Tag: Social Sciences: Page 28

Students

Redford Creates Ecology Program with Calif. College

A California college is teaming up with Robert Redford to create a program where students can combine environmental studies with media and liberal arts.

November 20, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Chancellor Opts for Glover as Tennessee State President

Glover’s expected approval by the Board of Regents on Nov. 27 would end a two-year search that included 86 applicants for the job.

November 20, 2012

Students

Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap

Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.

November 7, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Black Culture Center Directors Battling Apathy on Campus

The Association of Black Culture Centers says it is at risk of losing its identity in the wake of becoming multicultural centers that might diminish the importance of being African-American.

October 30, 2012

Disabilties

Denver Area Doctor Makes Breakthrough on Down Syndrome

Dr. Alberto Costa’s discovery that a drug might help the memory of people with Down syndrome was more than just a breakthrough for him as a scientist.

October 28, 2012

African-American

Poll Shows Collegians Less Engaged Than in Previous Cycles

A new Rasmussen poll finds that students are less politically engaged in 2012 than they were in the 2008 or 2004 elections. Even if one discounts the high involvement in 2008 as an opportunity to be a part of history, collegians are still not even as involved as they were during George W. Bush’s re-election […]

October 22, 2012

Students

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Administrator Tapped for Ambassadorship

Dr. Joan Prince, vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to join State Department.

October 16, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Gallery Renovation Delay Offers Opportunity for an Unusual Exhibit

WSSU exhibit offers eclectic mix of pieces assembled “By special request.”

October 15, 2012

Students

Students Get Up-close Look at Old School Cybersecurity

Science and technology fans at Capitol College in Maryland get the inside scoop on legendary World War II-era cryptology machines.

October 11, 2012

Students

Purdue Plans to Add More Than 100 Engineering Professors

Purdue University plans to hire more than 100 new engineering professors and boost engineering enrollment by 10 percent over the next five years to help move the school to the top of the engineering field, the acting president said.

October 10, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Baruch College Reinforces Humanities Curriculum with Hispanic Heritage Month Events

Administrators at Baruch College at the City University of New York are working hard to ensure students are receiving an education in humanities with a robust calendar of events for Hispanic Heritage Month.

October 1, 2012

Faculty & Staff

Ex-prof Gets Life in Prison for Meeting Rampage

A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.

September 24, 2012