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Choose a page number: 1 Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsLibrary 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. ...Feed Source: aspen.conncoll.edu 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. ... Connecticut College hosting International Chrysophyte Symposium June 23 - 27 - Connecticut College will host the seventh International Chrysophyte Symposium June 23 - 27. The symposium will bring together nearly 100 experts from around the world representing a variety of disciplines. ... Connecticut College student receives prestigious undergraduate fellowship - Caitlin K. Scott, a rising junior a Connecticut College, has been selected to receive a 2008 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) Undergraduate Fellowship, which recognizes students with a gift for leadership who are considering ministry as a vocation. ... Connecticut College Dining Services Recognized for Start on Success Program - Connecticut College´s Department of Dining Services was recognized recently by the National Organization on Disability for its participation in the Start on Success Program (SOS), which provides introductory job experiences to high school students with physical, mental and sensory disabilities. ... ´May Move Out´ sale rescheduled for June 21 at All Souls Unitarian Church in New London - The "May Move Out" tag sale, hosted by the New London Homeless Hospitality Center and Connecticut College, has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 21, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at All Souls Unitarian Church, 19 Jay Street in New London. In the event of rain, the sale will be Sunday, June 22. ... New leadership for four of Connecticut College´s interdisciplinary centers - Three of Connecticut College´s interdisciplinary academic centers have new directors and an interim director will lead the college´s Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity during the 2008 - 2009 academic year. ... Connecticut College welcomes seven new faculty members - Seven new tenure-track faculty members, including a history professor fluent in six languages, a classics professor with a passion for jazz and a psychology professor who gets local children excited about neuroscience, are joining the Connecticut College faculty. ... Media Advisory: Connecticut College Reunion Weekend - Connecticut College´s annual alumni reunion is this weekend, May 30 - June 1. Reunion usually draws 800-1,000 alumni and guests back to campus. ... Connecticut College receives $1 million gift to renovate residence hall common rooms throughout campus - Connecticut College has received a $1 million gift from 1957 Connecticut College graduate Sylvia Pasternack Marx through the Virginia and Leonard Marx Foundation to renovate the common room spaces in residence halls and enhance residential education throughout campus. ... Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? - Is the Internet the enemy of reading, or has it created a new kind of reading, one that society should not discount?
... Digital Domain: First It Was Song Downloads. Now It?s Organic Chemistry. - Between used books and pirated copies offered for illegal download, the textbook industry has begun to transition to other models of distribution and sales.
... Education: Statewide Tests Show ?Uneven? Improvement - The statewide results for the Connecticut Mastery Test, given to students in grades three through eight, showed that math scores rose while reading results were mixed.
... Randy Pausch, 47, Dies; His ?Last Lecture? Inspired Many to Live With Wonder - Dr. Pausch was the Carnegie Mellon University professor whose ?last lecture? made him a Lou-Gehrig-like symbol of the beauty and briefness of life.
... Math Scores Show No Gap for Girls, Study Finds - A study paid for by the National Science Foundation has found that girls perform as well as boys on standardized math tests.
... Richard Wade, 87, Urban Historian, Dies - Dr. Wade helped put cities on the map as an academic subject and advised Democratic candidates including Adlai Stevenson, Robert F. Kennedy and George McGovern.
... Forced Off Duke?s Varsity Golf Team, Giuliani?s Son Files a Lawsuit - Andrew Giuliani, 22, accuses the university of bad faith by aggressively recruiting him to play golf for Duke and then dashing his dreams by taking steps to remove him from the team.
... Camp Leads a Drumbeat for a Marching Band?s Style - Florida A&M University?s renowned band spreads its ecstatic style in a summer program that attracts hundreds of students from across the country.
... News Analysis: Care Needed in Lending to Students - As New York?s governor promised to pursue a low-cost student loan program, it remained unclear how to set it up to ensure that it does not encourage unnecessary borrowing.
... With No Frills or Tuition, a College Draws Notice - Berea College, which charges no tuition and only accepts applicants from low-income families, provides an unusual perspective on how universities should handle endowments.
... Paterson Set to Embrace Student Loan Plan - Gov. David A. Paterson will seek a low-cost loan program to make New York more competitive with other states.
