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Colleges and Universities RSS FeedsonStage 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. ...Feed Source: www.conncoll.edu 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. ... Library exhibit features contemporary Latin art - "So many artists from so many countries doing work in so many textures, colors and styles." ... Connecticut College Children's Program receives $68,572 for new healthy choices program - The Connecticut College Children's Program has won a $68,572 competitive Client Grant from The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to develop, implement and assess a new program to promote healthy choices among families in its innovative preschool program. ... Centennial art exhibition features works by distinguished alumni - In celebration of the College's Centennial, the Department of Art presents an exhibition of works by six distinguished alumni artists: John Cyr '03, Sheila Gallagher '89, Matthew Geller '76, Kathy King '90, Emily Luce '97 and Jedediah Morfit '96. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, Jan. 23, and runs through Friday, Feb. 24. ... 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, discusses 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.
... 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.
... 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.
... 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.
... Joy, Then Misery, as Some Vassar Early-Decision Applicants Learn True Fate - A test letter mistakenly told 76 applicants, some in other countries, that they had been accepted to the school.
... Obama?s Plan to Control College Costs Gets Mixed Reviews - While making college more affordable is a notion nearly everyone supports, consensus is more elusive on how to actually accomplish it.
... Rhode Island City Enraged Over School Prayer Lawsuit - A girl?s successful lawsuit to have a prayer removed from her high school has roiled the heavily Roman Catholic city of Cranston, where residents are appealing the decision.
... Obama to Link Aid for Colleges to Affordability - An overhaul would tie colleges? eligibility for campus-based aid programs to the institutions? success in improving value and affordability for students.
... The Bay Citizen: Boy, 6, Suspended in Sexual Assault Case at Elementary School - The incident of the 6-year-old boy suspended from elementary school for a case of ?sexual assault? is not isolated, experts say.
... The Texas Tribune: Premont, Tex., Schools Suspend Sports to Save Costs - Faced with closure, the estimated $150,000 that the Premont, Tex., school district would spend during the next year on spring and fall sports, including football, could no longer be justified.
... Struggling SoHo School Shows Progress With Grant Money, but May Lose It - Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School?s progress may cost it access to additional assistance.
... New Rules for School Meals Aim at Reducing Obesity - The Obama administration announced long-awaited changes to government-subsidized school meals, issuing rules that add more fruits and green vegetables and reduce the amount of salt and fat.
... Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age - President Obama?s call for every state to require students to stay in school until they turn 18 is Washington?s first direct involvement in an issue that many states have found tough to address.
... New York City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Finds - A project tracked the academic performance of more than 21,000 New York City students who applied for ninth grade admission at 105 small high schools, mainly in Brooklyn and in the Bronx, from 2005 to 2008.
... Survey Finds That Dwindling Financial Aid Contributes to Fewer College Options - Freshmen entering college last fall were less likely to attend their first choice of college, a function of both competition and cost, than at any other time since 1974.
... SchoolBook: Middle School Students Put a Healthy Wager on the Giants - Students at Central Park East Middle School/J.H.S. 13 are so confident in the Giants winning the Super Bowl this Sunday that they have entered into a wager with a Boston school. Meanwhile, they enjoyed a visit with the former Giants punter, Sean Landeta, and predicted the final score -- with New York's team on top, of course: "105-0," one student shouted out.
... SchoolBook: Bloomberg Spares Education Department from Budget Cuts - For the first time in three years, New York City teachers are not being threatened with layoffs, "unless something dramatic happens," Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said, announcing his preliminary budget on Thursday.
... SchoolBook: Will New York's Large High Schools Survive? - Can you blame them? After last week's study showing that student achievement is higher in the city's new, small high schools -- and city officials reiterated their commitment to a policy of creating more of the smaller schools -- some of the principals and staff members of some of the city's largest high schools are feeling a bit worried these days, The New York Times reports.
... The Choice Blog: On the Stage, an Insider's View of College Admissions - "Inadmissible," a new play by D.B. Gilles, parodies the college admissions process to help applicants laugh at their anxiety.
... The Choice Blog: 13 Applications In, a Few Responses, and Now I Wait - For Eric Eichelberger, a senior at Marist School in Atlanta, a Google search yields a trove of leads on third-party scholarships.
... The Choice Blog: Making the Case for the Liberal Arts - A native of India who studied an array of pragmatic and softer subjects at Harvey Mudd College in California argues that a broad education, and not just specialization, is essential in the current economy.
... The Choice Blog: Why Go to College at All? - Dale J. Stephens, the founder of UnCollege, explains why high school graduates would do well to skip the college experience.
... 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.
... Op-Ed Contributors: The True Cost of High School Dropouts - Proven educational strategies to increase high school completion provide returns to the taxpayer that are two to four times their cost.
... Room for Debate: Should Parents Control What Kids Learn at School? - In New Hampshire, parents can tailor each child's curriculum to avoid "objectionable" content. Does that turn education into a private right instead of a public good?
... 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?
... Room for Debate: Can a Few Years? Data Reveal Bad Teachers? - Better teachers lead to better test scores and better lives. But with only a few years' data, can districts tell which teachers are good?
... The Learning Network Blog: Check It Out: Verifying Information and Sources in News Coverage - Taking a close look at the challenges and responsibilities of confirming information while reporting the news.
... The Learning Network Blog: Poetry Pairing | 'Or,' - This week's we pair Thomas Sayers Ellis's "Or," with a 2011video and article from the "Race Remixed" series, "In Strangers' Glances at Family, Tensions Linger."
... The Learning Network Blog: Do You Cook? - Student Opinion | Tell us about your cooking experiences. What are your favorite recipes?
... The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | The Value of Facebook - Who and what make Facebook valuable?
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