June 27, 2008
PROFILES@EARLHAM - ANDREA SEABROOK '96: CONSIDERED OPINION
(Length - 7:06) -- The weekend anchor of NPR's All Things Considered, Andrea Seabrook '96, took a few moments to speak with Earlhamite Editor Jonathan Graham on a recent trip back to Richmond. Seabrook was here covering the Indiana Primary Election for NPR News and was intrigued by some of the opinions she uncovered. She also weighs in on how her anchor job differs from that of a reporter.
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June 23, 2008
CLEANLINESS A FACTOR IN STUDENT LEARNING SAYS NEW SURVEY
According to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, a recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study was conducted through the Center for Facilities Research (CFaR) at APPA – the association promoting leadership in educational facilities – and co-sponsored ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association. The researchers on the project were Jeffery L. Campbell, Ph.D., chair of the Facilities Management Program at Brigham Young University and Alan S. Bigger, APPA’s president and director of facilities at Earlham College.
June 10, 2008
COLIN HAYWOOD '08 RECEIVES FULBRIGHT FOR JAPANESE TRANSLATION PROJECT
A Fulbright Scholarship will allow Colin Haywood ’08 the opportunity to contribute Japanese literature to the English-speaking world. During the yearlong project, Haywood hopes to translate Higuchi Ichiyo’s poetry. Eventually he plans to translate the author’s complete works.