Word: alma
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...those with political dreams Harvard is a critical checkpoint, In this century, the College has been alma mater to several senators, numerous congressional representatives and two U.S. presidents...
...competitors for influence, inviting the Central Asians to take part in their rival Black Sea and Caspian Sea cooperation zones. China has cautiously proposed joint-venture projects, and even the South Koreans have offered a taste of free enterprise with a fast-food restaurant in the Kazakhstan capital of Alma-Ata. If an Islamic regime emerges in Afghanistan, the Asian republics can expect strong overtures to bring about fraternal ties...
...benefits of bilingual study may also apply to students who learn English as a second language. According to Alma Flor Ada, a multicultural language expert at the University of San Francisco, many students, particularly Asians, who study English in immersion programs back home or upon arrival in the U.S. have the same learning patterns and achievement characteristics. That might account for the steady stream of visitors to Great Falls elementary, especially from Japan. Now that country has paid the young students of its own language the ultimate compliment: Japan wants to establish similar partial- immersion programs in elementary schools -- using...
...some respects, alma mater in Anno Domini 2000 will look pretty much the way she does now. "Madonna reinvents herself every season," is the dry observation of Sheldon Hackney, president of the University of Pennsylvania. "Universities are much more stable." Nonetheless, experts foresee quite a few changes -- good as well as bad -- for America's diverse complex of private and public institutions of higher learning. Items...
Clark began showcasing his comedic talents while studying acting at Boston's Emerson College, alma mater of fellow comedians Steven Wright and Jay Leno...