Media Relations
Sunday,
November 5,
2006
Education
The History Learning Project, a project developed by Indiana University faculty members to document and improve student learning in the discipline of history, is the subject of a feature article this week in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Nel Noddings, professor emeritus at Stanford University and author of seminal works in educational theory and philosophy, will make a presentation titled "Happiness and Education" at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington on Thursday (Nov. 19) from 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be in IMU's Oak Room.
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The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) and Ellen B. Rudolph, Surdna Foundation program director for Thriving Cultures, recently received the Institutional Research Initiative Award from the Arts Schools Network at its annual conference in Washington, D.C. Based at the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, SNAAP is an annual online survey, data management and institutional improvement system designed to enhance the impact of arts-school education.
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Indiana University Southeast's part-time MBA program climbed to ninth place in the rankings of part-time MBA programs released by BusinessWeek magazine in its issue dated Nov. 16. A gain of nine spots since the list last appeared, the ranking marks IU Southeast as the third highest ranked part-time MBA program in the Midwest and the only school in Indiana or the Greater Louisville area to achieve a top-10 national ranking from BusinessWeek.
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A nationwide survey of high school students finds that nearly 90 percent expect to earn their diploma and go to college, but many report a lack of interest and effort in the classroom that may dampen those hopes. "Engaging the Voices of Students: A Report on the 2007 & 2008 High School Survey of Student Engagement" presents the latest numbers from the annual survey conducted by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University.
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Indiana University is ranked 15th nationally and tied for third in the Big Ten with 14 recipients of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants, according to a recent report in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Additionally, five IU gradaute students have received Fulbright-Hays Grants. Together, they will study in 18 countries on research projects covering a variety of disciplines.
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