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Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsGallery talk, reception for contemporary Latin art exhibit - "So many artists from so many countries doing work in so many textures, colors and styles." ...Feed Source: www.conncoll.edu Dance conference features public performances - The Connecticut College Department of Dance will host the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA)'s New England Conference Feb. 8-11. ... College celebrates Black History Month with convocation - Connecticut College will kick off Black History Month celebrations with a convocation on Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in the 1941 Room of The College Center at Crozier-Williams. ... onStage at Connecticut College presents the Brentano String Quartet Feb. 17 - In celebration of its 20th season, the Brentano String Quartet will bring its newest program, "Fragments: Connecting Past and Present," to Connecticut College on Friday, Feb. 17. The performance, part of the onStage at Connecticut College series, is at 8 p.m. in Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center. ... Chamber music recital honors College's Centennial - The College's Centennial celebrations continue in 2012, with the Department of Music presenting
"Centennial Chamber Music Recital - Then and Now" on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Evans Hall of Cummings Arts Center. ... Women's Center to host symposium on reproductive rights - The Connecticut College Women's Center will host "When Justice Has a Body: A Symposium on Reproductive Rights" on Friday, Feb. 3. This event, which is open to the public, will provide members of the community an opportunity to explore the history and contemporary issues related to abortion and reproductive rights in America. ... Alex Brown Jazz Quartet to perform on campus Feb. 1 - The Connecticut College Department of Music is pleased to present the Alex Brown Jazz Quartet in concert on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. in Fortune Recital Hall. ... 'From Dr. King to the Occupy Movement' - Months before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference created the Poor People's Campaign, an organization still in existence, to address issues of economic justice and housing for the poor in the United States. ... Connecticut College awarded $20,000 from the Dr. Scholl Foundation - The Dr. Scholl Foundation has awarded Connecticut College a $20,000 grant to support the ongoing stabilization and renovation of the college's historic steel house. ... 'Autonomy, Gender and Zapatismo - Struggles for a New Politics' - The Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity will host a talk on Thursday, Jan. 26 , by Tom Hansen, executive director and co-founder of the Mexico Solidarity Network. "Autonomy, Gender and Zapatismo - Struggles for a New Politics" will address autonomous community organizing as exemplified by the Zapatistas, the Mexican revolutionary group fighting on behalf of the country's impoverished indigenous population. ... School Aide Accused of Abusing Students in Videos - The aide, Taleek Brooks, 40, may have made the videos of sexual acts with students inside Public School 243, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, law enforcement officials said.
... National Briefing | West: California: More Sex-Abuse Charges - A second teacher from Miramonte Elementary School in South Los Angeles, Martin Springer, was charged with child molesting on Tuesday.
... School Linked to Sex-Abuse Claims Will Replace Faculty - The Los Angeles Unified School District announced the move to parents after two teachers at Miramonte Elementary School were arrested last week on accusations of sexual abuse.
... On Education: Despite Focus on Data, Standards for Diploma May Still Lack Rigor - Grading instructions with sample answers suggest that the bar to pass the New York State English Regents exam is surprisingly low.
... International Students Pay Top Dollar at U.S. Colleges - At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as students from Washington State.
... Smaller Colleges Rely on Paid Student Recruiters Overseas - Green River Community College, south of Seattle, has enrolled 1,400 international students this year, most of them recruited by agents who get 15 percent of the $9,732 first-year tuition.
... Pennsylvania Schools? Funding Fight Pits District Against Charter - The Chester Upland district?s fiscal woes ? it is bordering on insolvency ? are compounded by a charter school with which it shares its financing.
... The Texas Tribune: Student Assessments Facing Stiff Backlash in Texas - Parents and educators are expressing strong concern about the central role of standardized testing in the assessment and overall education of their children and students.
... Chicago News Cooperative: Rahm Emanuel?s Comments in Video Upset Teachers Union - An interview with Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a highlight of a new video that criticizes the Chicago Teachers Union.
