Posts Tagged ‘Tufts University’
Union of Concerned Scientists to Explore Science and Democracy in Turmoil
by John O. Harney
April 25, 2012
The nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will hold a conference on "Science and Democracy in Turmoil" on Thursday, May 17, at the Norton Woods Conference Center of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) in Somerville, Mass.
The UCS will also launch a new Center for Science and Democracy designed to strengthen American ...
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LGBTQA: Big Letters on Campus
by Darrell P. Aaron, David Mabe and Courtney Wilk
November 14, 2011
Editor’s Note: NEJHE has strived to document and improve the experiences of groups historically underserved by higher education, including ethnic and racial minorities. Academia is more tolerant than many sectors, but spending a brief time on any campus reveals that people who are “different” in any way are also underserved and underacknowledged. This article explores ...
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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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New Faces in NE Prez Offices
by John O. Harney
November 30, 2010
World-class and working class New England colleges made changes at the top today.
Tufts University, the world-famous research university centered in Medford, Mass., announced its next president will be Anthony P. Monaco, pro-vice-chancellor for planning and resources at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. A neuroscientist, Monaco identified the first gene specifically involved ...
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Dartmouth Names Prez; AUC Appoints Interim in Quest to Win Back Degree Granting; Amherst Taps Its First Provost
by John O. Harney
December 2, 2012
Among recent comings & goings:
Dartmouth College named mathematician and University of Michigan Provost Philip J. Hanlon to be its next president starting in July. Hanlon will succeed Jim Yong Kim, who resigned in April to become the president of the World Bank.
The Atlantic Union College Board of Trustees appointed general surgeon Duane M. Cady, M.D. ...
Read MoreTags: Amherst College, Atlantic Union College, Comings and Goings, Dartmouth College, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Quinebaug Valley Community College, Tufts University, vocational | No Comments