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Frieze Lecture: The longest address in history
Dr. Meg Kunde, assistant professor of communication studies, lectures on the 175th anniversary of the longest address in history by William Henry Harrison, which clocked in at a marathon 8,443 words.
Dr. Roald Tweet: How Rock Island began
Dr. Roald Tweet takes his audience back to "1841, the Year That Rock Island Began." That's theme of this year's Frieze Lecture Series, a 19-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网.
Applicants may self-report scores
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Reading, writing and more reading: Getting a Ph.D. in English
In top English Ph.D. programs, 2011 graduates Chris and Kim Hedlin follow their dreams and their role models.
uedbet体育官网 welcomes new faculty
This fall, uedbet体育官网 welcomed new faculty in music, business, math and computer science, history, public health, political science, sociology, biology, Scandinavian studies, communication studies, theatre arts, religion and Japanese.
Interns: Summer in the Cities
From cyber security to food banks and seed banks, local internships highlight opportunities for many majors.
Frieze Lectures: The Year That Rock Island Began
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Children's show, 'Just A Dream: The Green Play' this weekend
uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 will present a play for children: "Just A Dream: The Green Play," based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, in the Brunner Theatre Center. Van Allsburg is best known for "Jumanji" and "The Polar Express."
After tough trek to Disney, grad helps make magic
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Residential program focuses on student experience
Beginning in the fall of 2016 uedbet体育官网's residential life program began to focus on the student experience from year to year. The new model includes ties to courses and activities outside of class.
Basketball Top 10
Top 10 reasons that home games of the men's basketball team are the best.
King celebration
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson was the keynote speaker at this year's annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at uedbet体育官网's Centennial Hall. The Power of One event also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Juveniles in Justice
The Figge Art Museum is partnering with uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 to present "Girls in Justice" and "Juvenile in Justice," a nationally acclaimed project by photographer Richard Ross. "Juvenile in Justice" will be at uedbet体育官网's Teaching Museum of Art beginning March 9.
'A Green River' triumphs at college festival
uedbet体育官网's production of "A Green River" got a standing ovation at the Kennedy Center's regional college theater festival, but students will have to wait until March to see if they will be invited to the national festival.
Symposium Day–Social Justice
uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网's 2015 winter-term Symposium Day on the theme of Social Justice will be on Tuesday, January 20. Faculty, guest speakers and students will discuss race, sexual violence, social awareness and reconciliation.
