Sentences with phrase «number of universities hold»

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The finance sector's allure has held strong at the University of Virginia's McIntire School, where 47.8 % of students accepted jobs in the field in 2014, nearly the same number as last year, said Tom Fitch, McIntire's associate dean for career services and employer relations.

The important essay entitled «Jewish Intellectuals and the De-Christianization of American Culture in the Twentieth Century» holds that the old Protestant cultural hegemony was defeated in no small part by the growing number of Jews championing «a secular vision of American culture» in the «American academic and literary intelligentsia» and in the best and most influential universities.

The university holds no secular academic accreditations, though the school has a number of accreditations from groups which accredit Christian schools.

He held a number of professorships, chiefly at the University of Basel and University of Paris, and was an ecumenical observer at all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.

He came to the United States in 1969 to teach at Brandeis University, and he has held in the years since a large number of academic appointments, including stints at Boston University, Wellesley, Vanderbilt, Yale, Duke, and Notre Dame.

A recent seminar in Religion, Drama and Literature at Drew University, held with the help of the Danforth Foundation under the auspices of the Commission on Literature of the National Council of Churches, attracted a good number of teachers of English.

To take a single example, last year I had the privilege of participating in one of these schools in a small university town, where in a parish of about one thousand members over two hundred persons (including a goodly number of interested «enquirers» who had heard of the program through a carefully planned advertising campaign) attended eight night sessions, held from eight until ten o'clock, with a choice among eight different courses, dealing with theological, ethical, historical, devotional, and scriptural subjects.

Dickson, who has an MBA and whose first degree was from Cambridge University, has held a number of roles with the UK Diplomatic Service in the UK and overseas, including in Spain and in South America.

Currently the director of a research and training consultancy, she has previously held a series of positions at a number of universities, including being Deputy Regional Director of the Open University in Wales and Head of Information Support Services at Bangor University,

While at the KNUST, he held a number of positions such as Dean of the Faculty of Science, Founding Director of the Computer Science Centre in Ghana, Pro-Vice Chancellor and member of the KNUST University Council.

The Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof Epoke had while justifying the declaration of the election as inconclusive, stated that the number of registered voters in the areas where elections did not hold was bigger than the gap between the leading candidate and the runner - up.

When he visited Syracuse University in February, he held a brief press conference about the Reducing Educational Debt Act, a bill that would make the first two years of community college free, allow student loan borrowers to refinance at lower rates and increase the number of Pell Grants, which, unlike loans, do not have to be paid back.

PhD students can now elect representatives to a national students» council and to the academic senate of an increasing number of universities, enjoy economic benefits similar to those of undergraduate students, choose to write their thesis in a foreign language, appeal following a failed defence, and hold their title right after a successful defence, because all further bureaucratic requirements like filing copies of the thesis to the national libraries have been transferred to the universities.

Prather, a 49 - year - old professor at the University of California, San Diego, is one of a growing number of scientists who suspect this largely unexplored microbial ecosystem might hold the answer to one of the great mysteries of the weather: Why do clouds produce precipitation when they do?

For many years, academicians blamed a nearly empty «pipeline» for the low numbers of women seeking faculty positions in U.S. universities and for the fact that women hold far fewer tenured full professorships than men at U.S. universities, particularly in the sciences.

Number of published papers: 200 and counting Mentor: Astronomer Dennis Sciama, a leading 1950s advocate of the steady - state theory, which held that the universe is eternal Alternative career: While at University College London, Penrose was forced to choose between biology and mathematics.

A medical doctor and researcher trained at China Medical University and Nihon University in Tokyo, Wang has held a number of administrative positions and is a representative of a «new generation» of more open and competent Chinese leaders, says virologist David Ho of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City, who recently met him.

The number of chairs a university can hold is directly related to the past funding performance of existing faculty.

Today the number of new U.S. university students choosing careers in science and engineering is barely holding steady, despite the ever - increasing percentage of women selecting careers in science.

While obtaining his PhD in Vision Science from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, he held a number of positions representing the student body to Faculty and the University.

He held a number of positions including as a senior consultant focused on campus engagement at Interfaith Youth Core in Chicago, a senior researcher for the Pluralism Project at Harvard University,...

Being selected to go to the robotics sessions, especially if held at the university, convinced a number of them that they must be good at the subject.

Willis points to the New Media Consortium's 2009 K - 12 Horizon Report, which shows that an increasing number of collaborations between universities and individual teachers and classrooms is «one of five key trends that is likely to take hold within the next year,» she says.

Conducted by Associate Professor Linda Graham from the Queensland University of Technology's School of Education, the study has revealed teachers forced to teach a curriculum children are not ready for, with some students unable to hold a pencil or even know the difference between numbers and letters.

He previously held a number of roles at the University of Warwick, including senior pro vice chancellor, founding director of the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (a cross faculty research centre), and professor of Sociology.

Stephen Dinham taught in government secondary schools in NSW before being appointed in 1989 to the University of Western Sydney where he held a number of positions including Head of the Department of Curriculum Studies, Associate Dean (Postgraduate) and Associate Professor.

