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Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?
It was, if recollection is accurate, in the fifth grade that I got my first thoroughgoing instruction in English grammar and usage. My fifth- and sixth-grade English teacher, Mrs. Jessie Perkins, and my seventh- and eighth-grade English teacher, Mrs....Tags: Literature, Literature
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In local news...
Change of SubjectRobert Feder reports: Julia Keller, the Chicago Tribune cultural critic who won the newspaper’s only Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, says it's time to return to the academic world — and pursue a new career as a novelist....Starting this... -
Groce adds director of operations to Illini staff
New Illinois basketball coach John Groce has brought aboard another Ohio University staff member, adding Mark Morris as the director of basketball operations. Morris, a 2010 graduate from Murray State, spent the last two seasons at Ohio as a graduate...
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ACC All Access: Virginia Tech's James Johnson hires staff, but loses recruit Harrell
Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach James Johnson has assembled a coaching staff that checks a lot of the perceived prerequisite boxes for good assistant coaches — two guys with strong ties to the southwest Virginia community, and another guy...Tags: Virginia Tech, Atlantic Coast Conference, The Pennsylvania State University, College Sports, Awards and Prizes
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Iraq War vet talks about why he wants to return his medals during NATO summit
Greg Broseus joined the Ohio National Guard in 2002 to help pay for college. He wound up spending all of 2005 in Iraq as a gunner on a convoy whose mission was to search for roadside bombs. For his service, he received 11 medals. But now he wants to give...
Tags: McCormick Place, Photography, Colleges and Universities, Iraq War (2003-2011), Awards and Prizes
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John Bardo named new president of Wichita State University
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsJohn William Bardo is named the new president of Wichita State University. The Kansas Board of Regents held a special meeting followed by a press conference on Friday morning to name the next president of Wichita State University. - Click for Photos of...Tags: Sociology, The Ohio State University, Colleges and Universities, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Social Sciences
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John Duffy, small business leader, Palm Beach County
John Duffy sold his first company for $100 million before he turned 40. But success at such a young age hasn't gone to his head. "John has a unique way of making everyone feel respected, like he's just their colleague and at the same time offers...
Tags: Pompano Beach, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Former Willard star Travis Wilkins signs with Ohio University
mscott@kspr.comATHENS, OH - 2007 Willard High School graduate Travis Wilkins has officially signed at Ohio University. Wilkins previously transferred to Southern Illinois from Snow College in Utah, but vacated his scholarship with the Salukis when head coach Chris...Tags: College Sports, Colleges and Universities
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A couple things make Dan Walker unique
Daily American Staff WriterIn many ways Dan Walker is a typical college student: He enjoys playing video games, hanging out with friends and frequenting ethnic eateries near campus. But there are at least two things that make Walker unique: his near-genius-level IQ and the fact...Tags: University of Pittsburgh, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students, GEICO
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News Briefs: Politics, 1940 census
Calling on GOP to unite, a confident Romney looks to Tuesday's Illinois vote
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (AP) — Mitt Romney's increasingly confident campaign is intensifying calls — publicly and privately — for his Republican opponents to...Tags: UPS Inc., College Sports, Teaching and Learning, Brown University, TNT (tv network)
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Getty gets NEH grant to organize huge contemporary art archive
Culture MonsterThe Getty Research Institute has received a $230,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to help it organize a huge archive on modern and contemporary art that it acquired last summer. The NEH announced $17 million in grants, including $1.4... -
Has college become too easy?
You can lead a student to knowledge, according to an old academic saying, but you can't make him or her think. I recently wrote about the possibility of testing and certification for what I called a "college-level GED." Like the current GED test for high...Tags: Clarence Page, University of Virginia, School Examinations, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Mar 25, 2012
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