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Porter, the 20th professor to hold the post since its inception in 1936, is now certified to teach in any of Harvard's nine schools. He is the fourth professor from Harvard Business School (HBS) to earn the honor...
Though Porter "has no current plans" to teach an undergraduate class, he says he wouldn't rule...
Schor said she will be appointed to Boston College's sociology department and will teach in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program entitled "Social Economy and Social Justice...
Here lies one of the more counterintuitive developments of the standardized-testing movement: Though some critics complain that teachers are forced to dumb down their lessons and "teach to the test," some schools are offering more challenging course work as a way of engaging students. In the past three years, scores of elementary schools in high-stakes testing states such as Texas, Virginia and Massachusetts have added Latin programs. Says Allen Griffith, a member of the Fairfax City school board: "If we're trying to improve English skills, teaching Latin is an awfully effective, proved method...
...Sperber took this semester off, and only after Knight's firing did he consider a return. "I felt silenced, and I missed teaching," he says. After 29 years at I.U., he'll teach two "stealth courses," as he calls them. Students won't know in advance that their teacher is the anti-Knight. "Murray's a good guy and a great teacher," says student Heather Dinich, 21, who welcomes his return...