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Media Watch (April 2 – 9, 2007)
Posted 4/10/2007
"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.
Sol LeWitt, 78, the famously modest Hartford-born artist, died on April 8 in New York City. LeWitt’s death, after a long battle with cancer, brings an end to one of the legendary artistic careers of our time. His one-man show, titled “Sol LeWitt: New Wall Works,” was exhibited in the Joseloff Gallery in 1995. His wife, Carol LeWitt, was a member of the Hartford Art School board of trustees. The LeWitt's had a number of other connections with the Hartford Art School as well -- they hosted several events for HAS alumni and attended openings at the Joseloff Gallery, and a LeWitt wall drawing is displayed in the corridor outside the gallery. (Hartford Courant, April 9)
Lee Peters, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, was quoted in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education in support of a national campaign to lower the drinking age. Peters stated that the current law undermines his relationship with students by having to punish them for illegal drinking instead of educating them about the dangers of abusing alcohol. (The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6)
The “Education Briefs” column in the Hartford Courant noted that Joseph Voelker, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named interim provost of the University. He will assume the post on June 1, when Provost Donna Randall leaves to begin her duties as the president of Albion College in Michigan. The item noted that Voelker has brought key changes to the College of Arts and Sciences, including improving the delivery of academic services to students. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Erin Striff, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences and the mother of twins, was featured in a Hartford Courant story about the guilt and anxiety that many mothers have about whether they are spending enough time with their children. Striff says she finds herself thinking what else could be done to make her a better mother. “The cultural message is always about what more could you be doing? It’s how what we’re doing can never be enough,” said Striff. “There is always another class a child could take, another game they could play. . . " (Hartford Courant, April 8)
The University’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies is marking its 15th year of giving out Holocaust Educator awards, and one of this year’s recipients is Mark Napoli, a Bridgeport middle school teacher, who was highlighted in a Connecticut Post story. Napoli’s lessons to his students included visits from concentration camp survivors and drawing parallels between the Holocaust and current events. Richard Freund, director of the Greenberg Center, said 28 educators from “all over the map” applied for this year’s award. (Connecticut Post, April 6)
Hillel’s Passover Seder for the University community, led by President Walter Harrison, was highlighted on the evening newscasts of NBC 30 and WFSB-TV Channel 3. A photo from the Seder, the traditional first meal of the holiday during which the story of the Jewish Exodus from Egypt is told, appeared on the front page of the “Connecticut” section of the Hartford Courant. (NBC 30, April 2; WFSB-TV Channel 3, April 2; (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Diego Benardete, associate professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Hartford, was featured in The Cornell Chronicle, remembering a tragedy 40 years ago when eight students and a professor died in a fire in an off-campus Cornell residence hall. Benardete recalls the events that unfolded on the night of April 5, 1967. “It was a very deep and difficult thing,” says Benardete, who was then a first-year student in Cornell's experimental, accelerated six-year Ph.D. program. “It was a real kick in the gut, a horrifying and sobering event to all of us who were there.” (The Cornell Chronicle, April 4)
University alumnus Jerry Kelly finished in a tie for fifth place in the Masters golf tournament, marking his first top-10 finish in one of the PGA Tour’s majors. “This is a huge step,” Kelly told reporters after finishing at 4-over 292. “I still can’t believe it has taken this long to get my first top 10 in a major. It’s a long time coming.” Kelly and his toughness, given the rough weather conditions at the Masters, was the subject of a column by Hartford Courant sportswriter Jeff Jacobs on April 7. (Hartford Courant, April 9; (Hartford Courant, April 7)
Women’s basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti has agreed to a contract extension to keep her at the University of Hartford through 2014. Rizzotti became the head coach in 1999 and in her eight seasons she has led the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances. (WTNH-TV Channel 8, April 5; WTIC-AM, April 5)
Other News
The Yale University faculty has approved major changes to the process for granting tenure to professors in an effort to attract more talented junior professors. The changes, the first in more than a decade, include reducing the tenure process by one year from the current 10-year limit, removing from the tenure decision the question of whether money is available to pay a higher salary, and abandoning a practice in which untenured faculty were required to participate in an open search with external candidates for tenured positions. (Associated Press, April 6)
A survey of admission officers at colleges and universities in Greater Hartford found that many were experiencing a surge in enrollment applications. The officers cited the use of web sites and email campaigns to attract more applicants. The story noted that demographics also play a role, as the population of eligible students has grown significantly. (Hartford Business Journal, April 9)
Reaching across the business-government divide, Harvard Business School will offer a new joint-degree program with Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to prepare students for leadership roles in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The three-year program, approved by the Harvard Corp. on April 3, will launch in the fall of 2008. Its aim is to give students a broader view of the issues and challenges they'll face in their working lives and tamp down the mutual antagonism between business and government leaders. (Boston Globe, April 4)
Giving by U.S. foundations rose by 11.7 percent, to an estimated $40.7 billion, in 2006, and is expected to show double-digit growth again this year, according to a new report from the Foundation Center. The New York-based research group attributed last year’s results to more than the usual suspect, a strong stock market. Other factors included higher payout rates by many newer foundations, especially those set up by younger donors less interested in endowing their philanthropies than in "passing through" money to grantees. (Chicago Tribune, April 6)
Upcoming
Eleta Jones, assistant director of the University’s Center for Professional Development, was interviewed by consumer reporter Debra Bogsti of NBC 30 for a story on the best and worst ways to ask for a raise. The story is scheduled to be broadcast in May.
