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Choose a page number: 1 Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsConnecticut College to celebrate Latino Heritage Month - Connecticut College is celebrating Latino Heritage Month, which runs from Monday, Sept. 15, to Wednesday, Oct. 15, with movies, food, a panel discussion and lectures representing the diversity and contributions of Latinos. ...Feed Source: aspen.conncoll.edu Connecticut College offers free ´Iliad´ performance for school groups - The Aquila Theatre Company, the foremost producer of touring classical theatre in the United States, will offer a free school-time performance of Homer´s "The Iliad" for school groups Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. in Palmer Auditorium. ... Connecticut College faculty to perform ´Music for Piano and Winds´ Sept. 20 - NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College Department of Music will present a faculty recital featuring Assistant Professors of Music Rebecca Noreen, Libby Van Cleve and Thomas Labadorf at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, at Connecticut College.
Noreen (bassoon), Van Cleve (oboe) and Labadorf (clarinet), along with flutist Peter Standaart, French hornist Robert Hoyle and pianist Erika Schroth, will present a diverse concert of piano and wind music. Featured on the program is a jazzy trio for oboe, bassoon and piano by Bill Douglas, balanced with two sextets by Jean Francaix and Francis Poulenc. The program concludes with Mozart´s "Quintet for Piano and Winds," a pianistic tour de force featuring Schroth.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for seniors and students. For ticket information, call 860-439-2720.
Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college w... Connecticut College faculty art exhibit on display Sept. 2 - Oct. 7 - Each fall, Art Department faculty at Connecticut College introduce themselves to students with a presentation of faculty works that are as varied and diverse as they are. This year´s Faculty Exhibition, on display in the college´s Cummings Arts Center Galleries from Sept. 2 through Oct. 7, features paintings, collages, sculptures, photography and digital media. A free, public gallery reception will be at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10. ... Connecticut College to host community fair - The Office of Volunteers for Community Service at Connecticut College will host more than 40 organizations from across southeastern Connecticut Sept. 3 at its nationally-recognized annual Community Learning and Volunteer Fair. ... Connecticut College onStage season to feature performers from around the globe - The 2008-09 onStage at Connecticut College season kicks off Sept. 20 with a performance of "The Comedy of Errors" by Aquila Theatre Company, the foremost producer of touring classical theatre in the United States. ... Professor Michelle Dunlap is named the 2008 recipient of the Ernest J. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement - Michelle R. Dunlap, an associate professor of human development and chair of the Human Development Department at Connecticut College, has been named the 2008 recipient of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education´s Ernest J. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement. The award recognizes faculty members who connect their expertise and scholarship to community outreach. ... Connecticut College awarded $50,000 to establish science scholarship - The Maximillian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc. has awarded a $50,000 grant to establish the Hoffman Scholars Fund at Connecticut College, which will provide a scholarship to a student from Connecticut entering the Science Leaders Program. ... Library Consortium security breach may affect some Connecticut College library patrons - Connecticut College has learned that two computer servers containing a database of Connecticut College, Wesleyan University and Trinity College library patrons were accessed by a hacker or hackers. The database includes the names, addresses and social security or driver´s license numbers of approximately 2,800 Connecticut College library patrons. Twelve library patrons from Wesleyan University and three from Trinity College were also affected. ... Connecticut College partners with The Posse Foundation - Connecticut College is partnering with The Posse Foundation, an organization that identifies, recruits and trains student leaders from urban public high schools to form multicultural teams called "Posses" that enroll in top-tier colleges nationwide. ... Scholarship Funds, Meant for Needy, Benefit Private Schools - Hadyn Packer, 8, at a check presentation at St. John Neumann Regional, a Catholic school in Williamsport, Pa.A growing number of states are passing laws that allow taxpayer-supported scholarship funds, but they have been twisted to benefit private schools at the expense of the neediest children.
... U.S. School Districts Can Enter ?Race to Top? Competition - School districts will be able to compete for federal grants this year in the national ?Race to the Top? competition, the Department of Education announced Tuesday.
... On Education: Student to Attend South Carolina Boarding School - A boy who, for pocket money, sells eggs hatched in the yard of his rural South Carolina home gained admission to a free, selective boarding school in the state.
... Median Compensation for Public College Heads Grew 3% in 2010-11 - As many public universities are facing budget cuts, executive pay has become a volatile issue in some states.
... Cramming for Degrees in Hybrids - From left, Ohio State?s EcoCAR 2 team members Travis Trippel, Katherine Bovee and Amanda Hyde with the Saturn Vue that finished second in an earlier competition.As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, college engineering programs are likewise adapting their curriculums, preparing students to build vehicles increasingly powered by batteries.
