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September 14, 2007 Former journalism head brought innovation to A&MThe 1960s was filled with events of radical movements, civil liberties and innovative thinking, and Texas A&M was no different. It was during this time that C.J. "Skip" Leabo came to A&M and radically altered the journalism program. Source: The Battalion View Full Story September 4, 2007 The Survey Says, Hispanics Value EducationA new survey of Hispanics across the United States quashes cultural stereotypes, reflecting the respondents’ emphasis on education and willingness to be active at their children’s schools – to the extent of volunteering and serving on school committees. That’s the conclusion of a Texas A&M University political science professor who spearheaded the education portion of the national survey. View Full Story |
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September 3, 2007 Montague Scholars Announced For 2007-2008The Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar program has announced the 2007-08 scholars. They are Amanda Stronza, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, College of Architecture; Alina Sorescu, May Business School; Kimberly Vannest, College of Education and Human Development; Zoubeida Ounaies, Dwight Look College of Engineering; Jennifer McGuire, College of Geosciences; Kathryn Woodard, College of Liberal Arts; Alexei Safonov, College of Science; and Gladys Ko, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Source: Aggie Hotline 9/3/07 More... |
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August 29, 2007 Jimmie Killingsworth: Renaissance ManProf. M. Jimmie Killingsworth will have to put on hold for a semester his beloved teaching assignments as he adjusts to his new position as head of Texas A&M University’s English Department. He also will have to work harder to find time for the other aspects of his life that make him a Renaissance man – writing about Walt Whitman and technical communication, dabbling in nature and strumming stringed instruments. View Full Story |
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August 27, 2007 Now 91, professor keeps on teachingTexas A&M professor emeritus Paul Van Riper has crafted the outline for the undergraduate, upper-level public administration course that he begins teaching Monday. Source: The Eagle View Full Story |
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August 27, 2007 An Expert Witness at Abu Ghraib Trials Analyzes the Sociological Issues in ScandalClosing arguments will be heard this morning at Fort Meade, in Maryland, in the court-martial of Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan -- the only U.S. military officer placed on trial in connection with the abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in 2003. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education View Full Story |
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August 27, 2007 Murguía appointed director of MALRCEdward Murguía, associate professor of sociology, has been appointed director of the Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center (MALRC). His term began March 1, 2007 and ends his tenure as interim director of the Center that began on January 1, 2005. More... |
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August 22, 2007 Hamilton appointed head of Department of AnthropologyDonny L. Hamilton, professor of anthropology, has been appointed head of the Department of Anthropology effective September 1. Hamilton replaces David Carlson, who is returning to the anthropology faculty. More... |
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August 21, 2007 Chang appointed head of Department of EconomicsYoosoon Chang, professor of economics, has been appointed head of the Department of Economics effective September 1. Chang replaces Amy Glass, who is returning to the economics faculty. More... |
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August 21, 2007 Professor Emeritus Paul Van Riper Continues Teaching At The Age Of 91At age 91, Prof. Emeritus Paul Van Riper is gearing up for another year of teaching at Texas A&M University. View full story |
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August 15, 2007 Jane Austen Endures In Popular CultureThough Jane Austen has been gone 190 years, her wit and wry look at relationships still hold mass appeal, attests a Texas A&M University English professor who is writing a book about the English author. View full story |
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August 8, 2007 Elderly Entitlements At Risk, Says Economics ProfessorHow would you like to open your pay envelope and, instead of a check, find a bill from the government? That’s a possibility if Congress doesn’t change the way entitlements for the elderly are funded, says Thomas Saving, who holds the rank of distinguished professor of economics at Texas A&M University and was appointed by President Bush to the Social Security Board of Trustees. View full story |
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August 7, 2007 Lynn And McKenzie To Receive Awards From APSA Aug. 30Laurence E. Lynn, a professor in the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and Brian D. McKenzie, an assistant professor of political science, will both receive awards from the American Political Science Association at the APSA annual meeting in Chicago, IL on Aug. 30. McKenzie will be presented the Ralph Bunche Award, for the best scholarly work in political science published in the previous calendar year that explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism, for Countervailing Forces in African-American Civic Activism, 1973-1994 (Cambridge University Press, 2006). Lynn will receive the John Gaus Award and Lectureship to honor a lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration and to recognize achievement and encourage scholarship in public administration. The award, which includes a $2,000 prize, was presented last year to Kenneth J. Meier, the Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts at Texas A&M. |
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August 7, 2007 Elvis Fans Still Love Him Tenderly, But At What Price, Prof AsksAug. 16 will mark the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, and no doubt it’s a day that still has millions of his fans all shook up. But a Texas A&M University professor who has written a book about Presley says many of those die-hard Elvis fans could be candidates for Heartbreak Hotel themselves – they could easily face some of the problems Presley faced with perhaps the same tragic result. David Rosen, professor of psychology at Texas A&M who holds a medical degree and is also a psychiatrist, wrote The Tao of Elvis to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Presley’s death in 2002. The book, successful when it was published and still very popular among Elvis fans, examines the spiritual side of Presley, who despite his rock and roll background, was a deeply religious person who loved gospel music more than any other form and read the Bible almost every day. View full story |
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August 2, 2007 Arnold Krammer’s new book explores the role of gender in the HolocaustA 22 essay book about the experience of women during the Holocaust was released by Jagiellonian University Press in July 2007. It is the third in a series called The Legacy of the Holocaust and is co-edited by Arnold Krammer, professor history at Texas A&M University. More... |
