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Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsConnecticut College receives $1 million gift to endow Center for Teaching and Learning - Connecticut College has received a $1 million gift from Joy Shechtman Mankoff, a 1956 graduate of Connecticut College, to endow the college´s Center for Teaching and Learning. ...Feed Source: aspen.conncoll.edu Five Connecticut College students and one faculty member win Fulbright grants for research and teaching abroad - Three graduating Connecticut College seniors and two recent alumni have been selected to receive prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Program grants to live, teach and conduct research abroad for an academic year. Additionally, a Connecticut College faculty member has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Ecuador. ... Connecticut College Music Department presents eight May concerts - The Connecticut College Music Department will present eight concerts in the month of May. All concerts will be held in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, at Connecticut College, unless otherwise noted. For tickets and information, call (860) 439-2720. ... Connecticut College receives $150k grant to support classroom renovations - Connecticut College has received a $150,000 grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation to support the renovation of several classrooms in the college´s Bill Hall. ... Hearst Foundation´s $300k grant to support an innovative science curriculum at Connecticut College - Connecticut College has received a $300,000 grant from The Hearst Foundation Inc. to establish the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for curricular collaboration in mathematics, computer science and the life sciences. ... Connecticut College finishes in top 10 in RecycleMania - Connecticut College recycled 44.83 pounds per person and 40.36 percent of the solid waste generated on campus during the 10-week national "RecycleMania" competition, earning a spot in the top 10. ... April 26 Walk for Homelessness to benefit New London´s Homeless Hospitality Center - As part of a community learning seminar, 10 Connecticut College students are organizing a 1.6 mile walk through New London to educate the public about the issue of homelessness and raise money for the city´s Homeless Hospitality Center. ... Connecticut College student one of only 20 accepted to the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute - Yalidy Matos, a junior at Connecticut College, has been accepted into the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, a five-week academically intense summer program for students from underrepresented groups interested in political science. ... onStage at Connecticut College presents The Acting Company´s ´Moby Dick Rehearsed´ May 1 - onStage at Connecticut College will present The Acting Company´s "Moby Dick Rehearsed," Thursday, May 1, at 8 p.m. in the Palmer Auditorium at Connecticut College. ... Two Connecticut College students awarded Goldwater Honorable Mentions - Two Connecticut College juniors, Audrey Davis and Stephen Rossiter, have been awarded 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship honorable mentions. This prestigious honor is awarded to students who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. ... District Puts All the World in Classrooms - A district in Nassau County is taking globalization to the graduate level, integrating international studies into every aspect of its curriculum.
... House Approves Tax on Rich to Aid G.I.?s - The bill will provide veterans who enlisted after the Sept. 11 attacks with new education benefits.
... Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children - After years of conflict, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child have reached an agreement that will put Windows on the organization?s computers.
... Resign, Faculty Tells University President - The West Virginia University faculty demanded that the president of the university quit over awarding a degree to the governor?s daughter, which she had not earned.
... National Briefing | West: California: Student Fees Going Up - The cost of attending a California State University is going up again after a decision by the system?s governing board to authorize a 10 percent increase in student fees.
... Teach for America Sees Surge in Popularity - The program that recruits top college graduates to teach for two years in public schools that are difficult to staff will place 3,700 new teachers this fall, up from 2,900 last year.
... Earthquake in China Highlights the Vulnerability of Schools in Many Countries - The loss of life in schools collapsed by the earthquake around China could have been reduced using known methods for designing or retrofitting structures in earthquake zones, experts said.
... Blunt Federal Letters Tell Students They?re Security Threats - Rejected applicants for an ID card meant to guard against acts of terrorism received a letter from a security administration official that warned: ?I have determined that you pose a security threat.?
... To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring - Instead of sending truant students to juvenile detention, school officials in East Dallas have begun an electronic monitoring program to improve attendance rates.
... PBS Revives a Show That Shines a Light on Reading - The 2009 version of ?The Electric Company? is a weekly, more danceable version of its former daily self.
... Planning a Web Site, Publisher Buys a Harvard Alumni Magazine - Plans for 02138, a magazine for Harvard alumni, include expanding it into social networking and event sponsorship, and then duplicating the operation for each Ivy League school.
... Global Classrooms: Matching Newcomer to College, While Both Pay - Agents who recruit international students for American colleges are paid by both sides, raising questions about whose interest is being served.
... Los Angeles High School Breaks Out in Violence - A fight at a troubled South Los Angeles high school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students before it was quelled by police officers in riot gear.
