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… a firm advocate of standardized testing in public schools, after a lifetime of studying education protocols, Ravitch … strategies that once seemed so promising," she wrote in the Wall Street Journal at the time. "I no longer believe that … academic standards. Under the Clinton administration, she was a seven-year member of the National Assessment Governing …
… reduction. In keeping with the College’s 2013-14 water theme in honor of the 100-year anniversary of the … encouraged her to undertake an action-research project. After hearing about efforts to reduce disposable container … with Amy Munoz, associate vice president of hospitality services, implemented the Eco-Clamshell Pilot Program in …
… "Finals is a particularly stressful time for students. So we wanted to offer activities that are soothing to the body, … are invited to wear their pajamas to the cafeteria to eat waffles, pancakes, breakfast burritos (from a make-it-yourself burrito bar), omelets and other treats. After filling up on breakfast goodies, students can wander …
… scores and grades, and pay less attention to what happens after students enroll," says Jorge Gonzalez, vice president … the Fulbright program for the U.S. Department of State. (It was an Oxy grad, Kenneth Holland ’29, who helped set up the … program while serving with the State Department in the wake of World War II.) The nine scholars – who are now …
… served as head U.S. track coach at the 1948 London Games after serving as an assistant in 1928, 1932, and 1936. Bill … the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. It was Argue who persuaded the International Olympic Committee …
… fairly new technology--at Louisiana State University. After close analysis, the researchers identified 1,145 …
… of actors, designers, director and audience." The play was first produced at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville … carries out her promise--the 50th finds she loves her groom after all and spares him. The others accuse her of betrayal …
… High, Lee from Franklin, and Kemp from Fairfax. But it was at Occidental that all three student-athletes first rose … prominence. Yeomans is no stranger to halls of fame: she was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association … the NCAA's "100 Most Influential Student-Athletes" in 2006. After graduation, Kemp was drafted by the NFL's Detroit …
… ’85. “There were discussions about now that the series was moving from high school to college, where we would shoot … exteriors and in some cases the interiors,” he recalls. After the location scout came back with photos of all the … recalls Pam Bellew, Oxy’s former director of conference services and campus filming. “They got ideas from students’ …
… president Jagmit Dhami ’20, a politics major from Ferndale, Wash. What began with a traditional Indian dinner expanded … within the first hour, so next year we will plan for more.” After all the colors fade into memory—and they wash away pretty easily—Dhami’s favorite aspects of Holi are …