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Sewanee
– The University of the South
Professor Receives Fulbright for Upcoming School
Year
Safia Swimelar, assistant professor of political science,
at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee,
has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for the 2006-07
academic year. Swimelar will travel to Bosnia, where she
will continue work on her research project that is examining
the process of human rights change in post-communist Europe.
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Lawrence
University
Lawrence Receives Record $15 Million Gift for
New Campus Center
President Jill Beck announced on August 7 that Lawrence
has received a $15 million gift toward the construction
of the new campus center from a friend of the college
who wishes to remain anonymous. The donation is the largest
philanthropic gift in Lawrence's history and represents
a major milestone in the funding of the proposed $32.7
million facility. MORE>> |
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The
College of New Jersey
TCNJ Biology Alumnus Elected to National Academy
of Sciences
Joseph R. Ecker ’78 has been elected to membership
in the National Academy of Sciences. The announcement
was made on April 25, 2006 at the academy’s 143rd
annual meeting in Washington, DC. Election to the academy
recognizes distinguished and continuing achievements in
original research, and is considered one of the highest
honors accorded a U.S. scientist. MORE>> |
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Houston
Baptist University
HBU Announces New President
The Houston Baptist University Board of Trustees elected
Dr. Robert B. Sloan, Jr. as the University's President
at a special called meeting on August 8, 2006. Sloan will
assume the role of HBU President September 1, 2006, serving
as the University's third President since its founding
in 1960. Sloan most recently served as Chancellor of Baylor
University, following his service as Baylor's President
from 1995-2005. MORE>> |
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Clarkson
University
Clarkson Students Expand Their Business Education
Beyond U.S. Borders
Four Clarkson students recently found out how much can
be gained by viewing the global economy from another country’s
perspective. The students, from Clarkson’s School
of Business, returned to the U.S. on July 12 from a two-week
visit to Riva Del Garda in the province of Trentino in
Northern Italy. While there the students met with Italian
entrepreneurs and gained a better understanding of the
Italian approach to business. MORE>> |
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St.
Mary’s College of California
Saint Mary's Breaks Ground on New Hall
Saint Mary's has broken ground on an academic hall that
will house its newly named Kalmanovitz School of Education.
Construction of the $23.4 million building began on May
22 and should be completed by September 2007. In addition
to housing the School of Education, the building will
house classrooms, faculty and administrative offices and
various academic support services. MORE>> |
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