News and Events
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News from CLASS
- The College congratulates its Fulbright scholars
- Top doctoral students awarded fellowships
- Japhet Creek project wins major design award
- Cougars reel in scholarship money
- New CLASS leaders
- Writing Center preps high school students for college work
- CLASS’ new professors emeriti
- Moores Concert Chorale wins awards in France
- What do parents do with older kids in the summer?
- Expert on traumatic and job-related stress tackles middle school
- Cougar Concepts = team to beat
CLASS Event Calendar
- Through July 2: Immanuel & Helen Olshan 2011 Texas Music Festival Moores School of Music
- Through Nov 27: Anton Ginzburg: At the Back of the North Wind Blaffer Art Museum
- July 5-Aug 7: Summer Program in China Department of Modern & Classical Languages
- July 15-July 31: Summer Program in Ghana African American Studies
- July 29-Aug 6: Houston Shakespeare Festival: Othello School of Theatre & Dance
- July 30-Aug 7: Houston Shakespeare Festival: The Taming of the Shrew School of Theatre & Dance
- Aug 4: CLASS Dean's Night at the Houston Shakespeare Festival featuring Othello starring Seth Gilliam and directed by Leah Gardiner
CLASS in the News
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Aristotle and the Higher Good A review of “Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics” co-translated by Susan Collins, associate professor of political science New York Times Sunday Book Review: July 3, 2011 (illustration credit: Vivienne Flesher – New York Times) |
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Youth Leadership Development Program Session on Art and Culture On-campus youth program features Creative Writing professor Chitra Divakaruni Indo American News: June 24, 2011 |
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Study: Metro board not in need of new members Story on political science professor and Survey Research Institute director Richard Murray’s research Houston Chronicle: June 23, 2011 |
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Filmmaker, scholar Erica Fletcher wraps University of Houston experience with fellowship Feature on CLASS alumna Erica Fletcher '11 (B.A. in anthropology and sociology) The Cypress (TX) Times: June 22, 2011 |
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Operas take new look at Grimm Brothers Feature on Lone Star Lyric Theater, which was founded by Moores School of Music master's graduate Kelli Estes. Also mentions Moores School of Music alum and composer Omari Tau. Houston Chronicle: June 21, 2001 |
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Is Sundance deal good for Houston? Economics professor Steven Craig is quoted Houston Chronicle: June 21, 2011 (photo credit: Cody Duty - Houston Chronicle ) |
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MFAH celebrates work of Indian Nobel Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore in movie series Creative Writing professor Chitra Divakaruni is quoted CultureMap Houston: June 19, 2011 |
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Free concert in Woodlands spotlights young musicians Feature on the Moores School of Music's Texas Music Festival Orchestra Houston Chronicle's 29-95 magazine: June 15, 2011 |
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Local jobless rate edges up Barton Smith, professor emeritus of economics, is quoted Houston Chronicle: June 17, 2011 |
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Study finds few learning gains from gifted services Article about research conducted by Economics professors Steven Craig and Scott Imberman Education Week magazine: June 13, 2011 |
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Gingrich's loss could be Perry's campaign Jim Granato, director of the Hobby Center for Public Policy is quoted Houston Chronicle: June 10, 2011 (photo credit: Reuters) |
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Texas tea found in the Gulf Economics professor Edward Hirs quoted KIAH-TV, Channel 39, Houston: June 10, 2011 |
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Houston paying now for past bonds, tax cuts Nancy Sims, adjunct professor of political science, is quoted Houston Chronicle: June 5, 2011 |
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Visting Artists – Anton Ginzburg Feature on the artist the Blaffer Art Museum presented in a Venice Biennale collateral event New York Times Magazine: June 2, 2011 (with slide show) |
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What will motivate Latinos to vote? Political science professor and Survey Research Institute director Richard Murray is quoted Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News: May 27, 2011 |
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Eminent domain protections lost in numbers game Commentary by Kyle Scott, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science The Columbia Missourian: May 27, 2011 |
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Invasion of the PODS: Storage units are transformed into art in Discovery Green display Blaffer Art Museum exhibit featured CultureMap Houston: May, 20, 2011 |
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The floating art theater: Tex Hex brings a new wave in cinema (CultureMap) Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center exhibit featured CultureMap Houston: May 17, 2011 |
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The killing of bin Laden: A renewal of hope Editorial written by Rita Griffin, adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science Houston Chronicle: May 7, 2011 (photo credit: Associated Press) |