... Skelos Presses for Tax Cap at First Leaders? Meeting - The new Senate majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, said the Senate would pass the governor?s proposal to impose a ceiling on school property taxes within the next month.
... The Next Kind of Integration - In response to the courts, class is replacing race as the primary basis for desegregating schools. It?s a mix that just might work.
... At Struggling School, Pride Displaces Failure - Rising test scores highlight a year of ambitious change at the beleaguered Newton Street School in Newark.
... Harlem Area Is Blighted, State Agency Declares - The finding is a step toward forcing property owners to sell their land as part of eminent domain proceedings to make way for the expansion of Columbia University.
... Rangel to Ask Ethics Panel for Inquiry to Clear Him - Representative Charles B. Rangel said he would ask the House ethics committee to look into whether he had violated rules by using a Congressional letterhead to raise money for City College.
... Crucial Data on Graduates Is Elusive - Graduation rates are widely considered among the most crucial indicators of whether a system is working, but New York State has not yet reported the percentage for the Class of 2007.
... Calm Down or Else - Unable to handle behavior disorders, many schools use forcible restraint. Is it abuse?
... Talk About Your Spring Awakening - The International Thespian Festival is part summer camp, part summer school, part arts festival and part recruitment fair.
... High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom - As fuel prices rise, thousands of students nationwide have suddenly decided to take college classes over the Internet.
... U.S. Tries to Help 3 Scholars Barred From Leaving Gaza - Using a portable fingerprinting machine, U.S. consular officials were seeking to expedite the granting of study visas to three students in Gaza, despite Israeli concerns.
... Dean of Harvard Business School May Join Citigroup?s Board - Jay O. Light, an expert in asset and risk management who has led the business school for the last three years, is one of at least three candidates being recruited as directors by the embattled bank.
... Ohio Gives Veterans In-State Rates at Public Colleges - To attract more veterans, Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio announced that the state would charge in-state tuition to all veterans attending college on the G.I. Bill.
... Top Recruit Weighs the Benefits of a Trip of Europe - Brandon Jennings is considered the best point guard prospect of the high school class of 2008. And if he opts to play in Europe next season, it could cause a ripple effect.
... Higher Education: Shedding the ?Safe? Label - The president of the University of Connecticut, a onetime ?safety school? that now boasts sparkling new buildings and attractive programs, plans to raise its profile.
... At Penn, the Subject Is Gossip - Ronald O. Perelman, the billionaire New York businessman, named a building on the University of Pennsylvania?s campus after his ex-wife, Claudia Cohen, and caused a stir.
... Education: School Official in Dispute With State on Severance - A $740,000 severance package negotiated by the departing superintendent at the Keansburg Board of Education is being challenged in court.
... The ?60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire - Hired during an expansion in higher education, baby boomers are being replaced by a new generation.
... Students, Teachers and Parents Weigh In on State of the Schools - For the second year in a row, a vast majority of New York City parents, teachers and students who responded to a Department of Education survey said they were satisfied with their schools.
... Profit at Apollo Group - The Apollo Group, an education company that owns the University of Phoenix, says it earned $139.1 million in the third quarter as enrollment grew by 11 percent.
... Attention Goes a Long Way at a School, Small by Design - At the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice in Brooklyn, many in the first graduating class of 79 seniors are from the city?s poorest neighborhoods, and nearly all are collegebound.
... A Game Changer Left Unchanged by the Game - In an era when high school prospects increasingly seek handouts and entourages, Jamarkus McFarland, college football?s top defensive recruit, stands out.
... Law School Pays the Price in ?Don?t Ask? Rule Protest - The Vermont Law School has been denied some federal research money because of its policy barring military recruiters.
... Education: Bringing Potential Dropouts Back From the Brink - To improve their dropout numbers, officials in districts throughout Long Island say they are taking aggressive steps to keep students in the classroom.
... Survey of Teachers Shows Dissatisfaction With Klein - Of more than 61,000 respondents, 85 percent disagreed with the statement that the Joel I. Klein?s emphasis on testing had improved education in their schools.
... Career Programs Stress College, Too, and Give Students a Leg Up, Study Says - An evaluation of nine career academies has found that eight years after graduation, participants had significantly higher employment and earnings than similar students in a control group.
