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von Munkwitz-Smith, Jeffrey – College and University, 2015
This issue of "College and University" marks a transition in the Editor-in-Chief Position, with the interview of Louise Lonabocker, who has served in this capacity for the past ten years. She has also served as President of AACRAO, and in both positions, Lonabocker has been a role model for many AACRAO leaders. Lonabocker describes the…
Descriptors: Interviews, College Faculty, Administrator Attitudes, Editing
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Hoddeson, L. – Physics Education, 2011
John Bardeen worked on the theory of solids throughout his physics career, winning two Nobel Prizes: the first in 1956 for the invention of the transistor with Walter Brattain and William Shockley; and the second in 1972 for the development with Leon Cooper and J Robert Schrieffer of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory of superconductivity.…
Descriptors: Physics, Electronic Equipment, Theories, Biographies
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Morice, Linda C. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2009
This article examines the life of education reformer Flora White, who both represented and deviated from the stereotypical new woman portrayed in popular literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. White's decision to reject marriage and children in favor of a career resulted in greater financial insecurity and an unmet desire…
Descriptors: Biographies, Women Faculty, Womens Education, Educational Philosophy
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Rosenthal, Bernard – OAH Magazine of History, 2003
Presents information related to the attempts on discovering the true identity of Tituba. Focuses on theories presented about her identity and her role in the Salem (Massachusetts) witchcraft trials. Discusses the images of Tituba portrayed in literature and U.S. history. (CMK)
Descriptors: Biographies, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, Historiography
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Hall, Maureen P. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
This article outlines the design of a new service-learning component central to a graduate course on teaching elementary and middle school writing. The service-learning involves course participants acting as mentors to middle school students as they write personal histories of local African American, Cape Verdean, and Puerto Rican senior citizens.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Intention, Graduate Students, Mentors