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...Ludwig says the client library that developers need to build Facebook-specific Air apps has been downloaded 2,500 times in the past three weeks - presumably because Facebook has been getting developers on board for the Open Stream initiative just announced...
Charles Gibson The anchor of ABC's World News with Charles Gibson serves on Princeton's board of trustees Shirley Tilghman is the first female president of Princeton University. In addition to providing outstanding leadership of that institution, she is an accomplished molecular biologist, championing research and promoting women in science and engineering...
This issue also features Walter Isaacson's powerful essay making the case for why the U.S. education system needs national standards. Isaacson, a former managing editor of TIME who runs the Aspen Institute and is the board chair of Teach for America, argues that on the grounds of fairness and competitiveness, it's high time for national standards in American schools in English and mathematics. It's a compelling argument, and to accompany the story, I wanted to talk to the man who might actually help implement national standards, Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Duncan, a former CEO of Chicago...
...Harvard are not required to take a writing course specific to a discipline.Jehn wrote in an e-mail that he plans to work with departments to help preceptors learn more about what constitutes good writing in different disciplines. He also wrote that he plans to create a student advisory board comprised of undergraduates to advise preceptors and program administrators.“I’m interested in a collaborative process, in hearing compelling ideas from my colleagues in the program and in departments, from the deans, and from the students whom I’ve invited to join...
...UC’s Executive Board will administer all aspects of the program, including selecting grant recipients and dispersing funds...