... Taking Lessons, and Confidence, From the Water - A New York City school is trying to raise academic achievement and confidence by having students learn about and navigate the harbor that surrounds the city.
... Holding Back Young Students: Is Program a Gift or a Stigma? - A New York school district has revived a controversial retention practice to not only hold back nearly 12 percent of its first-graders this spring but to segregate them come fall.
... Well: School Is Out, and Nutrition Takes a Hike - Camp food is just one of the summertime nutrition challenges for parents these days.
... Reading and Math Scores Rise Sharply Across N.Y. - Test scores in grades three through eight improved across the state, with particularly sizeable gains in urban areas.
... To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Rent Help - In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.
... Officials Reject Report of Pregnancy Pact - The mayor of Gloucester, Mass., said there was no independent evidence that a group of high school girls had made a pact to become pregnant and raise their babies together, as a magazine reported.
... Hacking Case Jolts Affluent California High School - A senior has been arrested on charges that he broke into the high school several times, hacked into administrative computers, changed grades and sent copies of test answers to dozens of students.
... Findings: A New Frontier for Title IX: Science - Under pressure from Congress, some federal agencies are investigating sexual discrimination at universities that receive federal grants.
... Cognition Professor Selected as a Finalist for New York Academy of Sciences Award - Daphne Bavelier, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Award for her research, which was recognized as \"outstanding with regards to its scientific potential, innovation,... Warner School Receives NYSED Teacher Opportunity Corps Funding to Support Urban Teaching and Leadership Program - A $52,488 grant to the University of Rochester\'s Warner School of Education will further initiatives to serve the needs of teachers and improve the academic outcomes of students in the Rochester City School District (RCSD). Awarded by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) Teacher Oppor... Freedom School Students Merge Science, Literacy at Get Real! Camp - Students Investigate Ontario Waters at Free Camp Beginning July 28
Thirty-five middle school students from Rochester's Freedom School, a literacy school offering summer school classes to children in distressed neighborhoods, will have the opportunity to conduct hands-on science inves... Robert Clark to Lead Rochester's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - Former Dean of Duke\'s School of Engineering Named Dean of SEAS
Robert L. Clark, former dean of Duke University\'s Pratt School of Engineering, has been named dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at the University of Rochester. He succeeds Ke... University of Rochester Biologist Wins Rare Darwin-Wallace Medal - Biological Science Award Presented Only Once Every 50 Years
The Council of the Linnean Society of London, the world\'s oldest active biological society, will award Professor H. Allen Orr the Darwin-Wallace Medal on February 12, 2009, the 200th birthday of Charles Rob... Genesee Valley Writing Project, The College at Brockport Partner to Offer New Bilingual Literacy Component to Summer Institute - 2008 Writing Project Summer Institute Kicks off July 7
Eighteen local educators participating in the 2008 Genesee Valley Writing Project Summer Institute will have the opportunity to explore bilingual literacy education thanks to a $15,000 Research Foundation grant through The Co... University's United Way Campaign Director Receives Award - Andrea L. Lennon, who spearheaded the United Way/Red Cross Campaign that raised $1.3 million at the University of Rochester this year, has been named campaign coordinator of the year by the United Way of Greater Rochester. She and other award winners will be recognized for their service at a pres... Local Bank Lends a Hand to Help Young Entrepreneurs - Two local bankers have made a deposit of their own to the University of Rochester\'s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!).
Local representatives from JP Morgan Chase presented Office of Special Programs Director Gayle Jagel and Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering Richard F... Mathematics Educator Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation Career Grant - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a CAREER grant to Jeffrey Choppin, assistant professor of mathematics education in the Department of Teaching and Curriculum at the University of Rochester\'s Warner School of Education. Choppin will receive $598,389 for his research over the next... Relax on Quad, Listen to Melodies from the University's Tower Bells - The University of Rochester\'s Eastman Quadrangle will once again provide a backdrop for the annual Hopeman Memorial Summer Carillon Recital Series in front of the historic Rush Rhees Library on the River Campus.
Free and open to the public, this series will begin on Monday, July 7,... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |
