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R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Wednesday August 13, 2008. (R News)
Campus clips Aug 12, 2008
College of Arts and Sciences Tess Cherlin, biology Katie Nestor, psychology Riley Woods, policy studies and public relations College of Visual and Performing Arts Brendan Cullen, drama L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science Elden Swindell III, chemical engineering S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Riley Woods, public relations. The following students from Danvers were named to the dean s list at Suffolk University in Boston for the spring semester of the academic... (Danvers Herald, MA)
Darfur withers as Sudan sells food Aug 10, 2008
Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College in the United States and an outspoken activist who has written frequently on the Darfur crisis, called this anomaly "one of the least reported and most scandalous features of the Khartoum regime's domestic policies." It was emblematic, he said, of the Sudanese government's strategy to manipulate "national wealth and power to further enrich itself and its cronies, while the marginalized regions of the country suffer from terrible poverty.". Aid groups... (Boston Globe)
Kosier wins $40,000 scholarship in Ice Cube Scholarship contest Aug 9, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008 9:51 PM CDT Josiah Kosier, a 2007 Watertown High School graduate, is the 2008-2009 winner of the Ice Cube Scholarship at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minn. The Ice Cube scholarship is one of three All-Star scholarships McNally Smith offers incoming students and is eligible to students majoring in music technology. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Youngers help elders through mediation Aug 8, 2008
Barbara Younger has a bachelor s degree from Smith College and later earned a master s degree from Lesley University and a law degree from Suffolk University at the age of 56. The couple, who had moved to Danvers for the first time in 1959, are the parents of four sons and eight grandchildren. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Cablevision may spin off business units Aug 7, 2008
"It will be next to impossible to assess the franchise values unless you know what the contracts are that they work under," said Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economist with Smith College. Assuming the arena and cable contracts were broken, Zimbalist said the Knicks would be worth about $500 million and the Rangers about $300 million. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Nealy graduates from medical school at U of L Aug 7, 2008
Paige is also a 2004 graduate of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts where she earned a Biochemistry degree and a 2000 graduate of Presentation Academy, Louisville, Kentucky, where she was Valedictorian and a National Merit Finalist. Logan County is one of her favorite places, next to her home town of Louisville. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Academic achievements Aug 7, 2008
Caroline Indge was named to the Dean s List at Smith College in North Hampton, for her academic achievement for the 2007-08 school year. Caroline graduated from Belmont High School, and is majoring in mathematics at Smith. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Austin's shadow box art inspired by world's great artists Aug 6, 2008
Cunningham, who worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and served on the visiting committee of the Smith College Museum of Art, also arranged for an exhibition of Austin's work in 2003 at the F. Donald Kenney Museum at St. Bonaventure University. Pavel Zoubok of New York City, whose gallery featured Austin's work, will speak at the opening reception. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Local Achievers Aug 4, 2008
Dorian Storbeck, daughter of John Dunn and Sue Storbeck, is a recipient of the dean s award for academic excellence for the 2007-2008 school year at Smith College where she is a member of the Class of 2010 ... She is a member of the Smith Campus Center Activities Board for which she particpates in the sourcing and booking of college concerts, an Athletic Association representative, and a member of the Smith College Judicial Board. (Bolton Common, MA)
Keynotes for July 31 Jul 31, 2008
Honorees, all incoming seniors, and their awards are: Harvard Book Award, Conor Grogan; Smith College Book Award, Nicole Meuse; Wellesley College Book Award, Kara Clifford; Dartmouth Book Award, Anna Nguyen-Whitehead; Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science award, Alexander Manley-Helton; Clarkson Achievement award, Michael Ahearn; Clarkson Leadership award, Luke Doherty Munro; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute medal, Rachel Caty; Rochester Institute of Technology RIT award, Victoria Pimentel and Anthony... (Hudson Sun, MA)
Conservatives in the Academy: An Endangered Species Jul 31, 2008
Another recent quantitative study led by Stanley Rothman of Smith College has shown that while scholarly productivity is still the most important requirement for teaching at a top university, conservatives and religious Christians are systematically discriminated against in hiring. Of course, journal publication itself in the social sciences suffers from political bias, with liberal academics serving as gatekeepers and defining not only what papers are accepted, but the very terms on which the... (Human Events Online)
County will buy voting machines Jul 23, 2008
News Posted on July 23, 2008 12:59 AM. By Erin Rowley Collegian Staff Writer. (Daily Collegian, PA)
For Darfuris, justice is the enemy of peace Jul 20, 2008
But with a few honorable exceptions, notably one of the leading Darfur campaigners, Smith College professor Eric Reeves, few have been willing to do so. And if all-out regime change is not the goal, then to secure a peace in Darfur means negotiating with Bashir rather than fantasizing about arresting, trying and imprisoning him. (Los Angeles Times)
Bids are in: Who will end up buying Cubs, Wrigley? Jul 20, 2008
Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College who specializes in sports, said the Cubs could fetch more than the record $660 million paid for the in 2002 by a group headed by billionaire commodities trader John Henry. Tribune paid $20. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Tribune ends first round of bids for Cubs, Wrigley Jul 19, 2008
Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College who specializes in sports, said the Cubs could fetch more than the record $660 million paid for the Boston Red Sox in 2002 by a group headed by billionaire commodities trader John Henry. Tribune paid $20. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Innovative iD Tech Camp lets kids create computer games Jul 18, 2008
Merrimack College is one of three Massachusetts colleges, along with MIT and Smith College, offering youngsters at the national camp this opportunity to spend a week creating a video game and learning many other skills such as game modding, robot building, Web site design, digital movie production and comic book creation. The youngsters range in age from 7 to 17, and use the products Apple, Adobe, AutoDesk, Canon, Clickteam, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Symantec, VEX, Western Digital, Wacom and others as... (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Johnson singing happy song after earning scholarship Jul 17, 2008
Both talents have recently earned her a full-ride scholarship at the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minn. But 19-year-old Johnson didn t get into music to earn scholarships. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Seven Corners rocks Friday Night Live Jul 17, 2008
All four members of the band are graduates of the McNally-Smith College of Music in St. Paul ... All band members graduated in music tech from McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
PBS show comes to Woburn Jul 16, 2008 Jill LaPoint Promoted To Executive Associate Athletic Director Jul 16, 2008 One of the angels among us Jul 14, 2008 The real world Jul 13, 2008 HISTORY IN THE MAKING Jul 13, 2008 Around Town -- Where was everything? Jul 13, 2008 Take me out to the ball game, but skip the peanuts Jul 1, 2008 Charles Parkhurst, 95; art historian tracked down looted works Jun 29, 2008 Slumping economy can work to college-aid hunters’ advantage Jun 29, 2008 Cosentino: Owasco Lake still needs our help Jun 28, 2008 Top stories for the week ending June 21 Jun 28, 2008 Specious In Seattle Jun 26, 2008 Loomis celebrates milestone at Curves Jun 25, 2008 Lunchtime book club Jun 24, 2008 Zell's plan shrinks Cubs' value Jun 24, 2008 Academic achievers Jun 23, 2008 Results from the College National Finals Rodeo Jun 21, 2008 Celtics' championship comes just in time for owners Jun 19, 2008 City expert takes stand in Sonics trial Jun 19, 2008 Read the 'Journal' transcript Jun 17, 2008 Anne Martindell, 93, lawmaker and diplomat Jun 16, 2008 Tests take a heavy toll (5) Jun 14, 2008 Jane Morningstar, endowed college scholarships; at 89 Jun 13, 2008 Gov. Deval Patrick' and family buoy lesbian daughter's coming-out Jun 13, 2008 Devals daughter comes out as lesbian Jun 13, 2008 Mass. Governor's Daughter Comes Out Jun 13, 2008 Exeter High School names top 10 seniors Jun 13, 2008 US steps in to ensure students find loans Jun 12, 2008 A timeout for bank in renaming Garden Jun 12, 2008 END OF AN ERA AS TARANTINOS GRADUATE Jun 12, 2008 With 'Ida,' a civil rights pioneer's story is finally told Jun 11, 2008 Women's colleges grow abroad, decline in U.S. Jun 11, 2008 York High School announces top students Jun 10, 2008 Former rivals pull together now Jun 8, 2008 Moms decry child-care aid cuts Jun 7, 2008 Making math with yarn Jun 7, 2008 Chelmsford High School's Academic Awards Night Jun 7, 2008 Rocket science Jun 6, 2008 Return to pre-pregnancy shape weighs on minds of new moms Jun 5, 2008 15 Massachusetts High School Graduates Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships Jun 5, 2008 June impacts S.D. economy Jun 2, 2008 No more SATs? Jun 1, 2008 The Flash Press: Sporting Male Weeklies in 1840s New York May 31, 2008 McCarthy named Skidmore lacrosse teams best player as freshman May 30, 2008 Discover the Charm of Indian Hill -- New Picture Book Reveals Author's Personal Experiences and Recollections of a Unique Place May 30, 2008 Zell seeks private buyer for Wrigley May 28, 2008 Wake Forest joins schools dropping SAT requirement May 28, 2008 Wake Forest, Smith drop SAT condition May 27, 2008 Vantage Point: As China mourns, athletes may resist Olympic soapbox May 23, 2008 Ida Wells-Barnett: O pioneer! May 23, 2008 Frick Art & Historical Center Announces Election of New Members to the Board of Trustees May 22, 2008 Professor has advice for new graduates May 21, 2008 The Messenger May 17, 2008 Students getting a say in speakers May 15, 2008 Personnel Announcement May 14, 2008 College Suspends Administrator for Op-Ed on Homosexuals May 13, 2008 Darfur Rebel Leader Vows: More War May 13, 2008 Speaking volumes May 11, 2008 Lawmakers target $1b endowments May 8, 2008 Alum donates $5 million to honor past professors May 8, 2008 New dean hired from Texas school May 8, 2008 Vacationing in My Driveway: Time is a caterpillar May 2, 2008 MLAX | SU seniors hope season keeps going May 2, 2008 New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers Apr 22, 2008 A papal message about academic freedom Apr 21, 2008
It was really touching, that something we made for her helped her so much, and it really worked, said Lindsey, a contestant who starts her third year as a material engineering student at Smith College this fall. Her ambition is to use her technical skills to improve living conditions for people in the developing world. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Neighbors (July 17) Jul 16, 2008
Emily Allan, who graduated from Smith College in May, was recognized for sustained academic excellence for the academic year 2007-2008 by being named to the dean s list. The dean s list recognizes those students with grade point averages of 3. (Needham Tab, MA)
In 1992, LaPoint earned her master's degree in Exercise and Sport Studies at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. She is a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. (Friars.com)
Sirot studied art at Smith College and accepted a teaching fellowship at Oberlin, where she taught drawing, design and sculpture ... In addition to her local philanthropic work, she has donated money through Smith College to help a researcher who is studying autoimmune diseases. (New Haven Register, CT)
So the Smith College Art Museum's "Jerome Liebling: Seeing Real Things" (great title) is in the way of neighborly tribute ... At the Smith College Museum of Art, 76 Elm Street, Northampton, through Aug. 24. (Boston Globe)
The captain of this team of female track stars was Florieda Batson, a nimble 21-year-old New Orleanian who had just completed her first year at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. Batson was embarking on a historic journey. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Lauren T. Jentzen of Marshfield recently graduated from Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. She also received the 2008 Samuel P. Clemence Prize for Outstanding Senior Design. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
The evidence from past recessions is indeed that sports is one of the last things people cut back on, said Andrew Zimbalist, a professor of economics at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. They need their distractions and they need their obsessions. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
After retiring from the National Gallery in 1983, Mr. Parkhurst taught and held museum positions at Williams College and Smith College. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
In one recent sign of the lending crunch, Smith College in Northampton, Mass. sent a letter to parents cautioning them that qualifying for and finding loans may be tougher this year and urging them to secure necessary financing soon. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
With the assistance and research of the Finger Lakes Institute, located at Hobart/William Smith College, it became clear that Owasco Lake was in deep decline. It was one of the most turbid (in less than scientific jargon cloudy with sediment) of the Finger Lakes. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
His father, Alvin Etler, was a music composer and oboist who also taught music theory at Smith College. POLICE & FIRE. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
The theory of disposable income as a zero sum game with regards to sports has been proved empirically, again and again, in peer-reviewed economic studies--most notably by Andrew Zimbalist, an economist at Smith College, and Roger Noll, an economist at Stanford. Close to 650,000 Sonics fans attended games last year. (Forbes -- Business)
A couple weeks ago, Loomis attended her 70th reunion at Smith College. There were 25 women, all active and interesting, she said. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
"Zell might be creative in creating a model whereby the field has value, but almost dollar for dollar, every time he creates value for the field, he's subtracting value for the Cubs," says Andy Zimbalist, a sports economist, author and professor at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. "What you want for the most healthy development of the Cubs and is for the same individual to own both.". (Crain's Chicago Business)
Beth D. Harrington, daughter of Pam Logan of Martha s Vineyard and Dan Harrington of Melrose, received a bachelor s degree from Smith College. She was one of 710 seniors who graduated during the college s 130th commencement exercises. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
com - Rapid City, South Dakota's News Leader. Saturday, June 21, 2008. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Andrew Zimbalist, a professor at Smith College who specializes in sports economics, said it's hard to turn around a basketball team, particularly due to hiring and pay challenges. "The ownership is an incredibly important variable," he said. (Boston Globe)