... Giants? Cruz Defied Odds at UMass - Victor Cruz, the Giants? leading receiver, followed a winding road to the N.F.L., including twice being kicked out of UMass for academic reasons.
... Beliefs: When Counseling and Conviction Collide ? Beliefs - The case of a woman who was expelled from a graduate counseling program highlights how religious views on sexual orientation provoke controversy in the profession.
... Rhodes Trust Gives Account of Quarterback?s Candidacy - The Rhodes Trust confirmed that it had put on hold the candidacy of the quarterback, Patrick J. Witt, upon learning that a fellow student had filed a complaint against him.
... Sallie Mae to Change Forbearance Fee Policy - A petition on Change.org helped bring about the lender?s new rule on forbearance fees.
... The Choice Blog: Claremont's President Says Lack of Proper Controls Led to SAT Misinformation - Pamela B. Gann, president of Claremont McKenna College, discussed the circumstances surrounding the submission of inaccurate SAT data and how her school can regain trust.
... Churches Push for Law Allowing Them to Remain in Public Schools - Advocates hope the State Senate will pass a bill in support of the New York City churches next week.
... The Texas Tribune: Arlington Hopes That New Stadium?s Glitter Rubs Off on Downtown - The University of Texas at Arlington?s new College Park Center is a $78 million, 7,000-seat special-events arena.
... Cruz Is Among Those Who Found Refuge at Paterson Catholic - Paterson Catholic High School, where Giants receiver Victor Cruz played football, was unable to survive the economic decline of Paterson, N.J. and was closed in 2010.
... Immigrant Worker Firings Unsettle Pomona College - At Pomona College, dining hall employees were fired after questions about their residency status, prompting a debate over what it means to be a liberal college.
... Company Banned by State Department in Effort to Protect Foreign Students - Cetusa, a sponsor of a State Department work/travel program, was reviewed after 400 participants staged a walkout at a Hershey packing plant.
... In Yale Report, 52 Complaints of Sexual Misconduct - Yale University, in an effort to be more transparent about its handling of sexual misconduct, released a report detailing accusations including harassing remarks and rape.
... New York City High School Report Backs Smaller Institutions - New research last week showed that students at New York City?s growing crop of small public high schools had outperformed their counterparts at more traditional schools.
... Gaming the College Rankings - The academic world is dismayed, but not quite surprised, by news that Claremont McKenna fudged its numbers.
... Former Teacher, 61, Arrested in California on Abuse Charges - Mark Berndt, 61, who taught for 30 years, is accused of photographing children after taping their mouths shut and putting bugs on their faces.
... Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching - A group campaigning against alternative medicine has told Australian universities that they are risking their reputations by teaching subjects like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology.
... Briefly: Education: Collaboration Brings Google to French Business School - In "Google@HEC," a series of lectures, seminars and meetings for students will be led by digital entrepreneurs and Google employees.
... Claremont McKenna College Says It Exaggerated SAT Figures - Claremont McKenna College said it submitted false SAT scores to publications like U.S. News & World Report that use the data in widely followed college rankings.
... After Mistake, A Mea Culpa From Vassar - Two days after 76 applicants were mistakenly told they had been accepted to Vassar College, the school?s president apologized for the confusion and said the college would reimburse the students? $65 application fees.
... Political Science | Women and Faith: Law Fuels Contraception Controversy on Catholic Campuses - Many Catholic colleges are pushing back against a ruling by the Obama administration that the new health care law requires insurance plans at Catholic institutions to cover birth control.
... Greenough Journal: One-Room Montana School Is Also a One-Student School - In a prosperous ranching corner of Montana, Amber Leetch, age 11, makes up the entire Sunset School District 30.
... On Education: Dr. Seuss Book, ?Mulberry Street,? Turns 75 - A tour of Springfield, Mass., where Ted Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was raised, suggests that some of the images from his books were inspired by things he saw growing up.
