Three Generations of Scholars Carry on MU Tradition
More than 45 students will give presentations during the Showcase of Student Scholarship Day, Tuesday, April 10 in Alumni 317 and 307. Included will be posters, oral presentations, poetry reading, art exhibit, videos and research i n progress. This special scholarship day is being coordinated by members of the faculty staff.
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English prof Jimmy Guignard’s latest blog, “Thinking Like a Rock,” uses The Sierra Club’s acceptance of $25 million from the natural gas industry to explore the dangers of short term thinking. His graph is a startling reminder of just how short-term humans might be.
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Ali Soufan ’94 has been awarded the ninth annual Ridenhour Book Prize which honors acts of truth-telling and outstanding works of social significance in publishing. The award is made by the Fertel Foundation and The Nation Institute. “At a time when our nation hungers for integrity in public life, The Ridenhour Book Prize shines a bright light on a man who is dedicated to the hard, often lonely work of truth-telling,” said Andy Breslau, president of The Nation Institute. “Ali Soufan is a tonic against easy cynicism and a call to all of us to do better.” In his 2011 memoir The Black Banners, Soufan chronicled his life as a counter terrorism agent with the FBI as well as his interrogation methods, making a compelling argument that “enhanced interrogation techniques” do not work.
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Judith Sornberger, Linda Rashidi, Louise Sullivan-Blum and I will read from our latest works in the Traditional Reading Room , Friday, April 13 at 2 p.m. The readings are part of the North Hall Library’s National Library Week activities. If you have time to catch all or part of it, stop by. It will be fun.
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Our painter Al Cole has been invited to serve as Spontaneous Judge at the Odyssey of the Mind 2012 World Finals at Iowa State University May 23-26. Al has been a judge at the local Odyssey of the Mind for several years.
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Congratulations to Mike Crum and Richard Soderberg on being given faculty emeriti status during the most recent meeting of the council of trustees. Mike taught theatre and Dick directed the fisheries program.
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And the latest Terry’s Take (filmed in a noisy place.)