... Some Schools to Close for 2 Days and Reopen for Last Day of Class - Unused snow days will give many students days off at the end of the school year, but they will have to return midweek for the originally scheduled last day of class.
... Educational Testing Service Cites ?Lapses? in Invalidating SAT - An auditor reportedly found several serious violations with the administration of an SAT exam at a Brooklyn school, where the scores of 199 students were invalidated this week.
... World Briefing | The Americas: Quebec Government Passes Law to Restrain Protests - Quebec?s government passed an emergency law Friday restricting demonstrations and shutting some universities, seeking to end three months of protests against tuition increases.
... The Texas Tribune: Reform-Minded Chairman at Center of Controversy - Since Gene Powell was elected chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents last year, the board has become ground zero for a clash between competing visions for higher education.
... Special Report: Education: GMAT Adds New Thinking Cap - When business school applicants take the GMAT exam, they will face an additional section that is meant to test a student's critical thinking and to help prevent cheating.
... Special Report: Education: A Way Up for Women in Business - The physical and mental challenge of climbing Africa's highest peak was used to encourage female business students to work together.
... Special Report: Education: Designing Business Education for a Custom Fit - More business schools are going into business themselves by designing -- and profiting from -- customized training programs for big corporate clients.
... SpaceX Is Set to Send Its Rocket to the Space Station - A private company?s test flight will carry 15 student experiments onboard, including one involving winemaking.
... 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.
... 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.
... 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.
... 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.
... Opinion: Integration Worked. Why Have We Rejected It? - We have just observed the anniversary of the groundbreaking court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, and yet desegregation is effectively dead.
... Sunday Routine | Dennis M. Walcott: Dennis Walcott, Schools Chancellor, Runs, Cooks and Cleans on Sundays - Dennis M. Walcott, the schools chancellor, devotes his Sundays to exercising, making waffles, singing in his church choir and cleaning the house with the radio or TV on.
... 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: Williamsburg Charter Argues Bias Led to Closing Decision - At a court hearing on Monday, the lawyer for Williamsburg Charter High School tried to argue that the Department of Education?s decision to close the school was biased and riddled with conflicts of interest -- contentions that the city?s lawyer dismissed as a ?fantastic hypothesis of conspiracy.?
... SchoolBook: Rashid F. Davis: 'No Such Thing as Too Hard' - Rashid F. Davis is principal of Pathways in Technology Early College High School, a new school that opened in Brooklyn with a unique six-year plan that offers students a high school diploma, as well as an associate's degree, upon graduation. "Every single day it?s a new fight," he says. "Every single day that they walk out of this building they?re tempted, and unfortunately there are many bad temptations for students. And so we push as hard as we do to counter those negative temptations."
... SchoolBook: Snow Days in June? Check Your Local Listings - Note to public school parents: Adjust your calendars. Though the rains keep coming this spring, the winter was a mild one, and in many schools, two snow days that were never used are being given back to students at the end of June. But there's a catch: after having those two days off, students must come back to school for a half-day of classes, for one final counting of attendance.
... The Choice Blog: SAT Scores Invalidated Because Proctors Were 'Inattentive,' Report Finds - An auditor reportedly found several serious violations with the administration of an SAT exam at a Brooklyn school, where the scores of nearly 200 students were invalidated.
... The Choice Blog: Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers - In our preliminary look at admissions yields and wait-list offers, it seems as though Ivy League schools have much higher yields than others.
... The Choice Blog: SAT Scores Are Invalidated at Brooklyn Private School - An audit found that some of the nearly 200 students taking the SAT at a Brooklyn private school were seated less than four feet apart, which goes against testing service rules.
... 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.
... 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.
... The Anti-MBA - The International Masters Program in Practical Management takes its students on a worldly itinerary, turning the standard MBA approach on its head.
... The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 22, 2012 - See what you know about the news of the day.
... The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | profligate - This word has appeared in 88 New York Times articles in the past year.
... The Learning Network Blog: 'The Secrets It Holds': Discovering The Lively Morgue and Other Archives - A look at The Lively Morgue, a Tumblr about The Times's historical resources, along with ideas for using and thinking about archives in general.
... The Learning Network Blog: Found Poem Favorite | 'Keys to a Lamborghini' - The sixth of our 11 winners of this year's Found Poem Contest is based on a Bats blog post and a 1981 book review. Check back daily through May 25.
... Commencement Speaker Ruth Simmons Urges Graduates to Value Human Dignity for All, Not the Privileged Few -
Commencement speaker and Brown University president Ruth J. Simmons receives an honorary degree from President Joel Seligman, left, and grand marshal Jesse T. Moore.
Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons kno... 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.... Copyright © 2012, Online Business Idea. All Rights Reserved. |
