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Media Watch (Sept. 10 – 17, 2007)
Posted 9/18/2007
"Media Watch" is a roundup 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.
Mark George, director of the University’s Hartt School Community Division, had an opinion piece published in the Hartford Courant’s Op-Ed page that argued for the importance of funding arts education for young people. “A responsible community must recognize that the arts are an essential part of human development,” he wrote, adding that “I hope Greater Hartford chooses an environment where every child has access – financially, culturally, and geographically – to sustained and quality arts education programs.” Read George's article. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 17)
One hundred World War II veterans flew to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15 for a day of touring the World War II, Vietnam, and Korean War memorials. Dubbed the “Connecticut Honor Flight,” the trip was sponsored by American Warrior, a charitable group founded by Christopher Coutu, 31, a University of Hartford alum who spent three years in the Air Force and is now a member of the state Air National Guard. “I'm excited for them, and for their generation,” said Coutu, who works as a financial planner in Niantic. (Associated Press, Sept. 15; Hartford Courant, Sept. 15; NBC 30, Sept. 15; Republican-American, Waterbury, Sept. 17)
The MUSIC for a CHANGE concert by Tim Reynolds, the longtime collaborator with Dave Matthews, was reviewed in the Hartford Courant. “In a solo performance Saturday night at the University of Hartford’s Wilde Auditorium, Reynolds walked the line between technique and tunefulness, filling his set with impressive displays of virtuosity even as he sometimes veered into realms of listener-challenging self-indulgence,” said the Courant in its review. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 17)
Humphrey Tonkin, University of Hartford president emeritus and University Professor of the Humanities, was a guest on WNPR’s “Where We Live” show. He discussed language on television and when it should or shouldn’t be censored, as broadcast outlets sometimes push the limits of acceptable language, and occasionally fight to present raw language and material in the context of news, history, and education. (WNPR-FM, Sept. 14)
University President Walter Harrison was featured in a Hartford Courant “Java” column about how Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks were celebrating their respective hits – “Our Town” and “Driving Miss Daisy”– with pre-show receptions and post-show cast parties. “I consider this my coming-out party,” Harrison told Java, as he dived into the meet-and-greet as the new president of Hartford Stage’s board of directors. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
Michael J. Crosbie, chair of the University’s Department of Architecture, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the new St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church in Pasadena, Calif., and its architecture. Crosbie, who is editor of Faith and Form magazine, said some Christian parishes have erected mega-churches with an auditorium feel. Some critics, he said, believe that this surge of “neutral” religious architecture appeals to churchgoers raised in mainline faiths now drawn to more evangelical parishes and are leery of stained glass and carved stone. (Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9)
An item about the Leadership Development Center at the University of Hartford's Barney School of Business, offering workshops for high-potential middle and upper middle managers, was featured in the Hartford Courant’s “Education Briefs” section. The next workshop, “Leading With Focus and Intention,” is scheduled to begin Sept. 26 (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
In the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section’s “Fall Arts Guide,” rock music critic Eric Danton listed his top show to see this fall. One of his picks was Rodney Crowell, who will be performing with Will Kimbrough, at the University’s Wilde Auditorium on Oct. 19, as part of the University’s MUSIC for a CHANGE benefit concert series. “Although he’s penned hits for the likes of Emmylou Harris, Crystal Gayle, Bob Seger and ex-wife Rosanne Cash, Crowell’s more recent autobiographical tunes have been among the finest he's ever written,” noted Danton. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 13)
The Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section’s “Fall Arts Guide” also featured listings of all of the concerts, art exhibitions, lectures and Hartt School performances at the University this fall. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 13)
Bob Stewart, associate director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, has been juggling his new responsibilities while still trying to focus on his band. Stewart, a classical pianist who holds degrees from The Hartt School and The Juilliard School, began performing his original material at open mic nights. What started as a one-man band grew when he added guitarist Elliot Abrams, an Ohio University anthropology professor. (The Post, Athens, Ohio, Sept. 13)
