Hotspur
2nd May 2006, 03:45 PM
As a graduate of Southern Cal, I was giving LostAngeles a hard time about being accepted to a lesser school, but maybe she does have something to worry about.
From the UCLA Daily Bruin
http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=36947
University of California officials and those involved in the search for the next chief executive of UCLA have not confirmed or denied a report that Deborah Freund, provost at Syracuse University, is the sole remaining candidate to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale.
From the August 5, 2005 SWIFT
http://www.randi.org/jr/080505potential.html#16
Dr. Douglas Biklen is the genius behind “facilitated communication,” the claptrap idea that has some scientists convinced that severely autistic children are actually geniuses who write poetry and have intellectual abilities far beyond what we ordinary mortals can ever suspect. This bizarre process consists of a “facilitator” holding the typing hand of a child, and “guiding” it on the keyboard of a special machine.....
Now this incredible news: Syracuse University has named Douglas Biklen as dean of their School of Education! He was formerly a professor in the school’s Cultural Foundations and Teaching and Leadership programs, and assumed his new position as dean on Aug. 1....
“This ability to appoint Doug Biklen to the deanship of the School of Education is an exquisite opportunity,” says Vice Chancellor and Provost Deborah A. Freund. “Doug brings international renown for his scholarship, and his passion for the school is truly inspiring. Under his leadership, the possibilities for the school will be limitless.
Watch out LA-----they are coming for you.
From the UCLA Daily Bruin
http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=36947
University of California officials and those involved in the search for the next chief executive of UCLA have not confirmed or denied a report that Deborah Freund, provost at Syracuse University, is the sole remaining candidate to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale.
From the August 5, 2005 SWIFT
http://www.randi.org/jr/080505potential.html#16
Dr. Douglas Biklen is the genius behind “facilitated communication,” the claptrap idea that has some scientists convinced that severely autistic children are actually geniuses who write poetry and have intellectual abilities far beyond what we ordinary mortals can ever suspect. This bizarre process consists of a “facilitator” holding the typing hand of a child, and “guiding” it on the keyboard of a special machine.....
Now this incredible news: Syracuse University has named Douglas Biklen as dean of their School of Education! He was formerly a professor in the school’s Cultural Foundations and Teaching and Leadership programs, and assumed his new position as dean on Aug. 1....
“This ability to appoint Doug Biklen to the deanship of the School of Education is an exquisite opportunity,” says Vice Chancellor and Provost Deborah A. Freund. “Doug brings international renown for his scholarship, and his passion for the school is truly inspiring. Under his leadership, the possibilities for the school will be limitless.
Watch out LA-----they are coming for you.