... New York?s Coveted Public Schools Face Pupil Jam - Critics say that the process the city uses to determine when to build new schools is flawed, preventing construction from keeping pace with residential development.
... Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students - Several highly selective colleges are offering admission to an unusually large number of students from their wait lists, which will probably lead others to do the same.
... Reprieve for a Struggling Catholic School in Jersey City - A frenzied push for cash by alumni and students at Hudson Catholic Regional High School will keep the school open for at least one more year.
... Hit by Fire, a Texas University Looks to Rebuild - The blaze raised questions about the future of Our Lady of the Lake University, which has been losing enrollment for nine years and has an endowment of only $27 million.
... Violence in Zimbabwe Disrupts Schools and Aid - Zimbabwe?s ruling party has broadened its campaign of intimidation to include teachers and aid workers.
... Congress Weighs Veterans? Adjustment Aid - A measure to be considered by the House would essentially underwrite a public university education for anyone who has served on active duty for at least three years.
... 75 Students Arrested in Drug Raid - An undercover operation in San Diego netted more than $100,000 worth of drugs and several weapons.
... On Education: Failings of One Brooklyn High School May Threaten a Neighbor?s Success - Two Brooklyn high schools spent the past decade careering toward opposite destinies. The question now is whether the failure of one will destroy the success of the other.
... Changes at New Orleans Schools Bring Gains in Test Scores - The limited progress seen in test results released Tuesday is an improvement over stagnant conditions before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, officials said.
... A Culinary School?s Changes Are Met With Unrest - In early April, more than two-thirds of the members of the teachers? union at the Culinary Institute of America approved a vote of no confidence against the president.
... Big City: A School Succeeds With Extra Study and Little Homework - A principal at a Bedford-Stuyvesant school employs novel methods to help his students succeed.
... The Uneven Playing Field - Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer?
... Times Topics: Turmoil in Student Lending - Answers to four basic questions that borrowers and potential borrowers might have about uncertainty in the student lending business.
... Rochester's Omega Laser, One of the World's Most Powerful, Receives 50-Fold Power Increase to Become 'Petawatt' Laser - Enhancement to Fusion Laser Announced Today at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
The University of Rochester will mark another important step in the effort toward attaining sustainable fusion, the ultimate source of clean energy, Friday, May 16. University Pr... Ronald Paprocki Receives Financial Executive of the Year Award - Ronald J. Paprocki, senior vice president for administration and finance at the University of Rochester, was selected as the 2008 Financial Executive of the Year for large nonprofit organizations in the Rochester area.
The annual awards, which were announced yesterday at a luncheon ceremo... Seligman, Faculty Members honored by Rochester Academy of Medicine - University of Rochester President Named Academy's First Honorary Member
University of Rochester President Joel Seligman has been named one of five recipients of the Award of Merit of the Rochester Academy of Medicine, and he also has been named the first Honorary Mem... Anne Mulcahy to Deliver University of Rochester Commencement Address - Legal Scholar Arthur R. Miller, Financier Peter Simon to Receive Honorary Degrees
Xerox Corp. CEO Anne Mulcahy will be the commencement speaker and will join alumnus and legal scholar Arthur R. Miller in receiving honorary degrees during the University of Rochester's... University of Rochester Students Win National College Bowl - A five-student team from the University of Rochester defeated teams from 15 other universities in a come-from-behind, first-place finish in this year's National College Bowl Tournament in St. Paul, Minn. The team will hold an engraved silver cup until next year's competition.
"A... University of Rochester Students Earn National Science Awards - Three University of Rochester students studying how the brain masters something as complex as language, or struggles to simply move an arm after a stroke, have earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to help them pursue their research and education.
Rachel... Six Fulbright Scholarships Awarded at University of Rochester - Five graduating seniors and a recent alumnus of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Rochester will receive prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for 2008-09 to study and perform research abroad. They tie the record number of Fulbright winners chosen from the College la... Inaugural Celebration of the 'Book' at the University of Rochester - Event Honors Faculty, Staff Who Authored Books or Their Technological Equivalent
Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill, wrote Barbara W. Tuchman.
In celebration of all the book offer... Two University of Rochester Students Named Goldwater Scholars - University of Rochester sophomore John K. Golden and junior Samuel T. Harrold have been named 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. The scholarship, worth up to $7,500, supports and encourages students to who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics, and engineering.
The G... Who Will Win? Pollster John Zogby to Discuss 2008 Election - CEO's New Book on the Future of American Life, Consumerism, and Politics
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