Cellist Terry King, a faculty member in The Hartt School’s string program, was quoted in an article about the late cello great Mstislav Rostropovich. “I never heard anyone with such mastery of the upper half of the bow,” said King, who was a self-described Rostropovich “groupie” as a teenager in California, following the master on his West Coast concert tours and visiting him backstage. (Strings magazine, August/September 2007)
Other News
After a long standoff with the government of Peru, Yale University has agreed to return a large group of artifacts that were excavated at Machu Picchu in a historic dig by a Yale explorer in 1912 and that Peru contends were merely on loan and should have been returned long ago. The agreement establishes an extensive collaborative relationship between Yale and Peru. (New York Times, Sept. 17)
The Recorder, the student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University, is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist. The three-frame comic, titled “Polydongs,” features two characters who mention locking a 14-year-old Latino girl in a closet and urinating on her. Students and faculty members are now raising questions about the leadership of CCSU President Jack Miller. (Associated Press, Sept. 14)
UHY Advisors of New Haven reported that the University of Connecticut did not have systems in place to ensure it was appropriately managing money and projects in its $2.3 billion UConn 2000 construction program in 2003 and 2004, but found that the university has improved its accounting practices in recent years. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 14)
The University of Connecticut has received a $65,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help provide technical assistance and applied research to small- and medium-sized businesses across the state. The goal is to help companies identify new high-tech products and enter new markets. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
St. Joseph College has received a grant of $113,000 from the Davis Educational Foundation for a teaching, learning and technology project. The college will use the grant to help students and faculty in all disciplines expand their use and understanding of technology. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
Colleges and universities are learning to work with a new breed of parent that stretches the first-year send-off into a multi-day affair. Dozens of schools offer two- or three-day parent-orientation sessions to get parents comfortable with everything from housing to campus security. And according to University of Minnesota surveys, 74 percent of 193 responding institutions said that this year they were hosting parent receptions on move-in day, up from 7 percent in 2003. (USA Today, Sept. 17)
Pitzer College in California this fall began offering what may be the first course about the YouTube video-sharing site. About 35 students meet in a classroom to take the course, “Learning from YouTube,” and to explore the role of the popular site. Most students work online where they view YouTube content and post their comments. Class lessons also are posted and students are encouraged to post videos. (Associated Press, Sept. 17)
More students than ever have started master's programs this fall, and universities are seeing those programs as potentially lucrative sources of revenue. The number of students earning these degrees around the country has nearly doubled since 1980. Since 1970, the growth is 150 percent, more than twice as fast as bachelor and doctorate programs. (New York Times, Sept. 13)
Colleges and universities are seeing a surge in enrollment, and it's increasingly driven by young women, according to U.S. Census data out today. The numbers show that women have not only closed the college enrollment gap, they have far surpassed men on campuses. For every four men enrolled in graduate school in 2006, there were nearly six women. (USA Today, Sept. 13)
Student leaders at the University of Maryland hosted a “speak-out” to allow members of the university community to address a hangman's noose found dangling from a tree on campus near the Nyumburu Cultural Center, home to the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Black Explosion newspaper and other organizations. Campus police have opened a criminal investigation and are treating the case as a hate crime. (Washington Post, Sept. 12)
After months of scandals, investigations, and legislation that could revolutionize the student loan industry, students and parents are finding the loan process more confusing than ever. Some schools have dropped their "preferred lender" lists altogether, while others expect to provide students with a vetted list of lenders, while still others are randomly rotating the order of the list to ensure fairness. (U.S. News and World Report, Sept. 12)
Congress gave final approval to a broad overhaul of federal student loan programs, sharply cutting subsidies to lenders and increasing grants to needy students. Both the House and Senate approved the changes. In the Senate, the bill passed 79 to 12, reflecting broad bipartisan support, while in the House it passed in a voice vote. (New York Times, Sept. 10)
Upcoming
Humphrey Tonkin, University Professor of the Humanities and president emeritus, will appear on “The Leonard Lopate Show” on WNYC Radio, New York’s public radio station, on Sept. 27. Tonkin will discuss issues involving the international language, Esperanto.
