Sentences with phrase «several generations of students»

Their extravagantly installed exhibitions, the artists» free - wheeling individual approaches, and their varied and compelling work have all had a wide - ranging and profound influence on several generations of their students and on many younger artists since then, including such well - known figures as Chris Ware (SAIC 1991 — 93), Sue Williams, Gary Panter, and Amy Sillman — as has been documented in the recent film Hairy Who & the Chicago Imagists.

Several generations of students at Duke Divinity School have heard James «Mickey» Efird use those carnivalesque words to conclude debates over the meaning of a biblical passage.

George Williams had an incalculable influence on several generations of students.

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Bonhoeffer's thought has inspired several generations of German theology students, African - Americans, Latin American Catholics, South Korean activists and many others.

A former high school history teacher, Papay focused his doctoral research on studying the effects of education policy on students and teachers, working on several projects with Professor Susan Moore Johnson and the Project on the Next Generation of Teachers.

But they know not to talk about substantive education issues that affect these children like the one reported by the Civil Rights Project: «Based on evidence from several important measures of segregation, the Civil Rights Project stands by its strong contention that re-segregation has occurred, and that African - American and Latino students are experiencing more isolation in schools than they were a generation ago — and further, that this segregation is deeply linked to unequal educational opportunities.»

He spotlights three organizations he claims are leading a movement to reform teachers unions and make them partners in an attempt to improve the quality of public education — NewTLA, a dissident faction in the United Teachers of Los Angeles, Educators for Excellence, a reform group in New York started by two young Teach For America graduates, and Teach Plus, an organization that has gained traction in several states, whose goal is to «engage early career teachers in rebuilding their profession to better meet the needs of students and the incoming generation of teachers.»

As car enthusiasts from the baby boom generation reached midlife and found themselves with some disposable income, they turned to the cars that they once yearned for as high - school students, a pattern in the world of collectible cars that has been repeated over several generations.

He also served as the chairman of the SEMA Scholarship Committee for several years and is passionate about ensuring that the association gives back to the community by helping to bring the next generation of students successfully into the industry.

There were several generations of Washington, DC, junior high school students, the youngest ones now approaching 70 years old, who had what I can only imagine was a formidable art education as Thomas» pupils.

He and his wife Kathy Fetters set up two type shops and an art gallery in Gordo, Alabama, where he has mentored several generations of UA book arts students.

Finally, as I think about the communications and understanding challenge, I'm starting to come to an interesting conclusion: If our leaders and adult generations do not muster the will to act, and if our media don't convey wisdom strongly enough, then we may come to a point where the most effective ways to voice concern involve gatherings of America's youth (college students, etc.) on the front steps of several places, to begin with: The Capitol, and the headquarters of the Times, Time Warner / CNN, Fox, NBC, CBS, and ABC.