The expert Harvard-trained sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, a professor at Smith College in Massachusetts was called to testify about the intangible benefits, such as civic pride, the team brings to the region. It s an important part of Seattle s case: If the city can show such benefits exist and can t be quantified, it can better argue that the court cannot calculate an amount of money that would compensate for the team s loss, and that therefore the judge should keep the team in Seattle. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
GIGOT: High school students looking to apply to Smith College in Massachusetts or Wake Forest University in North Carolina may be breathing a sigh of relief. Those schools recently announced that they've decided to drop the SAT as a requirement for admission. (Fox News)
She also resumed her education at Smith College six decades after her freshman year, and in her 90s wrote her memoirs, published last month by Boxed Books ... After attending private schools in Manhattan and Princeton and boarding school near Baltimore, she entered Smith College in 1932. (Boston Globe)
Former Public School and Homeschool Student wrote on Jun 13, 2008 9:32 PM:" I completely agree. EOG/EOC testing cannot measure what a student has learned throughout the year. I personally have never had a problem taking tests and have always done well on EOG, EOC, SATs and final exams. I also personally know the emphasis that is put on the tests and the pressure that is put on the students to pass these tests. At one time, I was an education major and in my introduction to education class, my... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
"She was also "a quiet activist," she said, but a determined one.Golos recalled a mission to Israel that Mrs. Morningstar made with other women soon after the Yom Kippur War in 1973. She saw how important American women could be to the recovery of the country and that they wanted to make a difference, financially - with their names on the checks, with or without their husbands - and in other ways.Mrs. Morningstar's son, Richard of Marion, a former US ambassador to the European Union, said his... (Boston Globe)
Katherine, who is planning to enroll at Smith College in the fall, also wanted to make the announcement before she left for college. "She wanted to let people know because her father is obviously in a prominent position," the source said. (Boston Globe)
Katherine Patrick, who graduated from St. Andrews high school in Delaware this year, will enroll in Smith College in the fall. She has been working as an intern for the gay rights advocacy group MassEquality since March. (Boston Herald)
Katherine Patrick plans to attend Smith College in the fall and is an intern at MassEquality, a gay-rights advocacy group. She and her father will march in Boston's gay pride parade on Saturday. (CBS News -- US)
She was also the recipient of the Smith College Book Award in 2007. During the summer of 2007, Betsy attended St. Paul's Advanced Studies Program, where she studied humanities in the Quest course. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Aid officers at Fordham University in New York, Trinity University in Washington, and Smith College in Northampton, Mass. also said they anticipate no shortage of money even after dozens of private companies abandoned the business this year. (Boston Globe)
Andrew Zimbalist, a Smith College specialist on the business of sports, said a shorter new name would be better than TD Banknorth Garden, which he called too long to be catchy. "You might as well recite the first three pages of the Book of Genesis," he said. (Boston Globe)
Even as they leave their hometown next fall for Hobart and William Smith College, there will be an East Aurora connection for the Tarantinos, thanks to the generosity of former Town of Aurora Supervisor Bill Green, his wife Dianne, and their four sons William (Boo), Kevin (Kelly), Matthew and Andrew (Rope). Last August the Green boys presented their parents with a 50th wedding anniversary gift: the William and Dianne Green Endowed Scholarship. (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
Giddings, a professor at Smith College, whose groundbreaking 1984 history "When and Where I Enter: the Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America" powerfully recounted the centuries-long struggle of black women with sexism and racism, focuses her attention in "Ida" on the ways in which these forces played themselves out in the life of one courageous and indomitable woman. Born in Mississippi to parents who had made a remarkable transition from slavery to freedom, Wells recalled in her... (Boston Globe)
Neighboring Smith College recently joined Mount Holyoke to found a group called Women's Education Worldwide, which is working on programs such as faculty and student exchanges and curriculum development. "When we talk to these people founding these colleges, it feels a lot like the U.S. in the 19th century," said Jesse Lytle, an assistant to Mount Holyoke's president and coordinator of Women's Education Worldwide. (USA Today -- News)