Mark George, director of the University’s Hartt School Community Division, had an opinion piece published in the Hartford Courant’s Op-Ed page that argued for the importance of funding arts education for young people. “A responsible community must recognize that the arts are an essential part of human development,” he wrote, adding that “I hope Greater Hartford chooses an environment where every child has access – financially, culturally, and geographically – to sustained and quality arts education programs.” Read George's article. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 17)
One hundred World War II veterans flew to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15 for a day of touring the World War II, Vietnam, and Korean War memorials. Dubbed the “Connecticut Honor Flight,” the trip was sponsored by American Warrior, a charitable group founded by Christopher Coutu, 31, a University of Hartford alum who spent three years in the Air Force and is now a member of the state Air National Guard. “I'm excited for them, and for their generation,” said Coutu, who works as a financial planner in Niantic. (Associated Press, Sept. 15; Hartford Courant, Sept. 15; NBC 30, Sept. 15; Republican-American, Waterbury, Sept. 17)
The MUSIC for a CHANGE concert by Tim Reynolds, the longtime collaborator with Dave Matthews, was reviewed in the Hartford Courant. “In a solo performance Saturday night at the University of Hartford’s Wilde Auditorium, Reynolds walked the line between technique and tunefulness, filling his set with impressive displays of virtuosity even as he sometimes veered into realms of listener-challenging self-indulgence,” said the Courant in its review. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 17)
Humphrey Tonkin, University of Hartford president emeritus and University Professor of the Humanities, was a guest on WNPR’s “Where We Live” show. He discussed language on television and when it should or shouldn’t be censored, as broadcast outlets sometimes push the limits of acceptable language, and occasionally fight to present raw language and material in the context of news, history, and education. (WNPR-FM, Sept. 14)
University President Walter Harrison was featured in a Hartford Courant “Java” column about how Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks were celebrating their respective hits – “Our Town” and “Driving Miss Daisy”– with pre-show receptions and post-show cast parties. “I consider this my coming-out party,” Harrison told Java, as he dived into the meet-and-greet as the new president of Hartford Stage’s board of directors. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
Michael J. Crosbie, chair of the University’s Department of Architecture, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the new St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church in Pasadena, Calif., and its architecture. Crosbie, who is editor of Faith and Form magazine, said some Christian parishes have erected mega-churches with an auditorium feel. Some critics, he said, believe that this surge of “neutral” religious architecture appeals to churchgoers raised in mainline faiths now drawn to more evangelical parishes and are leery of stained glass and carved stone. (Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9)
An item about the Leadership Development Center at the University of Hartford's Barney School of Business, offering workshops for high-potential middle and upper middle managers, was featured in the Hartford Courant’s “Education Briefs” section. The next workshop, “Leading With Focus and Intention,” is scheduled to begin Sept. 26 (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
In the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section’s “Fall Arts Guide,” rock music critic Eric Danton listed his top show to see this fall. One of his picks was Rodney Crowell, who will be performing with Will Kimbrough, at the University’s Wilde Auditorium on Oct. 19, as part of the University’s MUSIC for a CHANGE benefit concert series. “Although he’s penned hits for the likes of Emmylou Harris, Crystal Gayle, Bob Seger and ex-wife Rosanne Cash, Crowell’s more recent autobiographical tunes have been among the finest he's ever written,” noted Danton. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 13)
The Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section’s “Fall Arts Guide” also featured listings of all of the concerts, art exhibitions, lectures and Hartt School performances at the University this fall. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 13)
Bob Stewart, associate director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, has been juggling his new responsibilities while still trying to focus on his band. Stewart, a classical pianist who holds degrees from The Hartt School and The Juilliard School, began performing his original material at open mic nights. What started as a one-man band grew when he added guitarist Elliot Abrams, an Ohio University anthropology professor. (The Post, Athens, Ohio, Sept. 13)
