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3 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Fringe review: 'Ses-qui-cen-ten-ni-al'

Join Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Washington College in Lexington, VA in May, 1870 as he remembers his early life, the Civil War, and his relationship with General Grant.

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Related Topix: Orlando, FL, United States Military Academy, Entertainment

8 hrs ago | Martinsburg Journal

Community Foundation hands out scholarships

The perspective of a donor is deeply personal, Susan Hawkens Whalton told her audience Wednesday evening at the 18th annual Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation reception honoring donors and scholarship recipients.

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Related Topix: Rachel, WV, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), United States Air Force Academy

Thu May 16, 2013

TwinCities

Ruben Rosario: Justice achieved in Guatemala, thanks to the Minnesota Protocol

The testimony from scores of witnesses and survivors at the recent trial of former Guatemalan military dictator Efrain Rios Montt was no doubt gripping and emotionally gut-wrenching. Infants tossed into flaming homes.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Activism, Anthropology, Science, American University

Wed May 15, 2013

The Elizabethton Star

Washington College wins big in Babe Ruth

Smacking a combined 28 hits in two games, the Washington College-sponsored squad from Jonesborough swept a pair of games on Tuesday evening at Elizabethton High School in National Babe Ruth play.

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Related Topix: Jonesborough, TN

Tue May 14, 2013

The Baltimore Sun

Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced

As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Kent County, MD, Northwestern University

Mon May 13, 2013

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Md. college to award $61K undergrad literary prize

Maryland's Washington College is preparing to announce the winner of the nation's largest literary prize for undergraduate college students.

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Related Topix: Perry Hall, MD

Seattle Times

Video: UW Education's Tom Stritikus says guiding teachers is key

University of Washington College of Education Dean Tom Stritiku s says being raised by Greek immigrant parents inspired him to approach learning as a powerful tool to improve lives.

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Related Topix: University of Washington, Opinion

Fri May 10, 2013

Patch.com

Former SPHS Softball Standout Named All-Conference

A former Severna Park High School softball standout is wrapping up a stellar freshman season at Washington College .

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Related Topix: Severna Park, MD

Tue May 07, 2013

WBOC-TV Salisbury

Soccer Player One of Five Finalists for $61,000 Sophie Kerr Prize

CHESTERTOWN , Md.- Washington College senior men's soccer player Tim Marcin might graduate from the school $61,000 richer.

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Related Topix: Wilmington, DE, Libraries

Mon May 06, 2013

PSFK

Online Summer School Launches For K-12 Teachers

The MOOC or massive open online course movement isn't slowing down any time soon and one of the major players in the movement has just made the first step into the K-12 market.

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Related Topix: University of Washington, University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University, UC Irvine

Fri May 03, 2013

The New York Times

Q. & A. With David Axelrod

Two years after leaving the White House, David Axelrod continues to advise President Obama, even as he begins work on his memoir and oversees a new Institute of Politics at his alma mater, the University of Chicago.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, University of Chicago, Chestertown, MD, Barack Obama, Gay/Lesbian

Thu May 02, 2013

Courier News

Central Jersey community news

The cantonment was the site of the Continental Artillery's 1778-79 winter quarters and America's first military training academy.

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Related Topix: Bedminster, NJ, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science, Hillsborough, NJ

Wed May 01, 2013

New Jersey Jewish News

Homecoming for early childhood director NEW

It's obvious that Michael Reisman likes being around kids when, guitar in hand, he entered a classroom at the Sharon & Stephen Seidman Early Childhood Center at the West Orange JCC, a beneficiary agency of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, on a recent Thursday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, West Orange, NJ, Rutgers University, University of Washington

Tue Apr 30, 2013

CBS Local

Haverford's Bergjans A Dominant Force In Centennial Conference

You would be hard-pressed to find a pitcher having a more dominant season in local college baseball than Division III right-hander Tommy Bergjans.

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Related Topix: Manhattan Beach, CA

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

McCallie's Condrey Is Washington College Book Award Winner

Daniel received a copy of Maya Jasanoff's "Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World." Her book, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner, provides accounts of Americans who remained loyal to the British after the Revolutionary War and fled the United States.

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Related Topix: Bryan College

Sun Apr 21, 2013

WBOC-TV Salisbury

Washington College Sailing Closes Out Season with 12th-Place Finish at Admiral's Cup

The Washington College sailing team completed its 2012-13 season Saturday with a 12th-place finish out of 15 teams at the Admiral's Cup, hosted by the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

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Related Topix: United States Merchant Marine Academy, Annapolis, MD, Severna Park, MD

Thu Apr 18, 2013

Examiner.com

The (in)justice of mental health in prison

Three returning citizens spoke out Wednesday on the issue of mental health ills inside America's prisons.

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Related Topix: Prison, American University, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Washington DC