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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. ... Parents Upset at School Renovation Delays - After three years of delays, the students of Hamilton Avenue Elementary will finally get to move into their newly renovated school this fall ? but that may not happen until the end of October.
... Unboxed: When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder - The University Small Business Patent Procedures Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics, who charge that it has distorted the fundamental mission of universities.
... The Way We Live Now: 24/7 School Reform - What poor kids really need can?t be taught in a classroom.
... Fuel Prices Squeeze School Districts - As the cost of diesel fuel has soared well past what many districts budgeted for last spring, school officials are rethinking their transportation needs.
... Many Principals Remain at Schools Graded ?F? - Nearly a year after New York City?s first report cards for public schools were issued, the majority of the principals who ran the 52 schools labeled as failing remain in place.
... New York Plans to Sue Student Loan Company - The attorney general is preparing a lawsuit against Goal Financial, charging that the lender broke laws by luring borrowers with cash and gifts and that it misled consumers about loan terms.
... Hearing on Columbia Plan Elicits Emotional Speeches - Speakers opposed to the expansion of Columbia University in the western part of Harlem linked the university?s plan with gentrification taking place elsewhere in Harlem.
... Panel Backs Leaving Schools Under the Mayor - The panel of education experts recommended that the law be renewed but amended to limit City Hall?s power.
... $400 Million Gift to Genetic Institute - The gift to the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard was the biggest so far from Eli and Edythe Broad, who are giving away a multibillion-dollar fortune.
... Court Blocks Florida Ballot Measures Intended to Help School Vouchers - Two constitutional amendments intended to help Florida?s school voucher programs withstand legal challenges cannot appear on the November ballot, the State Supreme Court ruled.
... New School Rules on Bias Bullying - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced regulations that are meant to combat bullying in city schools that is based on bias.
... Across the City, Facing the Unknown - Among the one million-plus students and 80,000 teachers who started classes Tuesday at 1,499 schools around New York City, some were attending for the first time.
... National Briefing | Midwest: Illinois: School Financing Protest - More than 1,000 Chicago public school students boycotted the first day of classes in a protest over school financing and instead rode buses to try to enroll in a wealthy suburban district.
... Hard Times Hitting Students and Schools - Record numbers of students turning up for classes this fall are homeless or poor enough to qualify for free meals.
... Education: Charter Grade School Documents Its Success - One of New Jersey?s first charter schools went looking for some of its first students to see if their early experience at a charter school made a difference.
... Professor Protests Over Black Admissions at U.C.L.A. - A professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, resigned from an admissions committee, saying he suspected officials were illegally admitting more black students.
... Get Pad and Pen: The School Supply List Is Long - Many schools both poor and prosperous are asking parents to purchase more, and more particular, school supplies.
... In Texas School, Teachers Carry Books and Guns - A school board in north-central Texas has drawn attention by letting some teachers carry concealed weapons.
... A Georgia School System Loses Its Accreditation - Four school board members were removed for ethics violations from the Atlanta area school system ? the nation?s first in nearly 40 years to lose its accreditation.
... Purdue, Citing Research Misconduct, Punishes Scientist - An appeals committee at Purdue University has upheld findings of misconduct by Rusi P. Taleyarkhan.
... Class of 2008 Matches ?07 on the SAT - The average scores for the three sections of the SAT were identical for the classes of 2007 and 2008: 502 in the critical-reading section, 515 in mathematics, and 494 in writing.
... A Plan to Test the City?s Youngest Pupils - The Bloomberg administration is asking elementary school principals across New York City to give standardized tests in English and math to children as young as kindergarten.
... 10 City Schools to Focus Reading Skills on Content - Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced a pilot program that would overhaul the way children in 10 city schools are taught to read.
... As Food Costs Rise, So Do School Lunch Prices - The price increases, generally about 25 cents a meal, come as school districts in New York and across the country try to eke more out of already tight budgets.
... For the Last Presidential Debate, a Nation?s Eyes Will Turn to Hofstra - The debate at Hofstra caps a prolonged effort by the university to have a voice in the nation?s political discourse.
... A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash - David Campbell is bringing Florida?s mandate to teach evolution to many students raised to take the biblical creation story as fact.
... A Promise of Pre-K for All Is Still Far Off in New York - Ten years after the goal was set, fewer than 38 percent of 4-year-olds attend state-financed classes.
... 2 Withdraw From Petition to Rethink Drinking Age - Gains outweighed the losses in the effort by college presidents to lower the drinking age, as 15 more signed on, for a total of 123.
... Welcome, Freshmen. Have an iPod. - Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to students.
... Mixed Results on Paying City Students to Pass Tests - A program offering up to $1,000 for scoring well on Advanced Placement exams yielded relatively flat results, adding fuel to the debate over how to motivate students.
... Your Money: Counseling on Student Loans Now May Ease Pain Later - What students about to take out their first loan should know.
... Essay: At School, Technology Starts to Turn a Corner - As a new school year begins, the time may have come to reconsider how large a role technology can play in changing education.
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