In addition to excelling in academics, she immersed herself in a host of activities, from stitching and painting to singing.
His aunt raised him, and he endured relentless teasing for his interest in academics while attending public schools in Baltimore City.
For over 60 years, the United States has reigned as the leading international force in academics, politics, economics and technical innovation.
They set him on path of what he thought would be a life in academics focused on economics, math and statistics.
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In favor of abolishing tenure, the WSJ featured Naomi Schaefer Riley, a critic of the tenure system who appears to believe that teaching is the only worthwhile activity in which academics engage.
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Moving also requires shifting institutional thought, especially the idea in education that physical exercise is in competition with academics for a slot in the curriculum instead of an essential ingredient of academic performance that begins with increasing general physical activity.
In reality, academics have shown surprisingly little interest in uncovering the truth behind the rumours and accusations and public relations banter that surround private equity and hedge funds.
In 2007, a study conducted by Jawhraa Abdul Rahaman, to explore the contentment of academics in universities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia towards open Access publishing - 63.4% of the total participants in the study showed their desire to have their scientific publications available for free access on the Internet in future, compared with 22.4% reported that they do not support the idea.
Secondly, on another personal note, I have in the past worked with Russian academics who specialize in the field of healthcare and demographics.
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How ready are academics in continental Europe and Japan to accept such a free-for-all?
But seeing his students excel both in judo and academics is the best reward, said Canto.
But he concedes that academics in other countries are not thrilled by the American plans.
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This reminds us of the moral weight of academics in the boycott of apartheid of South Africa.
They might do well to start paying attention, if only to keep those academics in their place.
This year they received 16, 639 responses from senior, published academics in 144 countries.
Ministers and academics in Japan rest their hopes in a growth strategy which will aim to capitalise on the changing demographics.
It is expensive to send students abroad, conduct international research and compete for the best academics in a borderless labour market.
Although its assessments are compiled by academics in fields such as physical sciences and economics, the IPCC is fundamentally shaped by governments.
Public exasperation with academic introversion may lead to a loss of some independence, the most precious right of academics in a free society.
"Experts and academics in business schools have often dismissed this approach as the outcome of the unique personality of Steve Jobs, " Mr. Verganti wrote.
Cambridge Assessment, which runs the OCR exam board, found many lecturers believed students arrived unprepared for degree-level work, with three-in-five academics running catch-up classes.
But some academics in Singapore do continue to question the venture.
Ms Prague was nervous about confronting the prime minister as he faced students, parents, business people and academics in the latest of Labour's Big Conversations.
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Perhaps due to a multi-decade immersion in Ivy League academics, though, interpreting the wording of such clues remains challenging, but the directional message is usually evident.
Some academics in the West went so far as to see in Iran a model of how theocracy and democracy might co-exist in a single state.
PlayScience is a go-to resource for many academics in EDU and the keynote by LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow will be sure to delight everyone.
But research is still hard in India: academics are reluctant to collaborate with filthy capitalists, and local investors are wary of the slow slog of drug discovery.
Mr Blair joined Mr Clinton to launch a programme aiming to tackle poverty, climate change and key world issues by involving politicians, business leaders, activists and academics in seeking solutions.
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To help matters, a numer of universities established technology-transfer offices on campus, with professional staff to identify business partners, negotiate licences, and even assist academics in launching their own start-ups.
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