Remember the language lab? That room outfitted with rows of massive carrels, microphones, recorders, and an elevated teacher console? Its usefulness has been contested many times during its nearly 100-year history. More...
25 décembre 2017
24 décembre 2017
When New Orleans went to college
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. More...
23 décembre 2017
A history of the conservative war on universities
The Republican-controlled Congress is now poised to pass one of the most dramatic changes to the tax code in more than a generation—one with significant benefits for the wealthiest sector of society. More...
23 décembre 2017
U. of C. statue gives black scholar her place in history
When Georgiana Rose Simpson arrived to the University of Chicago in 1907, her presence in a dorm caused an uproar among some of the other students because she was black, and she was eventually asked to move off campus. More...
21 décembre 2017
Demi rekonsiliasi, memahami sejarah tragedi 1965 harus menyeluruh
Hampir setiap tahun pada bulan September isu dan pemberitaan mengenai tragedi 1965 mewarnai diskusi ruang publik Indonesia. Semenjak berakhirnya rezim Orde Baru, marak perdebatan mengenai pelbagai tafsiran dan bukti baru mengenai tragedi tersebut. Sebelumnya, selama lebih dari tiga dekade tafsiran yang berbeda dari versi Orde Baru mengenai tragedi 1965 dilarang. More...21 décembre 2017
Wallacea: laboratorium hidup evolusi
Kepulauan di Indonesia bagian tengah—antara Jawa, Bali dan Kalimantan di barat dan Papua di wilayah paling timur Indonesia—adalah area yang penuh keajaiban, sebuah laboratorium hidup untuk mempelajari evolusi. More...21 décembre 2017
Five winter adventure stories to build a global mindset
I am a university instructor, teaching child development, early years foundations and cultural competency. A former regional director at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and elementary teacher in Micronesia, I have also travelled the globe witnessing great diversity in how families plan their winter adventures. More...21 décembre 2017
Student press in 1960s Australia was political, now it’s more Prozac
In 1967, the academic year began with student newspapers saturated in politics. At the National Union of Australian University Students (NUAUS) summer conference, concerns were expressed about the presence of ASIO agents on university campuses. ASIO, they had reason to suspect, had files on students they regarded as a potential security risk. More...18 décembre 2017
Pyrotechnic Art for Anniversary of Nuclear Reaction
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Chicago held a series of events this weekend to mark the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction, which took place at the university. More...
13 décembre 2017
12 Décembre - lancement des 80 ans du Palais d'Iéna
Chef d’œuvre architectural du XXe siècle conçu par Auguste Perret, il fut inauguré le 4 mars 1939, point d’orgue de 2 années de construction qui avaient commencées par la pose d’une première pierre en 1937. D’abord Musée des Travaux Publics de 1939 à 1955, le Palais d’Iéna accueille le CESE en 1959.Le Palais d’Iéna a été conçu pour abriter le Musée des Travaux Publics (1939/1955). Le musée est né dans la lignée de l’Exposition internationale des « Arts et des Techniques », installée dans le centre de Paris, elle s’étend du Trocadéro au Champ de Mars jusqu’aux Invalides. Plus...
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