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UC Berkeley to Close 3 Libraries

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of California, Berkeley, will shutter three libraries—the anthropology, physics-astronomy and mathematics statistics libraries—in the next few years, part of a long-term plan to save money, Berkeleyside reported. Currently, libraries make up 1.3 percent of the total budget in 2006. Hide by line?:

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

1968), first female network news anchor Chris Regan (1989), Emmy Award -winning writer for The Daily Show from 1999-2006. NOTABLE ALUMNI of ITHACA COLLEGE, Ithaca, NY Robert Iger, CEO of Disney (who succeeded Michel Eisner of Denison) Jessica Savitch (B.S. Barbara Gaines (B.A.

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23 Things for Digital Knowledge

Teaching Matters Online Learning

23 Things is a programme originally run in 2006 by Helen Blowers, a librarian, to encourage her colleagues to learn and experiment with Web 2.0 A self-identified Librarian, she is studying a distance MSc in Information and Library Studies at Aberystwyth University. and other new technologies. Sep 8, 2016

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The fallacies of comparison: How to learn together and avoid panic

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Whereas before one needed to arrange meetings and then travel to each other’s homes (or other places such as cafés or the library), now a single click can put us in touch with each other. In 2006, he joined the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) at The University of Edinburgh.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

In 2006, the HEC was established as a government body responsible for overseeing and regulating higher education in Bahrain. Learning resources: The HEC assesses the availability and quality of learning resources, such as libraries, computer labs, and other technology resources, at each institution.

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In Memoriam

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A committed activist who was part of the Greenville 8, Crosby participated in sit-ins in the 1960s to protest segregation at the Greenville library while she was a student at South Carolina State University. Crosby, who was 82, died in November. She and seven of her peers including famed civil rights activist, the Reverend Jesse L.