University access: why some schools are so much more 'successful' than othersTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:01AMHow can one school get many more pupils into 'top' universities than another with the same exam marks? There may be a few secrets worth noting Last week, a Cambridge tutor was visiting St Edward's college in Liverpool to talk to students about her subject – Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic – when the subject turned to university admissions. Neither Grace Taylor nor Natalie Allmark fancies delving ...
Letters to the Editor: July 19, 2011Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00PMHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News
Dr. Randal Pinkett: The Black Faces in White Places InterviewMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:34PMHe’s the only African-American-winner of Donald Trump’s reality-TV show, “The Apprentice.”
Higher ed funding process siphons money from UNLVSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:09AMGerry Bomotti, UNLV senior vice president for finance and business, recalls a budget meeting during the legislative session in which an elected official asked, “If fees are raised, does the university get to keep that money?” The answer given and accepted: Yes. The real answer? Not exactly. Welcome to the world of higher education funding, Nevada-style. It’s a politically charged, convoluted ...
Report gives Seattle a target to shoot forSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:09AMIt's important to know what's working and not, particularly given the uncertainty of the continuing Great Disruption.
In motorcyclist's death, a cautionary taleSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:53PMBy Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer Saturday, July 16, 2011 Eric Schnetzer, 40, a sports enthusiast and electrical engineer, bought a Honda CBR sport bike in May. He crashed in Safety Harbor less than a week after this photo was taken. SAFETY HARBOR — Eric Schnetzer of Tampa, an athletic 40-year-old, loved to surf, windsurf, kayak and ride water scooters. But there was another challenge he itched ...
IPFW researchers toil to find huge answersSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:05AMCould #8220;America's stupidest city #8221; discover a way to minimize the crippling effect of strokes or perhaps a cure for cancer?
A St. Olaf soundtrack in GuyanaFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:17AMTwo recent St. Olaf graduates traveled to Guyana to teach music for five months. Now they have their sights set on establishing a permanent music academy.
Houston Production Hotline: Latina film festival now asking for submissionsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:06PMHouston-based Senorita Cinema is seeking films and videos by Latina filmmakers for the 3rd annual Latina film festival.