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Bartlett, Thomas – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
When President Obama gave his commencement address at the University of Notre Dame last month, he lightened the mood with a joke about honorary degrees. "So far I'm only one for two as president," Mr. Obama said. "Father Hesburgh is 150 for 150." He was referring to the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, former Notre Dame president, who just turned 92.…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Recognition (Achievement), Honor Societies, Educational Policy
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Manzon, Maria; Bray, Mark – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2006
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) has, throughout its 50 years of existence, exercised leadership in the field of comparative education. It was one of the five societies that founded the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) in 1970, an umbrella body that by 2006 brought together 35 national,…
Descriptors: International Education, Comparative Education, Honor Societies, Agency Cooperation
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
This 1914-1915 educational directory published by the United States Bureau of Education covers the following categories: (1) Officers of the United States Bureau of Education; (2) Principal State school officers; (3) Officers of State boards of education; (4) Executive officers of State library commissions; (5) Superintendents in cities and towns…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Government Libraries, Superintendents, Parochial Schools