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Media Watch (Dec. 5-12, 2005)
Posted 12/13/2005
"Media Watch" is a round-up of recent stories in the media about the University of Hartford, as well as significant stories about other local and peer institutions and news about trends and issues in higher education.
The death of Theresa Tracy, who created the freshman orientation program at the University of Hartford, was noted in a number of newspapers. She passed away on Nov. 22. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 25; Laconia Daily Sun, Laconia, NH, Nov. 29; The Valley Reporter, Waitesville, VT, Dec. 1)
The “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant included a preview of The Hartt School’s production of the Gershwin musical, “Crazy for You.” The music theater department’s performance was directed by Rob Ruggiero, associate artistic director of TheaterWorks in Hartford. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
The “Flavor” section of the Hartford Courant published a number of recipes for holiday party appetizers, including one for “cool mussels” from Roger Desmond, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences. “I guess it’s a variation on mussels dijonaise,” he said, “only mine are a cold appetizer.” (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
Ralph Braithwaite, a marketing professor in the university’s Barney School of Business, was quoted in a story about the expansion of bank retail braches on Route 44 in Canton. “The shopping area has helped people look at Canton as a thriving economic community,” he said. (Farmington Valley Post, Dec. 8)
Richard Freund, director of the university’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, was included in a story about Tali Trager, the West Hartford woman whose battle with leukemia inspired many members of the Jewish community to register with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation earlier this fall. Freund, who himself was the recipient of a lifesaving stem call transplant more than a year ago, happened to be at the hospital on Nov. 21, the day that Trager underwent her transplant. Freund was giving a talk to nurses on how they can help support patients going through bone marrow transplants. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Dec. 8)
The “Jazz Riffs” column of the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section featured a write-up on upcoming live performances by up-and-coming jazz artists from the McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School at the Integrity ‘N’ Music record shop in Wethersfield. Young musicians today are faced with an increasingly diminishing number of jazz venues where they can hone their craft in live situations, said Ed Krech, owner of the store. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
The “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant included a preview of The Hartt School’s production of the Gershwin musical, “Crazy for You.” The music theater department’s performance was directed by Rob Ruggiero, associate artistic director of TheaterWorks in Hartford. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
The premiere of a new percussion concerto “One Revolution” by Hartt School composition professor David Macbride was highlighted in the “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant. Macbride said the concerto, performed by the Hartt Symphony Orchestra, summarizes more than 30 percussive works of his during the past three decades. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
An item in the “Education Briefs” column of the Hartford Courant noted that the Department of Nursing at the University of Hartford’s College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions has been granted full accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 6)
Other News
Chief Neil McLaughlin Jr. at Western Connecticut State University has been the driving force behind the newly formed 42-member Connecticut Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. The group shares resources and ideas on how to counteract theft and alcohol abuse on campuses, and has representatives from the University of Connecticut, University of Hartford, Yale University, Wesleyan, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart University, and many community colleges. (New-Times, Danbury, Dec. 11)
During the University of Connecticut’s winter break, contractors will begin installing a firewall between buildings in a large dormitory complex, ending the need for a 24-hour fire watch there. The firewall, heat detectors, and sprinklers should address fire code violations in the Charter Oak Suites, state fire and building inspectors said. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 9)
David Graeber, one of the world’s leading social anthropologists and an outspoken anarchist, has agreed to leave Yale University this spring, ending an appeal over whether his termination was politically motivated. He will teach two classes next semester, then take a yearlong paid sabbatical after which he will not return. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 9)
Eastern Connecticut State University President David G. Carter, Indiana State University President Lloyd W. Benjamin III, and Colorado State University President Ronald L. Applebaum are finalists to head the Connecticut State University system to replace William J. Cibes Jr., who will retire in February. The CSU Board of Trustees is expected to name a successor by Jan. 12. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 7)
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter cut short a speech at the University of Connecticut amid boos and jeers, and decided to hold a question-and-answer session instead. “I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am,” Coulter told the crowd of 2,600. (Fox News, Dec. 8)
Tulane University, facing significant financial shortfalls since Hurricane Katrina, announced a plan to reduce its annual operating budget by laying off 230 faculty members, cutting seven NCAA Division I programs and eliminating underperforming academic programs. Administrators say the long-term plan—which will ultimately reduce the annual budget by $55 million—is to create a stronger and leaner undergraduate school. (Washington Post, Dec. 12)
On Dec. 7, former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton unveiled a $90 million aid program for universities and other organizations shuttered by Hurricane Katrina three months ago. The Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund announced a first grant of $30 million for 34 higher education institutions, including the University of New Orleans, Tulane University and Loyola University of New Orleans, as well as other universities and colleges across Mississippi and Alabama. (Reuters, Dec. 8)
America’s seniors and the disabled cannot escape old student loan debts, the Supreme Court ruled, freeing the government to pursue Social Security benefits as part of an effort to collect billions in delinquent loans. The Bush administration had argued that the ability to withhold Social Security benefits is an important tool in the pursuit of $5.7 billion in student loan debt that is more than 10 years old. Overall, outstanding loans total about $33 billion. (New York Times, Dec. 8)
Forty-one percent of this year’s bowl-bound college football teams fall below the NCAA’s new academic benchmark, and almost half of them lacked a 50 percent graduation rate, according to a new survey. The 56 Division I football teams headed to bowl games have a lingering problem of too many student-athletes failing to complete their studies, said Richard Lapchick, the University of Central Florida professor who authored the report. (Associated Press, Dec. 7)
