates are taking unpaid internships that fail to deliver on their promises of experience by offering little more than menial work.
... California State Students Plan to Fast in Protest Over Cuts - The fasting protest was the latest display of anger at the 23 California State University campuses, where the system has lost roughly $970 million in state financing since 2008.
... Career Couch: Volunteering Offers a Way to Explore Career Fields - Public service work can be a gateway to careers and gives new graduates time to consider options and learn about themselves.
... Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Shaquille O?Neal Earns His Doctorate in Education - The former N.B.A. star Shaquille O?Neal received his doctoral degree in education from Barry University during commencement ceremonies in Miami Shores, Fla.
... Shortcuts: Career or Deep Learning? Pondering the Purpose of College - In the early 1980s, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in just about any subject ?opened up lots of jobs,? experts say. Oh, how times have changed.
... U.S. to Revise Foreign Student Job Program - The government will now prohibit the students from doing most warehouse, construction, manufacturing and food-processing work.
... Bloomberg Restores 2,500 Teaching Jobs in Latest Budget Proposal - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Thursday that 2,500 teaching jobs would be restored, while avoiding tax increases, but he could still cut funding for child care and after-school programs.
... Harvard and M.I.T. Offer Free Online Courses - The universities announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, that will offer vast new learning opportunities for students around the world.
... Criminal Charges for 13 in Florida A&M Hazing Death - A band member, Robert Champion, died after being beaten and suffocated by fellow students during a hazing ritual in November.
... The Lady Jaguars: The Season Ends, and the Scoreboard Doesn?t Tell the Story - Tonya Lutz, a high school basketball champion, faces an uphill battle as the Carroll Academy girls coach, but players see her as a stable, trustworthy role model, unlike anyone they know.
... The Lady Jaguars: When Children Are Caught in the Cycle, Not All Can Be Saved - Patrick Steele, the security director at Carroll Academy, is the judge and jury that doles out discipline, but most students do not know how much he has in common with them.
... The Lady Jaguars: For Carroll Academy?s Players, Home is Not Always a Haven - For a 17-year-old senior now at Carroll Academy, a school for troubled teenagers in Huntingdon, Tenn., dreams of college gave way to fights, drug use and pregnancy.
... The Lady Jaguars: Court-Ordered Basketball, and No Fans - The nine players on the girls basketball team at Carroll Academy, a school for troubled teenagers in Huntingdon, Tenn., often outnumber their fans at games.
... The Lady Jaguars: At a School in Tennessee, a Basketball Team of Survivors - At Carroll Academy, a school for troubled teenagers in Huntingdon, Tenn., basketball is a means to provide the players supervision and structure and to teach them about teamwork and trust.
... Hamtramck High Holds All-Girl Prom - A dream to take part in an American rite of passage came true for girls whose faith forbids them to date or dance with boys.
... Princeton Review Accused of Fraud in Tutoring Program - The company is accused of fraudulently claiming millions of dollars in reimbursement for tutoring services that the government said it never delivered to underprivileged students.
... Social Media Rules Limit Student-Teacher Contact - The guidelines reflect concerns about the misuse of sites like Facebook and Twitter and represent the latest official response to allegations of teachers behaving inappropriately with students.
... Simons Foundation Chooses U.C. Berkeley for Computing Center - The Simons Foundation plans to announce on Tuesday that the University of California, Berkeley, will be the home of a new center that combines computing theory with fields like biology or economics.
... Parents Owe Full Tuition After Withdrawing Children From Private Schools - Many parents have found that, after withdrawing their children from private schools in New York City, they are still expected to pay the full tuition for the coming school year.
... Obama Signs Order to Protect Veterans From College Recruiters - The executive order is designed to protect against deceptive recruiting practices, especially by for-profit institutions seeking veterans? military benefits.
... Dismissing Veto Threat, House Passes Student Loan Bill - The House approved stripping funds from a program in the health care law to avoid doubling student loan interest rates.
... National Briefing | New England: Rhode Island: Brown to Increase Pay to Providence - Brown University announced on Tuesday that it would increase its voluntary payments to the City of Providence, where officials are trying to shore up finances to avoid bankruptcy.
... National Briefing | South: Louisiana: Head of L.S.U. System Fired - John Lombardi, the president of the Louisiana State University System, was fired on Friday by the system?s governing board. Dr. Lombardi had clashed with Gov. Bobby Jindal?s administration.
... New York City Spares Bushwick Community High School From Closing - Bushwick Community High School, which has low graduation rates, was given another chance after showing signs of improvement.
... With G.O.P.?s Ear, Marco Rubio Pushes Dream Act Proposal - Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has been talking to Democrats and conservative Republicans about his plan to give students a chance to study and work here legally, albeit temporarily.
... Student Loan Debate Becomes Election-Year Fight - Both President Obama and Republicans say they want to keep a 3.4 percent student loan rate, but they vehemently disagree on how to do it.
... N.Y./REGION: The Lessons of Sister Dolores - Sister Dolores F. Crepeau, the principal at Fontbonne Hall Academy in Bay Ridge, inspects seniors? white graduation dresses, a long tradition at the school.
... About New York: A Queens College Student Goes From Boilers to Dartmouth Medical School - Chris Navas, a high-school dropout who loves the gym, earned a scholarship to medical school at Dartmouth.
... Pre-Med?s New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Science - Can the MCAT identify that ethereal mix of scientist, humanist and spiritualist that makes a good doctor?
... Opinion: Reunion, and Returning as Your Real Self - I wanted to find the frightened, closeted adolescent who tried to hide behind a scruffy beard and a haze of cigarette smoke.
... Room for Debate: Easing the Pain of Student Loans - What can be done to control the level of college debt in the U.S. and protect young people from taking on an onerous financial burden?
