Word: nelsons
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Founded by philosopher Nelson Goodman in 1967, Project Zero claims its mission is “to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines.” In the aftermath of the success of the Soviet Sputnik space program, Americans focused on determining ways in which people in the scientific disciplines learned. Project Zero was created in response to this move to emphasize scientific instruction, which its founders felt unfairly ignored learning through the arts. The group’s name refers to Goodman’s belief that nothing?...
Last Friday, members of the UC met with Nelson to discuss the current proposal...
According to Khandelwal, Nelson continued to raise concerns about adequate supervision and insisted on oversight of the event by either resident tutors or Beverage Authorization Teams—graduate students trained to prevent underage drinking. Khandelwal said that both options are unfeasible due to financial constraints and staffing challenges...
Although the meeting resulted in a postponement of final decisions, Nelson said that she is keeping an open mind about the SIP Fund...
...taken comments from me and others, and they’ve really tried to shape their proposal accordingly,” Nelson said. “This is a good example of collaborative exchange...