In the fall, Bridget will attend Smith College where she plans to pursue degrees in international relations and African studies. Kylie Morgan Vallee is the daughter of Steve Vallee and Janet Hanson of York. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Then they got their diplomas, left the state and went to universities on opposite coasts: she at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. he at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
We asked Randall Bartlett, economics professor at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. for practical financial advice for new grads. (Yahoo News -- Child Welfare)
Yackel and Osinga, along with Sarah-Marie Belcastro of Smith College and Daina Taimina of Cornell University, form the core of the group looking at the intersection of math and craft. Some of them are using craft to help answer math problems, while others are using math to answer knitting problems. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Smith College Book Award Jennifer M. Mann. Cornell University Book Award Michael S. Crafts. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
"It's a terrific learning experience," said Peter Plumley, exhibits project manager at the Museum of Science & Technology, in Syracuse, and a research associate professor at SU's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. "It gives the kids a lot of confidence in their ability.". (Syracuse.com)
It also leads to an endless feeling of the need to be "hot," added Michaels, a research associate in the philosophy department at Smith College. "You're supposed to be hot no matter what," she said. (Boston Globe)
-- Jaharra Lawson of Springfield, daughter of employee Lisa Lawson, who plans to major in liberal arts at Smith College. -- Kayla MacLeod of Merrimac, daughter of employee Barbara MacLeod, who plans to major in nursing at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. (PR Newswire)
Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economist at Smith College in Massachusetts, said sports promoters generally use unrealistic calculations to produce upbeat estimates. If you just look at the impacts of past Super Bowls, Olympics and golf tournaments, they have varying impacts: Some are positive, some are negative, and some have no impact at all, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Smith College and Wake Forest University no longer require the SAT for admissions ... In May, two highly selective schools -- Smith College in Massachusetts and Wake Forest University in North Carolina -- decided to drop the SAT and ACT, which some students take as an alternative to the SAT, as requirements for admission ... Smith College also cited the correlation between test scores and income as a motivation for making the exam optional, as well as a desire to take a more well-rounded view of... (CNN -- US)
Cohen, Gilfoyle and a third writer, Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz - a historian at Smith College and the author of "Rereading Sex," a study of erotica - have together produced "The Flash Press," the first book - length survey of this strange rock - pool of 1840s profligacy. Readers of Kurt Andersen's recent historical novel "Heyday" - and indeed everyone interested in knowing what New York City was like before the Civil War - will want to have a peek. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Thoroughbreds in that sport lost in the Liberty League final to William Smith College in overtime, then beat Alvernia College in the first round of the NCAA championships. In the second round, they met Bowdoin College and lost 1-0. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
She graduated from Smith College in 1966, then returned to upstate NY where she taught high school English for over thirty years. She has been skiing since the age of eight, has been both a ski coach and instructor, has competed in the Empire Games Nordic races, and continues to enjoy both Alpine and Nordic skiing. (Primezone Releases)
A private owner would be motivated to maximize returns to the detriment of the team, says Andrew Zimbalist, a sports economist at Smith College in Massachusetts. You May Also Like. (Crain's Chicago Business)
The announcement Tuesday from Wake Forest on the heels of a similar decision this month by Smith College in Massachusetts adds two more selective colleges to the movement. Wake Forest said it was the first of the top 30 schools in the annual U.S. News & World Report college rankings to drop the tests. (USA Today -- News)
Smith College, a women's college in Northampton, and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., will no longer require prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of their applications. At both institutions, the policies will take effect with the class entering in fall 2009. (Boston Globe)
Quite possibly, understandably, and at the same time regretfully, according to Eric Reeves, a professor of literature at Smith College and a leading critic of the Chinese government for failing to use its influence to stop the slaughter in the Sudanese province of Darfur. "I think there is going to be a natural inclination to show a human solidarity with the people who have endured this horrific tragedy," Reeves said Thursday. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Giddings, a professor of African-American studies at Smith College and author of "Where and When I Enter," a history of black women activists, brushes in the historical context of Wells-Barnett's campaign ably, if in occasionally numbing detail. Excavating scattered letters, fragmented diaries and second-hand references to her writings for short-lived African-American weeklies, Giddings aims, she writes, to uncover the achievements of a bold woman whose militancy and "dominating style" sometimes... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Ms. Burden holds a B.A. in Economics from Smith College and an M.A. in International Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. Frances Frick Burden of Washington, D.C. is an Associate of ICF International based in Vienna, Virginia. (PR Newswire)