... M.B.A. Program for Athletes Offers Off-Season Training in Economics - The George Washington University School of Business STAR E.M.B.A. program is the first executive M.B.A. for professional athletes.
... Harnessing Gaming for the Classroom - At the Learning Without Frontiers conference in London, the experts gathered to explore the pros, and some cons, of computer gaming as a learning tool.
... E.U. Students Gain From Open Borders, but Some Host Nations See Burden - Cross-border students within the bloc pay the same tuition fees as natives, but a reimbursement system that would see states pay for educating their own students, no matter where they study, has been suggested.
... Scraping the $40,000 Ceiling at New York City Private Schools - The median price of first grade has gone up by 48 percent over 10 years, and parents at three schools are waiting to find out whether they will be joining the $40,000-a-year club.
... SchoolBook: On Staten Island, Little Doubt About a School Closing Vote - Members of the education community on Staten Island said they don?t need to hear from Borough President James P. Molinaro or his representative to the Panel for Educational Policy to predict what will happen on Thursday, when the panel will vote on the first school closing on Staten Island since mayoral control of the schools. ?The parents might be disadvantaged economically, but they're not stupid,? said a former Staten Island representative to the panel.
... SchoolBook: Bloomberg Poll: Like the Ideas, Not the Execution - A new poll released Wednesday found that only 24 percent of New York voters considered mayoral control of the schools a success, while 57 percent said it was a failure. The voters still support charter schools, but with less enthusiasm than in the past. And 66 percent of voters want the next mayor to share control of the schools with an independent school board, while 15 percent said that the mayor should cede control and 13 percent said the next mayor should retain control.
... The Choice Blog: Do Asian-Americans Face Bias in Admissions at Elite Colleges? - Discrimination charges against Harvard and Princeton Universities have led to questions regarding discrimination against Asian-Americans at elite colleges.
... The Choice Blog: Creating Your Own Major, From 'Keeping It Real' to 'Grand Romantic Gestures' - Some schools are giving students the option of designing their own major.
... The Choice Blog: A Dean's Advice to Seniors: Don't Slack Off - Martha C. Merrill, dean of admission and financial aid at Connecticut College, advises against a senior slide, no matter how much you may feel you have earned it.
... The Choice Blog: Foreign Students Pay a Premium at American Colleges - International students make up a higher percentage of incoming students at state schools than in the past, and pay a disproportionate amount of tuition.
... How Big-Time Sports Ate College Life - Should a stadium (or court) be at the center of college culture? How football and basketball hijacked the American campus.
... Opinionator: Politics in the Academy: The Same Old Song - In academia, questions are left unanswered and nothing gets done. That is how it should be.
... Room for Debate: Do Unpaid Internships Exploit College Students? - Should the government get tough to protect unpaid interns, or are internships a win-win?
... Lives: Dazed and Confused - How skipping school in late-?70s New York became a lesson in the costs of dropping out.
... Economix Blog: Answers to Reader Questions About Law School - The Times?s David Segal responds to reader questions prompted by his series on legal education.
... Room for Debate: English Is Global, So Why Learn Arabic? - Lawrence Summers says the emergence of English as the lingua franca makes learning other languages less vital. Does he have a point?
... The Learning Network Blog: Walk in the Park: Encouraging Physical Activity in Communities - Considering how community members tend to commute to school and work and get around town, and working in "task forces" to develop proposals to promote physical activity.
... The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | How Would You Make Over Your Mall? - Student Opinion | Tell us what you'd do with unused space at a mall in your community.
... The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | No Jonah, but She Spends a Lot of Time Inside Whales - 6 Q's About the News | How many whales has Joy Reidenberg dissected?
... The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, Feb. 8, 2012 - Can you calculate the percentage that best approximates the largest possible relative error between the estimated number of parking spaces and the actual number of spaces in the United States?
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