For example, privately held institutions such as Drexel University and Western Governor's University have online programs that lead to a teaching certificate, as do a number of public institutions in many of the United States.

However, James Lloyd, PhD, DVM, dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, emphasized that because veterinary medical education is not a commodity, but a differentiated product with a limited number of providers, classical economic theories are unlikely to hold up.

Letinsky has held teaching positions at a number of prestigious American colleges, and since 1994 she has been a Professor in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Chicago.

Snyder has held administrative and teaching positions at New York University (1987 - 1996), Pacific Northwest College of Art (1996 - 2000), College of Santa Fe (2000 - 2009), and Santa Fe University of Art and Design (2009 - present), where he oversees nine departments and developed a number of significant partnerships with external groups including Robert Redford's Milagro Initiative, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, and the American Academy in Rome, among others.

Perry holds an MFA from Columbia University, New York City's 12th largest employer and the number one cause of gentrification in the neighbourhood of Harlem, New York, a BFA from Alfred University, and is currently based in Houston, Texas as part of the artist - in - residence program CORE at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Over the years, Ottersbach has held a number of prominent visiting professor positions, including with the Centro de Arte e Communicaçao Visual, Lisboa, Portugal from 1992 to 1993, and in 2003 with the California State University in Los Angeles.

Other examples of this singular, jewel - like series are held in major museum collections worldwide, including Number 15, 1950 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), Number 16, 1950 (Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro), Number 17, 1950 (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York), Number 18, 1950 (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York), Number 20, 1950 (University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson), and Number 22, 1950 (Philadelphia Museum of Art).

It is part of a growing number of digital collections from CUL Digital Collections, which contain thousands of digitized photographs, manuscripts, imprints, and works of art held by SMU's Central University Libraries special collections.

Perry holds an MFA from Columbia University, New York City's 12th largest employer and the number one cause of gentrification in the neighborhood of Harlem, New York, a BFA from Alfred University, and is currently based in Houston, Texas as part of the artist - in - residence program (CORE) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Its holdings also include a significant collection of 20th centurysculpture, much of it on display in its outdoor plaza, as well as the University Art Collection, which features works by a number of noted Texas artists.

Works by Feuerman are held in a number of important public collections, including: Forbes Magazine Art Collection (New York), Brandeis University (MA), Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation (Los Angeles), the Hermitage (St Petersburg), President Mikhail S. Gorbachev Foundation (Moscow), Vin & Spritcentralen Museet (Stockholm), Art - st - Urban (Lucerne), and many others.

Prior to this he worked in a number of arts organisations focusing on exhibition and artwork production and holds a degree in Art History and Visual Studies from Manchester University.

He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, New York and has held positions in a number of galleries and museums including the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the National Gallery of Canada.

His photographs are held in a number of private and public collections including the DC Art Bank, Georgetown University, Fidelity Corporate Collection, and the Washingtonia Collection.

In addition to her teaching position at Bard College (Annandale - on - Hudson, NY), Murray held visiting faculty appointments at a number of American colleges and universities throughout her stellar career.

He has held academic or lecture positions with a number of institutions such as: The New School in New York City, Parsons School of Design, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Columbia University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Texas A&M University.

The Figge Art Museum also currently holds the University of Iowa's collection, numbering some 12,000 works.

The number of public sceptics who hold tenured chairs in our universities is very small indeed, and I can think of no junior staff member who has ventured a sceptical opinion.

«Although many corals are becoming less abundant, there remain a number of species that are holding their own or increasing in abundance and these corals will populate tropical reefs over the next few centuries,» researcher Peter Edmunds, of California State University, explained.

A number of practising and associated members of Essex Court Chambers hold professorships and readerships at both British and overseas universities and Professor Boyle will continue to be Professor of Public International Law, and Director, Scottish Centre for International Law, at the University of Edinburgh, where he has been since 1995.

Alongside his legal practice Mr Holden has held a number of teaching and professional posts including with Jersey's Institute of Law, where he was the Visiting Professor responsible for the Civil and Criminal Procedure Course for qualifying advocates, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, where he lectured on trusts, equity and succession, and the English Bar Standards Board, where he was assistant chief examiner in relation to civil litigation, evidence and remedies.

Alongside legal practice, Richard has held a number of teaching and professional posts, including: at Jersey's Institute of Law, where he was responsible for the Civil and Criminal Procedure Course for qualifying advocates; at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, where he lectured on trusts, equity and succession; and on the English Bar Standards Board, where he was Assistant Chief Examiner in relation to civil litigation, evidence and remedies.

While pursuing advanced studies in the then - nascent field of the «book arts», he held a number of academic distinctions, including as a junior fellow of Massey College in the in the University of Toronto and as a scholar of the Deutscher Akademisher Austauschdienst to pursue post-graduate studies at the University of Cologne.

Stacey has held and currently holds a number of positions within Mays Business School at Texas A&M University including her most recent position as Assistant Director for Master's Career Education.