Randall K. Bartlett, a Smith College economics professor who teaches in the college's Women and Financial Independence program, said recent graduates need to make a concerted effort to manage their finances well as they enter postcollege life. Bad decisions now could haunt the graduates for years to come, he said. (Boston Globe)
ORTHAMPTON - Eighteen years after she graduated from Smith College, Farah Pandith, her hair neatly coifed in a flip, her tailored pink jacket and dark skirt accented with a string of pearls, her White House folder in hand, visits her alma mater. A flyer advertising a talk by former Vermont governor Madeleine Kunin catches her attention, and, with a nod of approval, she reads aloud the title of Kunin's book: "Pearls, Politics, and Power.". (Boston Globe)
Students are getting a say in commencement speakers - USATODAY.com. Get information on education programs that could help you increase your earning power. (USA Today)
Ms. Rodley received her bachelor's degree from Smith College. The President intends to appoint Jan Donnelly O'Neill, of Texas, to be a Member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, for the remainder of a three-year term expiring 09/22/10. (White House News Releases)
Knight said liberal-left elements on some campuses have gone so far as to actually suppress speakers who question the homosexual agenda, and noted a recent incident on the Smith College campus, as an example. "A young man, who was presenting a scholarly refutation of claims made by homosexual proponents, was shouted down by a group of militant lesbians," Knight said, "and the administration, while saying it was unfortunate that this occurred, has taken no disciplinary action against those who... (CNSnews.com)
"I would be very surprised if this didn't put Khartoum in a continuous state of alert," said Eric Reeves, a Sudan expert at Smith college. "But I don't believe this is a military strategy that really will take it to Khartoum in the long run, and I think the reprisals are going to be ferocious.". (Time.com)
For example, Smith College graduate Margaret Edson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, and Tufts graduate Meredith Vieira, the co-host of NBC's "Today" show, will both speak at their alma maters. Fondness for the bright college years, school officials say, is often a powerful draw. (Boston Globe)
In addition to Harvard, the legislation would affect Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College, Tufts University, Wellesley College, and Williams College. Lawmakers estimate that by assessing a fee for assets exceeding $1 billion, they would raise about $1. (Boston Globe)
After his most recent donation, Yabroudi is now the largest donor in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science history, having committed more than $2 million in the past. His recent donation will support an internship opportunity that sends six L.C. Smith students to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for a six-week long summer program, according to the Web site. (Daily Orange, NY)
For the first time in more than 100 years, an external candidate was given the position of dean of Syracuse University's L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science. Laura Steinberg will start in the position Aug. 1, after a 10-month dean search, said Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina. (Daily Orange, NY)
By the time we passed the gorgeous brooch of Central Park the air was thick with apple blossoms and I suddenly found myself thinking about my Smith College roommate Judy Engel who was just 16 years old for most of our freshman year. She LIVES in New York. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
The Hobart and William Smith College board of trustees voted Saturday to move Hobart lacrosse from Division I to Division III. The board cited a lack of scholarships - the school offers zero for lacrosse - and the inability to continue competing at a high level as the main reasons. This may open a spot on Syracuse's schedule for next season - and cast aside a major Central New York rivalry. (Daily Orange, NY)
The collaborative effort, dubbed project ASSIST, involved researchers from the Smith College School for Social Work, the Veteran s Administration (Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven campus) and elder care community centers in western Massachusetts. Through focus groups, the researchers learned about the preferences of potential users. (Science Daily)
The work was done by professors from George Mason University, Smith College, and the University of Toronto ... The work was done by professors from George Mason University, Smith College, and the University of Toronto. (Townhall.com)
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