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Rosalynn Carter to Speak at Regis College, Promote Her New Book on Mental Health
by Christine Cassis
November 1, 2010
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will speak at the Regis College Fine Arts Center in Weston, Mass., on Monday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m.
Carter will be promoting her new book, Within Our Reach, which addresses a mental health system that, Carter says, "continues to fail those in need" despite recent scientific breakthroughs in diagnosing and ...
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NE Campuses Wearing Green on 2011 College Sustainability Report Card
by Christine Cassis
October 26, 2010
The College Sustainability Report Card 2011 is out today, revealing the profiles of 322 schools and their sustainability policies. The fifth edition of the report by the Sustainable Endowments Institute assesses 52 indicators, ranging from green initiatives to recycling programs, and uses an A to F letter-grading system to evaluate different colleges and universities nationwide.
Some ...
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As Leaves Change, So Do College Officials
by Shoshana Akins, Christine Cassis and John O. Harney
October 20, 2010
College of the Atlantic President David F. Hales announced he will retire at the end of the academic year. During his tenure, the college became a carbon-neutral institution, expanded its faculty and diversified its academic programs. A search for a new president is underway for the 2011-12 academic year.
Suffolk University President David Sargent, whose ...
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Report Documents Chilly Climate for LGBT People at U.S. Campuses
by Christine Cassis
October 6, 2010
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people face a “chilly” climate on college campuses, according to the first-ever national report chronicling LGBT experiences at U.S. colleges and universities.
The State of Higher Education for LGBT People for 2010, published by Charlotte, N.C.-based Campus Pride, reports that LGBT students experience significantly greater harassment and discrimination than their ...
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Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Comes to WCSU
by Christine Cassis
October 3, 2010
Jane Goodall will speak at Western Connecticut State University's O’Neill Center in Danbury, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m., as part of her Roots & Shoots North America Training Summit. Events to be held from Friday, Oct. 8, through Sunday, Oct. 10, will mark the 50-year anniversary of the anthropologist's groundbreaking scientific research ...
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An Evening with Spike Lee
by Christine Cassis
September 29, 2010
Award-winning film director, producer and writer Spike Lee will speak about his life, his work and the capacity for film to effect social change, during a talk at Boston University's George Sherman Union on Wednesday Oct. 6, at 4 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required. Admission is first-come, first-served.
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Hartford Seminary Awarded $1 Mil for Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations
by Christine Cassis
September 28, 2010
The International Institute of Islamic Thought awarded the Hartford Seminary $1 million to help endow a professorship in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations.
The gift will help fund a chair in the Islamic Chaplaincy and Christian-Muslim Relations at Hartford Seminary's Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations.
Timur Yuskaev, assistant professor of Contemporary ...
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Kahlenberg to Speak in Boston About Late Chief of Teachers Union Albert Shanker
by Christine Cassis
August 26, 2010
Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at the Century Foundation, will discuss his book Tough Liberals: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy, at a forum sponsored by the Pioneer Institute, the Boston-based think tank that advocates free-markets and limited government.
The forum will also feature remarks from panelists including Deborah A. Gist, ...
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