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New Marquette PhD, expert in educational humor, to meet funnyman Dr. Bill Cosby
Milwaukee Journal SentinelIt may seem like a no-brainer that a professor with a sense of humor sets the stage for better learning. Marquette University PhD candidate Stephen Halula wanted to prove that when he set out on his dissertation, "Humor in Education." So he examined...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Media Industry, Bradley Center, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment
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Scott Walker calls for tuition freeze, smaller increase for UW System
The Wisconsin State JournalGov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday night that he'll cut about $94 million out of the $181 million budget boost earlier proposed for the University of Wisconsin System, in addition to freezing tuition as a result of revelations that the System kept...Tags: Education, Budgets and Budgeting, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Scott Walker, Finance
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Long-term brain damage at heart of huge NFL lawsuit
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe massive legal action brought by former players against the National Football League has been known as a concussion lawsuit. But make no mistake, experts say. The brain degeneration known as CTE is at the heart of the civil suits by more than 5,000...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Medical Specialization, Arbitration, Pathology
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Tom Rick, investment officer for Milwaukee pension, dies at 51
Milwaukee Journal SentinelTom Rick, who guided Milwaukee's multibillion-dollar pension fund to become the best-funded public fund in the country, died Monday morning. He was 51. Rick was taken to the hospital Sunday after collapsing at his daughter Alexandra's dance recital at...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Navy, Pension and Welfare
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Lawyer Rick Esenberg revels in public policy fights
Milwaukee Journal SentinelRick Esenberg's love of law started with a long-ago television show named "Judd for the Defense," a series about a high-profile attorney who takes on tough cases across America. "For some reason, that captivated me," Esenberg says. Esenberg's own...Tags: Politics, Tammy Baldwin, Newspaper and Magazine, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Polling expert Charles Franklin leaves UW for Marquette
Milwaukee Journal SentinelCharles Franklin, a nationally recognized government scholar whose polls correctly predicted outcomes in the 2012 election, will join the Marquette University Law School as a full-time professor and lead the school's poll. While Franklin was a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Elections, Science and Technology
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OPA principal sees through completion of building, announces retirement
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahOgden Preparatory Academy will be saying goodbye to its beloved principal, Kathy Thornburg, in June, but the school's chief administrator is confident that the environment she helped create will serve students well in the years to come. The academy, a...Tags: Education, Charter Schools, Teaching and Learning, University of Utah, Students
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IWC chooses Titus as its new president
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaIowa Wesleyan College has found its new president. The school's board of trustees announced Tuesday it has selected Steven Titus as the college's 29th president. He will replace Jay Simmons, who will resign this summer to become the president of...Tags: U.S. Army, Education, University of Virginia, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities
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Etiquette, networking skills on college seniors' plates
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe banquet table has eight place settings positioned close to one another. Crystal glasses crowd the space above china plates, and rolls sit nearby, atop small plates. But which roll goes with which plate? And which plate with which glass? "BMW,"...Tags: Employment Opportunities, LinkedIn Corp., Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Mensah shared the value of culture
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAnthony Mensah looked into the audience of parents and friends and told them, "They are going to change tonight. They will return to you changed people." The year was 1989 and Mensah, a Milwaukee Public Schools teacher who came here from Ghana, West...Tags: Religion and Belief, Stroke, Newspaper and Magazine, Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Outdoors Editor column
Milwaukee Journal SentinelSpring made a tentative showing last Tuesday in southeastern Wisconsin. As the sun dropped in the west, the last stubborn snow banks melted and gentle waves lapped on the shores of lakes. The air wasn't warm, but it had that hint of softness that...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Belgium, Game, Newspaper and Magazine, Trials
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Sister Lucille Walsh had careers as dentist, theologian
Milwaukee Journal SentinelSister Lucille Walsh, who became the first nun to graduate from Marquette University School of Dentistry and who later co-founded the Islamic/Christian Dialogue in Milwaukee while teaching theology at Cardinal Stritch University, died Thursday. She was...Tags: Religion and Belief, Dentistry and Dental Health, Francis I, Vatican City, Colleges and Universities
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