Cellist Terry King, a faculty member in The Hartt School’s string program, was quoted in an article about the late cello great Mstislav Rostropovich. “I never heard anyone with such mastery of the upper half of the bow,” said King, who was a self-described Rostropovich “groupie” as a teenager in California, following the master on his West Coast concert tours and visiting him backstage. (Strings magazine, August/September 2007)
Other News
After a long standoff with the government of Peru, Yale University has agreed to return a large group of artifacts that were excavated at Machu Picchu in a historic dig by a Yale explorer in 1912 and that Peru contends were merely on loan and should have been returned long ago. The agreement establishes an extensive collaborative relationship between Yale and Peru. (New York Times, Sept. 17)
The Recorder, the student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University, is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist. The three-frame comic, titled “Polydongs,” features two characters who mention locking a 14-year-old Latino girl in a closet and urinating on her. Students and faculty members are now raising questions about the leadership of CCSU President Jack Miller. (Associated Press, Sept. 14)
UHY Advisors of New Haven reported that the University of Connecticut did not have systems in place to ensure it was appropriately managing money and projects in its $2.3 billion UConn 2000 construction program in 2003 and 2004, but found that the university has improved its accounting practices in recent years. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 14)
The University of Connecticut has received a $65,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help provide technical assistance and applied research to small- and medium-sized businesses across the state. The goal is to help companies identify new high-tech products and enter new markets. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
St. Joseph College has received a grant of $113,000 from the Davis Educational Foundation for a teaching, learning and technology project. The college will use the grant to help students and faculty in all disciplines expand their use and understanding of technology. (Hartford Courant, Sept. 11)
Colleges and universities are learning to work with a new breed of parent that stretches the first-year send-off into a multi-day affair. Dozens of schools offer two- or three-day parent-orientation sessions to get parents comfortable with everything from housing to campus security. And according to University of Minnesota surveys, 74 percent of 193 responding institutions said that this year they were hosting parent receptions on move-in day, up from 7 percent in 2003. (USA Today, Sept. 17)
Pitzer College in California this fall began offering what may be the first course about the YouTube video-sharing site. About 35 students meet in a classroom to take the course, “Learning from YouTube,” and to explore the role of the popular site. Most students work online where they view YouTube content and post their comments. Class lessons also are posted and students are encouraged to post videos. (Associated Press, Sept. 17)
More students than ever have started master's programs this fall, and universities are seeing those programs as potentially lucrative sources of revenue. The number of students earning these degrees around the country has nearly doubled since 1980. Since 1970, the growth is 150 percent, more than twice as fast as bachelor and doctorate programs. (New York Times, Sept. 13)
Colleges and universities are seeing a surge in enrollment, and it's increasingly driven by young women, according to U.S. Census data out today. The numbers show that women have not only closed the college enrollment gap, they have far surpassed men on campuses. For every four men enrolled in graduate school in 2006, there were nearly six women. (USA Today, Sept. 13)
Student leaders at the University of Maryland hosted a “speak-out” to allow members of the university community to address a hangman's noose found dangling from a tree on campus near the Nyumburu Cultural Center, home to the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Black Explosion newspaper and other organizations. Campus police have opened a criminal investigation and are treating the case as a hate crime. (Washington Post, Sept. 12)
After months of scandals, investigations, and legislation that could revolutionize the student loan industry, students and parents are finding the loan process more confusing than ever. Some schools have dropped their "preferred lender" lists altogether, while others expect to provide students with a vetted list of lenders, while still others are randomly rotating the order of the list to ensure fairness. (U.S. News and World Report, Sept. 12)
Congress gave final approval to a broad overhaul of federal student loan programs, sharply cutting subsidies to lenders and increasing grants to needy students. Both the House and Senate approved the changes. In the Senate, the bill passed 79 to 12, reflecting broad bipartisan support, while in the House it passed in a voice vote. (New York Times, Sept. 10)
Upcoming
Humphrey Tonkin, University Professor of the Humanities and president emeritus, will appear on “The Leonard Lopate Show” on WNYC Radio, New York’s public radio station, on Sept. 27. Tonkin will discuss issues involving the international language, Esperanto.