... Op-Ed Contributors: Much Ado About Students Loans - The student loan interest rate fight is a distraction from the crisis of college affordability.
... Room for Debate: Got a Computer? Get a Degree. - Harvard and M.I.T. are going to offer free courses online, but not for credit. Why not?
... SchoolBook: Mural at I.S. 259 Teaches About 9/11 Attack - At I.S. 259 William McKinley in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, the events of Sept. 11 became the theme for the newest section of a continuing mural that students started in 2006.
... SchoolBook: Judge Declines to Issue Injunction on Hiring for 24 Schools - At the urging of a State Supreme Court judge, the Education Department and the unions representing teachers and principals will seek fast-track arbitration to decide whether the city can proceed with plans to hire new staff for 24 schools it plans to close and reopen by the fall.
... SchoolBook: Audit Finds Irregularities in Payments to Tutoring Agency - Once again, a company providing tutoring under the No Child Left Behind law is coming under scrutiny for its billing practices. In an audit, Comptroller John C. Liu questions more than $850,000 in payments the city's Department of Education made to the Champion Learning Center.
... The Choice Blog: M.I.T. Chooses Its Provost for President - Rafael Reif has served as the institute's provost for seven years, our colleague Tamar Lewin writes. He will step in as president on July 2, succeeding Susan Hockfield.
... The Choice Blog: David Coleman, Backer of Common Core Curriculum, to Lead College Board - David Coleman, an architect of the common core curriculum standards, will begin his new role as the president of the College Board in October, our colleague Tamar Lewin reports.
... The Choice Blog: McGraw-Hill Announces E-Book Program With University of Minnesota - McGraw-Hill announced a new e-book program with the University of Minnesota bookstore.
... The Choice Blog: A Dream College Acceptance, With the Money to Make It Come True - Cassie Dagostino, a high school senior from Brooklyn, N.Y., writes that her college acceptance news was "the best outcome that could have possibly happened."
... What Did You Spend on Public School This Year? - Supplies, trips, fundraisers and activity costs add up. Help us figure out how much public school parents are spending by completing our online form.
... Hands-On Medical Education in Rwanda - The success of Rwanda in providing health care to its poor has drawn the attention of the international community and has inspired a new program at Harvard University.
... The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | champion - This word has appeared in 546 New York Times articles in the past year.
... The Learning Network Blog: Lesson Plan | 'Hunger Games' Science: Investigating Genetically Engineered Organisms - Lesson | Students learn about the risks and benefits of research on genetically modified organisms, explore the growing D.I.Y. biology movement and develop proposals on restricting or permitting research in this area.
... The Learning Network Blog: Found Poem Favorite | 'Paradise of a Lesser Bird' - The third of our 11 winners for this year's Found Poem Contest. Check back daily through May 25.
... The Learning Network Blog: When Is It O.K. to Replace Human Limbs With Technology? - When is a prosthetic limb better than a natural one?
... Randall Curren Awarded Fellowship to Institute for Advanced Study - Randall Curren, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rochester, has been selected as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., for 2012-13. Curren, whose research is in the philosophy and ethics of education, was the only p... University of Rochester Requests Password Changes Because of Vendor's Database Incident - A computer server at the University of Maine, which held some identifying information for customers of the University of Rochester\'s computer store, was breached by hackers on April 27. The affected database contained the name, address, email address, and network ID and password for about 2,100 ... Joseph H. Eberly to be Honored by the Optical Society - Joseph H. Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and professor of optics at the University of Rochester, has been named the winner of the Optical Society's 2012 Distinguished Service Award.
Eberly is being honored for outstanding service as founding editor of the groundbrea... University of Rochester Professor to Receive Grand Challenges Explorations Grant - Grant Will Be Used for Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
University of Rochester biologist John Jaenike has been named a recipient of a grant from Grand Challenge... 2012 Best Translated Book Award Winners Announced - The winning titles and translators of this year\'s Best Translated Book Award were announced Friday, May 4, at New York\'s McNally Jackson Books as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. In poetry, Kiwao Nomura\'s Spectacle & Pigsty, translated from the Japanese by Kyoko Yoshida and Forres... University of Rochester Announces New Undergraduate Major in Digital Media Studies -
The University of Rochester will offer a new major in digital media studies in fall 2012 that will focus on the analysis and production of digital media, or new media, from two perspectives simultaneously: science and technology, and art and humanities. It is the latest major in Rochester\'s lo... University of Rochester Senior Named Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar - Maya Dukmasova \'12, a graduating senior at the University of Rochester, was selected as a 2012-2013 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. The scholarship is sponsored by Rotary District 7150 (Central New York). Dukmasova, who is a resident of Liverpool, N.Y., will use the $27,000 scholarship to help fun... Rochester Senior Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Nepal - University of Rochester student Sorcha Dundas '12 has been awarded a 2012-13 Fulbright Scholarship to Nepal, where she will serve as an English Teaching Assistant. Dundas, a native of Rutland, Vt., is the first Rochester student to be accepted into the Nepal program. In the past five years, 3... Engineering Students Display Real-World Solutions for the Community - Imagine charging your cell phone just by walking. Or a specially-designed bicycle that allows amputees and people recovering from strokes to steer and change gears.
Those innovations are among the many to be featured at the University of Rochester on May 3 during Hajim School Design Day.... University of Rochester Announces Award Recipients to be Honored at 2012 Commencement Ceremonies - The University of Rochester\'s 162nd commencement ceremonies will recognize the outstanding contributions of 12 distinguished leaders and scholars who will receive honorary degrees, medals, and awards for scholarship and teaching. Ceremonies will be held on May 18, 19, and 20. In addition, the Si... Copyright © 2012, Residual Income Home Business Opportunity. All Rights Reserved. |
