Posts Tagged ‘John O. Harney’
Among Comings & Goings: Another NE Land Grant Taps a Scientist as Prez
by John O. Harney
March 15, 2011
University of Maine System trustees approved Chancellor Richard Pattenaude’s recommendation of Paul Ferguson as the next president of UMaine, the state’s flagship and land-grant university in Orono.
Currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ferguson will succeed Robert Kennedy at Orono on July 1.
UMaine noted ...
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Spring Peepers: NE Campuses Begin Naming Speakers for Commencement
by John O. Harney
February 28, 2011
It's happening again: New England colleges and universities are assembling the academics, business gurus, heads of state and, of course, celebs, who make the region's spring college commencements the world's best regional lecture series. Some stars of this year's commencement season so far (in order of appearance) ...
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Marc A. Nivet, the chief diversity ...
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Right This Way Please … Early Admissions Debate Rages On
by Courtney Wilk
February 25, 2011
In September 2006, Harvard made the decision to end early admissions. Early admissions takes on two forms: early action and early decision. What Harvard had in place was non-binding early action, meaning that a student applies before the regular deadline—in early November—and has until admissions decisions come back from other schools before deciding where to ...
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URI to Host Lectures on “State of Our Oceans”
by John O. Harney
February 3, 2011
The University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography will host an eight-part lecture series on the ocean environment, including discussions of ocean exploration, threatened habitats, ocean policy, climate change, and oceans and human health.
The free public lectures will be held Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium on URI's Kingston campus.
The first lecture, to ...
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Amid Focus on Science Literacy and Business Ed, Liberal Arts Blossoms
by John O. Harney
February 1, 2011
"Science courses belong in the liberal arts curriculum for the benefit of both science and non-science majors."
That's one of the main findings in a study released by the Cambridge, Mass.-based American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Science and the Educated American: A Core Component of Liberal Education warns that the pace of scientific and technological change ...
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Maine Policy Group to Hold Tax and Budget Conference in Augusta
by John O. Harney
January 28, 2011
The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MCEP) will hold its 10th State Tax & Budget Conference on Monday, Feb. 14 at the Augusta Civic CenterFeatured speakers will include Sawin Millett, commissioner of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Millett will make a presentation on the proposed biennial budget, which is scheduled ...
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Boston to Host National Conference on Marketing to State Govs
by John O. Harney
January 28, 2011
The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) will hold its "2011 How to Market to State Governments Meeting" at Boston's Marriott Copley Place from Sunday, April 3, through Tuesday, April 5.
Noting that the U.S. elected 26 new governors this past fall, 15 of whom reflect a change in political party, NASPO plans one ...
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College in Vt.’s Northeast Kingdom to Give Sterling Lesson in Food, Farms
by John O. Harney
January 22, 2011
Sterling College will serve up a new academic program in farm-to-table food studies in summer 2011.
“Vermont’s Table: Farming, Cooking, and the Rural Experience” will combine hands-on culinary training using local vegetables and meats with in-depth examination of Vermont farms, cheesemakers and agricultural businesses. The program will include courses in Whole Farm Thinking and Farm-Scale Production ...
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Holy Moly: McFarland to Step Down as Prez of Holy Cross
by John O. Harney
February 4, 2011
Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., announced he will be step down as the 31st president of the College of the Holy Cross once a successor is in place.
A computer scientist with an interest in the intersection of technology and ethics, McFarland was named president of the Worcester, Mass., Jesuit college in 2000. Before that, ...
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