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UVa graduate bridged gap with local Latino community
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Shortly before moving to Albemarle County, Allie Cooper started learning Spanish in middle school, honing her skills watching soap operas in the language. By her senior year at Monticello High School, Cooper had been recruited for a fledgling program...Tags: Politics, Public Schools, Schools, Education, Human Rights Watch
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BRIEF: UVa student assaulted on her way home
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Charlottesville police are searching for a man who grabbed a University of Virginia student from behind on her way home early Friday morning. The woman was walking alone in the 300 block of 15th Street Northwest about 1 a.m. when she was assaulted, said...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Health and Safety at School
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BIS program graduate an example of UVa's non-traditional students
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Sometimes doing it the hard way is the best way. Alex Slawski is graduating from the University of Virginia on Sunday, 14 years after he dropped out of college to learn the ins and outs of business the hard way and just two years after he returned to...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Teachers, Bloomington, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Restaurant and Catering Industry
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BRIEF: UVa graduation at a glance
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.At a glance The University of Virginia holds its 184th Final Exercises this weekend. 30,000-35,000 Number of people expected on Grounds this weekend 6,363 total number of degrees being conferred (3,761 bachelor's, 1,634 master's and 509 first...Tags: Jim Webb, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Analysis: Once a beacon, Obama under fire over civil liberties
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He may have written a book extolling constitutional values in a democracy. And he may have...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, George W. Bush, Religion and Belief, Tea Party Movement
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Principal named for next year at Cherry Hill West
The Philadelphia InquirerThe first graders in Jill Turley's class at Joyce Kilmer Elementary School in Cherry Hill love to write letters to their principal. They share goals such as "I want to be a teacher" and observations such as, "You and I have the same haircut." Turley...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Cherry Hill, Coney Island, Students, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Cuccinelli says coal, rollback of EPA regs and drilling offshore core of his agenda
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.Coal, a rollback on environmental regulations and access to offshore oil would be at the core of Republican Ken Cuccinelli's agenda if elected Virginia's next governor, the candidate said during a local stop Thursday. Cuccinelli , the state's current...Tags: Energy, Business Enterprises, Politics, Executive Branch, Environmental Politics
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UVa prepares for final exercises
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Tens of thousands of graduates, family members, friends and faculty are slated to gather on the Lawn for the University of Virginia's 184th Final Exercises this weekend. The backdrop for the ceremonies will be rounded out by an unusual sight -- the...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Jim Webb, Television Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, The Colbert Report (tv program)
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Candidates for City Council propose fixes at forum
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.Democratic City Council candidates agreed Thursday night that the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority needs work. At a forum hosted by The Daily Progress and Charlottesville Tomorrow, five hopefuls for two Democratic nominations for...Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Elections, Public Housing, Politics
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Judges, finalists are in place for tonight's Paramount Idol finals
The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.The judges have been selected to hear the 10 Paramount Idol finalists in this evening's live finale. Tonight's celebrity panel will include: --Maxine Jones, founding member of En Vogue; --Andy Waldeck, songwriter and musician who recently toured...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Entertainment Events, American Idol (tv program), Music Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Allegheny County medical examiner: 'All options open' in UPMC doctor's cyanide death
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewInvestigators are still trying to determine how a prominent UPMC doctor ingested an apparently lethal dose of cyanide before collapsing at her home last month. "It's not a natural death, that's all I know," said Dr. Karl Williams, the Allegheny County...Tags: Indiana University, Justice System, Research, Medical Specialization, Surgery
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MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teacher PD
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.In attempting to bring "MOOCs" to the world of teacher training, the Silicon Valley company Coursera and its partners at universities and other institutions are courting a new and potentially vast audience, one that is becoming increasingly accustomed...Tags: University of Washington, Biology, Teachers, Johns Hopkins University, Museum of Natural History
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