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Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsConnecticut 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. ...Feed Source: aspen.conncoll.edu 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. ... Three Connecticut College professors honored with college's highest faculty awards - Connecticut College professors Timo Ovaska, Simon Feldman and Robert Askins have been honored with the institution's most prestigious faculty awards. The annual honors, presented at a May 3 award ceremony, recognize faculty excellence in research, teaching and leadership. ... Connecticut College economics professor challenges California Legislative Analyst's Office report; says plan to cut In-Home Supportive Services program could cost state more - In a study released today by the Institute for Women's Policy Research and PHI, Connecticut College Professor Candace Howes refutes the findings of a January 2010 report from the California Legislative Analyst's Office on the fiscal impact on the state and counties of the In-Home Supportive Services program for seniors and people with disabilities. ... Connecticut College Theater Department presents Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' May 6-9 - Connecticut College's Theater Department presents Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," May 6-9. The performance is directed by Connecticut College senior Julia Berman. ... Connecticut College's 'Transmutation' exhibit features works by senior art majors - A diverse collection of pieces created by 14 senior art majors will be on display at Connecticut College May 7-23 in the Cummings Arts Center galleries. ... Connecticut College finishes in Top 25 in RecycleMania - For the fifth consecutive year, Connecticut College has finished in the Top 25 in RecycleMania, a 10-week recycling competition that promotes waste reduction among colleges and universities. ... Study: Colleges Spent More on Recreation Than Instruction - A new study documents a growing stratification of wealth across America?s system of higher education.
... Goal for High School Smoking Is Unmet - A report calls for a resurgence of antismoking advertising to counter a marketing campaign by the tobacco industry.
... To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery - At the University of Central Florida, a testing center uses cameras and computers to try to cut down on cheating.
... Teachers? Union Shuns Obama Aides at Convention - In a sign of the Obama administration?s strained relations with teachers? unions, no federal official was scheduled to speak at either union?s convention this month.
... International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools - The International Baccalaureate, an alternative to the Advanced Placement program, is offered in 700 schools.
... Budget Deficit and Wars? Cost Draw Fire on the Home Front - The debate over an $82 billion war spending bill has opened up a clash between House Democrats and the White House over the deficit and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
... Sunday Routine | Jennifer Raab: A Multitasker Who Smells the Roses - Jennifer J. Raab, the president of Hunter College, tends to her family and her garden.
... House Passes $80 Billion War Spending Bill - The bill would include $10 billion to help school districts avoid educator layoffs, paying for the effort with $800 million in cuts to several of President Obama?s education initiatives.
... New York City Ordered to Keep 19 Schools Open - A state appellate court has ordered New York City not to shut down a group of low-performing schools.
... Elise Boulding, Peace Scholar, Dies at 89 - Ms. Boulding, an instructor at Dartmouth and the University of Colorado, was also an author of numerous books.
... Top Schools in France Pushed to Open Meritocracy - The ideal of race-blind meritocracy is being tested by the efforts at the elite universities that produce the nation?s leaders.
... Chancellor?s Slip Benefits Tobacco Research - Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, gave $134,000 to the center after selling her shares in Altria.
... National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Psychiatrist Departs After Baby Einstein Controversy - Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint is leaving the Judge Baker Children?s Center in Boston and closing his Media Center, which for 16 years fought harmful media influences on children.
... National Briefing | Washington: Funds for Race to the Top May Be Cut - House Democrats have attached a provision to a war financing bill that would spend $10 billion to help school districts avoid teacher layoffs.
... New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3 - The current test is valid only for children 4 and older, but a new test could work for even younger children, allowing the city to speed up the admissions calendar.
... Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor - On Governors Island, high school students form a relationship with the city?s marine environment.
... Last Day of ?Rubber Rooms? for Suspended Teachers - The waiting places known as rubber rooms were a requirement for teachers accused of incompetence or wrongdoing, who would idle there on full salary.
... Justices Rule Against Group That Excludes Gay Students - The majority said public institutions of higher learning were not required to recognize student groups that did not accept all comers.
... A University Chancellor Is Selling Altria Stock - Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann of the University of California, San Francisco, is re-evaluating her portfolio after questions about her stock in Altria.
... How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? - Affronted by cyberspace?s escalation of adolescent viciousness, many parents are looking to schools for justice, protection, even revenge.
... Questions Surround New York?s Diploma Standard - The impact of a tougher requirement for passing Regents examinations remains unclear, five years after it was adopted to take full effect in 2012.
... At Some High Schools, Multiple Valedictorians - The valedictorian is losing its meaning as administrators dispense the title to every straight-A high school student.
... The Principal?s Office - Pedro Santana, principal of Middle School 391 in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx, at the eighth-grade prom.Students call Middle School 391 a ?Lean on Me? school, but instead of a principal with a bullhorn, they got one who deploys white office curtains and even irons their shirts.
... Palin Stirs Things Up at California State University - Sarah Palin leveled criticism at California?s attorney general and others raising questions about her visit to cash-strapped California State University, Stanislaus.
... The Idea Incubator Goes to Campus - Proof-of-concept centers are giving universities the money and other support to take unproven ideas and make them appeal to venture capitalists.
... Studied: College Students Are Found to Have Less Empathy - A study finds today?s college students are less empathetic than those 30 years ago.
... For Some, School?s Out Early for Summer - Some parents have decided to allow their children to skip the last day of school and start summer a few days early.
... Arts | New Jersey: Summer Camp for Tomorrow?s Stars - ?Really Rosie? is performed by campers at the Garage Theater Group.Summer theater programs focus on different aspects of performance.
... Violence in Mexico Deters U.S. Universities - This summer, far fewer American college students will be venturing across the border, over fears of the violence tied to drug gangs.
... School Is Turned Around, but Cost Gives Pause - Locke High School in Los Angeles has seen significant progress since it was taken over by a charter school group in 2008, but the gains have come at a considerable cost.
... Low-Achieving New York Schools to Test New Rules - Eleven of the city?s 34 struggling schools will be the first to have new teacher evaluation laws in a transformation model.
... Hebrew Is the Focus of a Brooklyn Charter School - Hebrew Language Academy in Brooklyn has become one of the most racially mixed charter campuses in the city.
... Senator Harkin Calls for New Regulation of For-Profit Colleges - Senator Tom Harkin said at a hearing that new rules were needed to prevent waste of taxpayer money and fraudulent practices that harm students.
... The Bay Citizen: At City College, a Battle Over Remedial Classes for English and Math - A dispute over the length of remedial classes for English and math has sharply divided City College of San Francisco after a trustee proposed shortening the classes.
... Chicago News Cooperative: Good Data for Charters, but Some Urge Caution - Charter schools financed by the Renaissance Schools Fund graduated their first high school classes this spring, and their college enrollment figures are high.
... Rethinking District Plan on Condoms in Schools - Was the school district in Provincetown, Mass., really planning to dole out condoms to third graders?
... At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback - With states slashing budgets, many two-year colleges have cut courses and faculty, leaving them unable to handle an influx of students.
... For-Profit Colleges Find New Market Niche - One online university offers similar classes, at a higher price, to students crowded out of mandatory community college classes.
... Battle Lines Drawn Over For-Profit Colleges - One source of contention was the planned appearance at Congressional hearings of Steven Eisman, a hedge fund manager.
... Misgivings Grow Over Corporate Role in Keeping Doctors Current - Scrutiny of corporate financing for continuing medical education is growing because of the potential for promoting products over patient interests.
... New York Antibullying Law Is Headed to Governor - The measure would require schools districts to report instances of bullying to the state?s Education Department.
... Seeking Recruiting Edge, Colleges Turn to Fishing - Jake Lawrence and Jacob Hardy became the first students in the United States to receive athletic scholarships for competitive bass fishing.
... New York Budget Talks Stuck Over University Plan - Gov. David A. Paterson wants an overhaul to the public system that would allow schools to set tuition, but some fellow Democrats are opposed.
... In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That - In the last two years, at least 10 law schools have made their grading systems more lenient to give their students a better chance in a soft job market.
... New York Schools Seek New Gifted Admissions Test - The city had found that while more students now take the exams, fewer students now enroll, and they are racially less diverse.
... Inquiry Is Sought Into Practices of For-Profit Colleges - Citing the disproportionate share of federal student aid flowing into for-profit colleges, Democratic lawmakers have asked for an investigation into the finances and quality of those institutions.
... Prep Classes for College Are Latest in Perks - Discounted or even free advice on applying to college was dangled by a cable company in a bid to attract subscribers and offered by the A.F.L.-C.I.O. to union members.
