As an art historian that primarily researches in Latin America, I, like many colleagues, am highly anticipating the arrival of the second edition of PST, as it presents an important moment to take stock of
the state of our academic field as it is made visible in museums across the city.
Not exact matches
One might be described as
academic or, better, scholarly, in purpose: that is to say, offering up» to» date information and guidance on the
state of knowledge and opinion among specialists in the
field.
The fact that AI is a young
field also works in China's favor, argues Chen Yunji, by encouraging a burgeoning
academic effort that has put China within striking distance
of the United
States, long the leader in AI research.
«
Academic field» is defined by INS as «a body
of specialized knowledge offered for study at an accredited United
States university or institution
of higher education.»
The Whitaker Foundation (Arlington, Va.), which awards grants for research and education in biomedical engineering at
academic institutions in the United
States and Canada, has a wealth
of information about the
field, including a list
of programs that offer graduate degrees, on its Web site.
NSF provides
state -
of - the - art imaging tools to
academic labs; supports efforts to develop new microscopy techniques; and funds training for young scientists and engineers in the
field.
Such rules include restrictions set up by the Department
of Commerce and the
State Department that prohibit the export
of certain items, the hiring
of foreign nationals to work in dual - use
fields such as aerospace or biotechnology, or the sharing
of information through
academic papers or other means.
The strong U.S. economy and the dynamism
of many
fields of biomedicine, in both
academic and industrial arenas, combined with a tight market for tenure - track positions at research universities in the United
States, have led to a somewhat paradoxical situation.
OIST claims to have attracted numerous
academics at the top
of their
fields from institutions in Japan, the United
States, and Europe.
For the majority
of scientists who won't get tenure - track positions — and may not want them — Research Universities
states that the great need is to «better position new PhDs for the careers they will have by providing more information about career options and by providing opportunities to acquire, in addition to the knowledge
of one's
field, skills that are useful for
academic positions (teaching, grant writing, publishing, presentations) and positions in government, business and non-profits (oral and written communication, project management, regulatory compliance, business ethics and innovation.)»
He served as president
of the Association
of Professors
of Medicine, the leading society for chairpersons
of academic departments
of medicine in the United
States, and is a past president
of the 13,000 - member American Thoracic Society, the premier subspecialty organization for those in the
field of respiratory medicine, critical care, and sleep - disordered breathing.
As Katie Quinlan
stated in an Oxford Open Learning blog, «Without interdisciplinary dialogue, the potential benefits
of this
field of research are lost to the pages
of academic journals rather than applied to the learning environments and methods
of teaching that will benefit learners today and in the future».
His work has been widely cited in top
academic journals in the
fields of economics, education and public policy, and he has served on several technical advisory panels related to school and teacher evaluations for school districts,
state education agencies and non-profit organizations.
We sought out «early - implementer» districts that have moved with fair speed to implement the new
academic standards — most
of them well ahead
of their own
state timelines for doing so — in the hope that they would reveal lessons worth sharing with the broader
field.
Micki M. Caskey Professor and Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs Graduate School
of Education Portland
State University Dr. Micki Caskey is a highly respected leader in the
field of middle level education.
Rather than require that all teachers
of core
academic subjects be «highly qualified,» the bill simply mandates that
states must ensure that all teachers and paraprofessionals working in schools receiving Title I funds meet applicable
state certification and licensure requirements, and provide a description
of how low - income and minority children enrolled in these schools are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective, out -
of -
field, or inexperienced teachers.
So - called budget - strapped school districts are able, through the
state, to still find funds to add these bonuses, because, as we are informed, Common Core has been chosen to lift schools out
of their
academic doldrums and create a level playing
field for students.
While the
field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use
of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding
state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns
of preparation — not all
of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and
academic rigor in teacher preparation,
states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.
The third webinar in FCAN's series on Connecting Education and Jobs in Florida featured Dr. Jan Ignash, Vice Chancellor for
Academic and Student Affairs for the
State University System
of Florida Board
of Governors and Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos, Dean
of the College
of Engineering and Computer Science at the University
of Central Florida discussing the Targeted Educational Attainment (TEAm) Grant, an initiative funded by the Florida Legislature in 2013 to boost degrees in high - demand
fields requiring bachelor's degrees.
International relations: According to our political science assignment writers, it is an
academic field that focuses on analyzing and formulating the foreign policy
of a given
state.
The lines
of academic and modernist influence from Europe to the United
States can be traced in the
field's early days, by such artists as Stuart Davis and Marsden Hartley.
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition, the «Fatal Love: Where Are We Now» symposium brings together South Asian American artists, curators, and
academics to discuss the
state of the
field and to identify strategies for bringing the work
of contemporary South Asian artists and cultural practitioners to a broader audience.
The exhibition catalogue is similarly impressive, although not bilingual, which is disappointing, as the practice
of translation in the
field of academic and critical texts between Latin America and the United
States remains greatly lacking.
Education Bemidji
State University — Bemidji, MN 1993 — 1997 B.A --[Insert
Field of Degree Awarded]-- Received All -
Academic Honors for 1995, 1996, and 1997 school years — Won 3 NCAA National Championships for Men's Ice Hockey — Named an All - American in Hockey for 1996 and 1997 seasons as well as Team Captain in 1997
Such theoretical,
academic, navel gazing, in - house, group - think craziness reveals the scope
of the ludicrous, oxymoronic thought processes
of «levellers» (socialists) in our society, «levellers» being those types who really believe that levelling the playing
field in pursuit
of state regulated competition (which in and
of itself is an oxymoronic concept) will cure all economic evils.