Sol LeWitt, 78, the famously modest Hartford-born artist, died on April 8 in New York City. LeWitt’s death, after a long battle with cancer, brings an end to one of the legendary artistic careers of our time. His one-man show, titled “Sol LeWitt: New Wall Works,” was exhibited in the Joseloff Gallery in 1995. His wife, Carol LeWitt, was a member of the Hartford Art School board of trustees. The LeWitt's had a number of other connections with the Hartford Art School as well -- they hosted several events for HAS alumni and attended openings at the Joseloff Gallery, and a LeWitt wall drawing is displayed in the corridor outside the gallery. (Hartford Courant, April 9)
Lee Peters, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, was quoted in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education in support of a national campaign to lower the drinking age. Peters stated that the current law undermines his relationship with students by having to punish them for illegal drinking instead of educating them about the dangers of abusing alcohol. (The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6)
The “Education Briefs” column in the Hartford Courant noted that Joseph Voelker, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named interim provost of the University. He will assume the post on June 1, when Provost Donna Randall leaves to begin her duties as the president of Albion College in Michigan. The item noted that Voelker has brought key changes to the College of Arts and Sciences, including improving the delivery of academic services to students. (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Erin Striff, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences and the mother of twins, was featured in a Hartford Courant story about the guilt and anxiety that many mothers have about whether they are spending enough time with their children. Striff says she finds herself thinking what else could be done to make her a better mother. “The cultural message is always about what more could you be doing? It’s how what we’re doing can never be enough,” said Striff. “There is always another class a child could take, another game they could play. . . " (Hartford Courant, April 8)
The University’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies is marking its 15th year of giving out Holocaust Educator awards, and one of this year’s recipients is Mark Napoli, a Bridgeport middle school teacher, who was highlighted in a Connecticut Post story. Napoli’s lessons to his students included visits from concentration camp survivors and drawing parallels between the Holocaust and current events. Richard Freund, director of the Greenberg Center, said 28 educators from “all over the map” applied for this year’s award. (Connecticut Post, April 6)
Hillel’s Passover Seder for the University community, led by President Walter Harrison, was highlighted on the evening newscasts of NBC 30 and WFSB-TV Channel 3. A photo from the Seder, the traditional first meal of the holiday during which the story of the Jewish Exodus from Egypt is told, appeared on the front page of the “Connecticut” section of the Hartford Courant. (NBC 30, April 2; WFSB-TV Channel 3, April 2; (Hartford Courant, April 3)
Diego Benardete, associate professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Hartford, was featured in The Cornell Chronicle, remembering a tragedy 40 years ago when eight students and a professor died in a fire in an off-campus Cornell residence hall. Benardete recalls the events that unfolded on the night of April 5, 1967. “It was a very deep and difficult thing,” says Benardete, who was then a first-year student in Cornell's experimental, accelerated six-year Ph.D. program. “It was a real kick in the gut, a horrifying and sobering event to all of us who were there.” (The Cornell Chronicle, April 4)
University alumnus Jerry Kelly finished in a tie for fifth place in the Masters golf tournament, marking his first top-10 finish in one of the PGA Tour’s majors. “This is a huge step,” Kelly told reporters after finishing at 4-over 292. “I still can’t believe it has taken this long to get my first top 10 in a major. It’s a long time coming.” Kelly and his toughness, given the rough weather conditions at the Masters, was the subject of a column by Hartford Courant sportswriter Jeff Jacobs on April 7. (Hartford Courant, April 9; (Hartford Courant, April 7)
Women’s basketball coach Jennifer Rizzotti has agreed to a contract extension to keep her at the University of Hartford through 2014. Rizzotti became the head coach in 1999 and in her eight seasons she has led the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances. (WTNH-TV Channel 8, April 5; WTIC-AM, April 5)
Other News
The Yale University faculty has approved major changes to the process for granting tenure to professors in an effort to attract more talented junior professors. The changes, the first in more than a decade, include reducing the tenure process by one year from the current 10-year limit, removing from the tenure decision the question of whether money is available to pay a higher salary, and abandoning a practice in which untenured faculty were required to participate in an open search with external candidates for tenured positions. (Associated Press, April 6)
A survey of admission officers at colleges and universities in Greater Hartford found that many were experiencing a surge in enrollment applications. The officers cited the use of web sites and email campaigns to attract more applicants. The story noted that demographics also play a role, as the population of eligible students has grown significantly. (Hartford Business Journal, April 9)
Reaching across the business-government divide, Harvard Business School will offer a new joint-degree program with Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to prepare students for leadership roles in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The three-year program, approved by the Harvard Corp. on April 3, will launch in the fall of 2008. Its aim is to give students a broader view of the issues and challenges they'll face in their working lives and tamp down the mutual antagonism between business and government leaders. (Boston Globe, April 4)
Giving by U.S. foundations rose by 11.7 percent, to an estimated $40.7 billion, in 2006, and is expected to show double-digit growth again this year, according to a new report from the Foundation Center. The New York-based research group attributed last year’s results to more than the usual suspect, a strong stock market. Other factors included higher payout rates by many newer foundations, especially those set up by younger donors less interested in endowing their philanthropies than in "passing through" money to grantees. (Chicago Tribune, April 6)
Upcoming
Eleta Jones, assistant director of the University’s Center for Professional Development, was interviewed by consumer reporter Debra Bogsti of NBC 30 for a story on the best and worst ways to ask for a raise. The story is scheduled to be broadcast in May.