The death of Theresa Tracy, who created the freshman orientation program at the University of Hartford, was noted in a number of newspapers. She passed away on Nov. 22. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 25; Laconia Daily Sun, Laconia, NH, Nov. 29; The Valley Reporter, Waitesville, VT, Dec. 1)
The “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant included a preview of The Hartt School’s production of the Gershwin musical, “Crazy for You.” The music theater department’s performance was directed by Rob Ruggiero, associate artistic director of TheaterWorks in Hartford. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
The “Flavor” section of the Hartford Courant published a number of recipes for holiday party appetizers, including one for “cool mussels” from Roger Desmond, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences. “I guess it’s a variation on mussels dijonaise,” he said, “only mine are a cold appetizer.” (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
Ralph Braithwaite, a marketing professor in the university’s Barney School of Business, was quoted in a story about the expansion of bank retail braches on Route 44 in Canton. “The shopping area has helped people look at Canton as a thriving economic community,” he said. (Farmington Valley Post, Dec. 8)
Richard Freund, director of the university’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, was included in a story about Tali Trager, the West Hartford woman whose battle with leukemia inspired many members of the Jewish community to register with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation earlier this fall. Freund, who himself was the recipient of a lifesaving stem call transplant more than a year ago, happened to be at the hospital on Nov. 21, the day that Trager underwent her transplant. Freund was giving a talk to nurses on how they can help support patients going through bone marrow transplants. (Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Dec. 8)
The “Jazz Riffs” column of the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section featured a write-up on upcoming live performances by up-and-coming jazz artists from the McLean Institute of Jazz at The Hartt School at the Integrity ‘N’ Music record shop in Wethersfield. Young musicians today are faced with an increasingly diminishing number of jazz venues where they can hone their craft in live situations, said Ed Krech, owner of the store. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
The “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant included a preview of The Hartt School’s production of the Gershwin musical, “Crazy for You.” The music theater department’s performance was directed by Rob Ruggiero, associate artistic director of TheaterWorks in Hartford. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
The premiere of a new percussion concerto “One Revolution” by Hartt School composition professor David Macbride was highlighted in the “Cal” section of the Hartford Courant. Macbride said the concerto, performed by the Hartt Symphony Orchestra, summarizes more than 30 percussive works of his during the past three decades. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 8)
An item in the “Education Briefs” column of the Hartford Courant noted that the Department of Nursing at the University of Hartford’s College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions has been granted full accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for its bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 6)
Other News
Chief Neil McLaughlin Jr. at Western Connecticut State University has been the driving force behind the newly formed 42-member Connecticut Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. The group shares resources and ideas on how to counteract theft and alcohol abuse on campuses, and has representatives from the University of Connecticut, University of Hartford, Yale University, Wesleyan, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart University, and many community colleges. (New-Times, Danbury, Dec. 11)
During the University of Connecticut’s winter break, contractors will begin installing a firewall between buildings in a large dormitory complex, ending the need for a 24-hour fire watch there. The firewall, heat detectors, and sprinklers should address fire code violations in the Charter Oak Suites, state fire and building inspectors said. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 9)
David Graeber, one of the world’s leading social anthropologists and an outspoken anarchist, has agreed to leave Yale University this spring, ending an appeal over whether his termination was politically motivated. He will teach two classes next semester, then take a yearlong paid sabbatical after which he will not return. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 9)
Eastern Connecticut State University President David G. Carter, Indiana State University President Lloyd W. Benjamin III, and Colorado State University President Ronald L. Applebaum are finalists to head the Connecticut State University system to replace William J. Cibes Jr., who will retire in February. The CSU Board of Trustees is expected to name a successor by Jan. 12. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 7)
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter cut short a speech at the University of Connecticut amid boos and jeers, and decided to hold a question-and-answer session instead. “I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am,” Coulter told the crowd of 2,600. (Fox News, Dec. 8)
Tulane University, facing significant financial shortfalls since Hurricane Katrina, announced a plan to reduce its annual operating budget by laying off 230 faculty members, cutting seven NCAA Division I programs and eliminating underperforming academic programs. Administrators say the long-term plan—which will ultimately reduce the annual budget by $55 million—is to create a stronger and leaner undergraduate school. (Washington Post, Dec. 12)
On Dec. 7, former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton unveiled a $90 million aid program for universities and other organizations shuttered by Hurricane Katrina three months ago. The Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund announced a first grant of $30 million for 34 higher education institutions, including the University of New Orleans, Tulane University and Loyola University of New Orleans, as well as other universities and colleges across Mississippi and Alabama. (Reuters, Dec. 8)
America’s seniors and the disabled cannot escape old student loan debts, the Supreme Court ruled, freeing the government to pursue Social Security benefits as part of an effort to collect billions in delinquent loans. The Bush administration had argued that the ability to withhold Social Security benefits is an important tool in the pursuit of $5.7 billion in student loan debt that is more than 10 years old. Overall, outstanding loans total about $33 billion. (New York Times, Dec. 8)
Forty-one percent of this year’s bowl-bound college football teams fall below the NCAA’s new academic benchmark, and almost half of them lacked a 50 percent graduation rate, according to a new survey. The 56 Division I football teams headed to bowl games have a lingering problem of too many student-athletes failing to complete their studies, said Richard Lapchick, the University of Central Florida professor who authored the report. (Associated Press, Dec. 7)
