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The humanities and social sciences are an essential part of undergraduate education. Most successful careers, including in technology and engineering, do not result simply from technical knowledge. They require leadership skills, social and emotional intelligence, cultural understanding, a capacity for strategic decision-making and a global perspective. Put another way, success in life requires a sensibility…
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kinetay: A man and two women lost at sea in a drifting small boat while remembering their past via flashbacks… Sometimes cited as the greatest of all Brazilian films, this 120-minute silent experimental feature by Mário Peixoto, who never completed another film, was seen by Orson Welles and won the admiration of everyone from Sergei…
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theatlantic: Japan’s Cutthroat School System: A Cautionary Tale for the U.S. “No Child Left Behind.” “Race to the Top.” The names suggest mobility, progress, moving on up and not falling back. The goal of education, according to these national education initiatives with their standards and testing, is forward motion and competitive advantage, progress and success,…
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isea2014 in Dubai Call for Artists
isea2014 in Dubai Call for Artists Call for Artists ISEA2014 Dubai: Location NOVEMBER 2014 Open Call for Artworks Deadline for submissions: December 9, 2013Projected Date of Notification of Acceptance: February 23, 2014 Please propose your concepts for artworks to be on exhibit during ISEA2014 Dubai under the theme of Location. There will also be several…
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isea2014 in Dubai Call for Papers & Participation
isea2014 in Dubai Call for Papers & Participation Call for Papers & Participation Deadline for submissions: December 9, 2013 Projected Date of Notification of Acceptance: February 23, 2014 Join us for complex conversations around the theme Location. Lectures, workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions, keynote presentations, and more will create a vibration in Dubai sure to be…