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Raquel Z. Rivera Book Documents PR History
Raquel Z. Rivera knows the importance of documenting history. As a researcher at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, she's served as a gatekeeper of Boricua history.
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Hunter College told Joanna Siwiec and Angelia Vargas that the scholarships they had been promised would be rescinded.
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No sign of threat: Don't expect gov't to issue warning of dangerous fishing
Rafeal Knipping fishes in Lighthouse State Park on Roosevelt Island next to an unreadable Department of Health warning sign.
As Labor Secretary, Finding Influence in Her Past
Hilda L. Solis often recalls some advice her high school guidance counselor gave her mother: "Your daughter is not college material.
At HEART Literacy, Justa Bozman helps improve lives
Registering students, keeping the books and serving as translator - she speaks three languages - Justa Bozman works for Brooksville's HEART Literacy adult education program.
Hicksville, 11801 to Screen at LI International Film Festival
In February 2008, Hicksville resident Jennifer A. Uihlein started work on a documentary to fulfill a master's thesis requirement at Hunter College.
'The Great World': Setting, history and characters in fine balance
Colum McCann's novel opens with a stunning five-page set piece about a tightrope performance that was called "the artistic crime of the 20th century." In August 1974, Philippe Petit broke several laws, including those having to do with gravity, as he walked a tightrope he had strung a quarter-mile above the ground between the towers of the new ...
NY-Yerevan Vidconf Connects Armenian Uni. Students on Many Levels
From : "AGBU Press Office 2" Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:31:26 PDT AGBU Press Office 55 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022-1112 Phone: 212.319.6383, x118 Fax: 212.319.6507 Email: press@agbu.org Website: www.agbu.org PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, June 30, 2009 New York-Yerevan Videoconference Connects Armenian University Students on Many Levels On March ...
Recent deaths in the community
Mary Frances, passed away on June 26, 2009 from complications due to the autoimmune disease Lupus.
Professors of Education ADORE Bruce Price s New Book On Education
Rarely does a profession so completely embrace a radical new vision. Ed school professors everywhere are gaga over the new book "THE EDUCATION ENIGMA--What Happened To American Education" by Bruce Price.
A different take on the Holocaust
Norman Finkelstein is not a wild-eyed Holocaust denier. In fact, his parents were both survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto and the camps, his father from Auschwitz, his mother from Majdanek.
High school graduates rally for citizenship legislation
WASHINGTON - Hudson Valley residents Nikita Ponochovnyy and Gabriela Alarcon donned their high school graduation gowns to join 400 other students from more than a dozen states yesterday to rally for legislation that would give them a path to citizenship.
Prize Gives an Author Some Time to Exhale
Even before the unexpected announcement came this month, Michael Thomas had enjoyed a run of good luck with "Man Gone Down," his first novel.
Reschedule/Cancellation Policy: Rescheduled lessons within 7 days of cancelled lesson time at no additional charge Initial Consultation Fee: No Teacher Information Teacher Bio: Clare Kennedy Jorgensen has worked as a professional singer for nearly 20 years.
Fife artist Jeremy Mangan is the winner of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation's second annual Foundation of Art Award.
Education Special 2009Center for the Arts Announces Edward R. Wiener Arts Scholarship Winners
Center for the Arts Announces Edward R. Wiener Arts Scholarship Winners The Center for Arts Education , a leading voice in restoring and revitalizing the arts in New York City public schools, has announced the recipients of the 2009 Edward R. Wiener Arts Scholarship Program.
Love: Jenna Cooper & Scott Zalut
Jenna and Scott, both now 28, have known each other since they were 5 or 6. She lived in Upper Dublin, he in Upper Moreland.
Speed Networking for Scientists
"It was kind of fun, it was kind of light. It wasn't a Gordon Conference. ... It was just, 'Let's see if we can make a connection and then take it further if we need to.' " --Brian Kelly F inding new research partners can be a challenge for basic scientists and clinical researchers, as it may require them to step outside of their daily commitments.
Debut novelist takes a 100,000 Impac Dublin prize
Michael Thomas's Man Gone Down beats Philip Roth, Doris Lessing and Joyce Carol Oates to prestigious award 'I'm still waiting for the punch line' ... Michael Thomas.
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1 in 4 subway pay phones don't work: report
A subway passenger tries a pay phone at the 42nd Street and 5th Avenue station. A report by the Straphangers Campaign found one in four of the phones are malfunctional.