... Q & A: Forward March! - Do children only walk after 11 or 12 months because of inner ear development?
... Commencement Speeches: Wisdom of Leaders and Guidance for Graduates - A sampling of what was said to the graduates of 2010 in commencement addresses across the country.
... N.Y.U. Abu Dhabi Scours Globe for Its First Students - The new four-year university in Abu Dhabi drew more than 9,000 applicants and has accepted fewer than 200.
... Schools Struggle Over How to Teach Severely Disabled People - School districts try to balance instruction in functional skills and academics with providing custodial care.
... Postcards From the 'Tour d'Admission': Starting With a Bang - For seven summers, a group of college counselors from across the country have climbed on bicycles to travel from college to college on an informal, saddle-bound fact-finding mission, a kind of Tour d'Admission. This summer, the group has set its tour in California.
... Students Chafe Under Internship Guidelines - Sarah Green?s internship trouble led to a change in plans.Between the sputtering economy and a crackdown on federal guidelines on unpaid internships, students are having trouble building their résumés this summer.
... Something New Under the Sun - 6 Q's About the News | How fast did an experimental solar-powered plane go on its first test flight?
... Word of the Day | jingoist - This word has appeared in five Times articles over the past year.
... News Quiz | July 9, 2010 - See what you know about the news of the day.
... What Do You Think of the LeBron James 'Spectacle'? - Student Opinion | Why do you think the LeBron James story became so huge? What do you think of his decision to join the Miami Heat?
... Rochester Summer Camp Keeps Teens Interested in Science - Students Tackle Lake Ontario Beach Closings
The Get Real! Science Action Camp will keep Rochester-area middle school students learning about science through hands-on experiments of water quality issues during summer vacation. Wearing hip-waders, 45 middle school students from Roc... Students Praised for Civic Engagement during City Hall Ceremony - WHO: Area college students who participated in two civic engagement programs, the Rochester Urban Fellowship and Rochester Youth Year, will be honored for their commitment to the City of Rochester during a ceremony at City Hall. Students will hear remarks from Mayor Robert J. Duffy, as wel... Two University of Rochester Biologists Win Glenn Awards - Two University of Rochester biologists, associate professors Vera Gorbunova and Heinrich Jasper, have won Glenn Awards for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging.
The $60,000 awards given by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research are unsolicited, meaning that the researchers who w... Behavior Problems in School Linked to Two Types of Families - Contrary to Leo Tolstoy\'s famous observation that \"happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,\" a new psychology study confirms that unhappy families, in fact, are unhappy in two distinct ways. And these dual patterns of unhealthy family relationships ... Summer of Opportunity Brings Students to University -
WHO: Students participating in the City of Rochester and Monroe County\'s Summer of Opportunity job placement program will spend the afternoon at the University of Rochester learning about the benefits of a college education.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 12:30 p.m. on Friday, J... Rochester Scholars Introduces Students to a World of Career Options - WHAT: From studying the intricacies of the human brain to learning about the Italian culture, students in the Rochester Scholars program at the University of Rochester engage in hands-on classroom activities during their summer vacation. The Rochester Scholars academic enrichment program p... Alternative Evolution: Why Change Your Own Genes When You Can Borrow Someone Else's? - University of Rochester Biologist Documents a Novel Form of Adaptation through Natural Selection in the Journal \'Science\'
It has been a basic principle of evolution for more than a century that plants and animals can adapt genetically in ways that help them b... Program Advances Development of Renewable Energy Sources - A new program to advance the development of practical solar energy technology worldwide has begun at the University this month thanks to a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Program director Philippe Fauchet, chairman of Computer and Electrical Engineering in the Hajim Schoo... Lecture Addresses the Role of Religion and Diversity in the Military - WHO: The community is invited to attend a lecture by Chaplain (Lt. Cmdr.) Abuhena Saifulislam, as he discusses the role that religion and diversity play in the military.
TIME, DATE, PLACE: 6 p.m. on Friday, July 9, at Sloan Auditorium in the Robert B. Goergen Hall on the U... Two Members Join University of Rochester Trustees - Laurence Kessler, a Rochester entrepreneur and owner of restaurant development companies, and Kathleen McMorran Murray, owner and founder of a consulting firm that specializes in driving complex business improvement initiatives, have been elected to five-year terms on the University of Rochester ... Copyright © 2010, TopLooker.com. All Rights Reserved. |