The write stuff

The questions pour in from people of all ages and occupations, as near as Tower B or as far away as Peru. What they have in common is a desire to master the challenges of written English.[more]

5 questions for ... Dr. Jane Halpern

Physician is part of TU's pandemic-preparedness team

With the possibility of an avian-flu outbreak looming larger than ever, TU administrators are taking a variety of steps to protect the health and safety of the campus community in the event of a pandemic. [more]

So they said ...

"Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not just restricted to the arts. Every scientist that I have met who has been a success has had to imagine."

Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, 1952-

Lovely lieder

TU's five-octave Viennese fortepiano to debut at concert

Who? Phillip Collister, baritone, and Eva Mengelkoch, piano

What? An Evening with Lieder for Voice and Fortepiano
When? Friday, November 10, at 8:15 p.m.

Where? Center for the Arts Recital Hall

Why? Celebrate the addition of a five-octave Viennese fortepiano to the Department of Music's instrument collection with this program of early German art song performed by two members of the faculty.

How? Tickets are $13 general; $7 for seniors and $5 for students.

For ticket charges and additional information, call x42787.

TU in the news

University System of Maryland to Expand

Hagerstown Herald-Mail, November 2

TU will join other USM institutions at Hagerstown, Md., in 2007 when it offers bachelor's and master's programs in nursing. Reporter Karen Hanna noted that the new USM campus is growing rapidly, with 400 students now enrolled. " We want to make sure the programs we're bringing here have job growth potential," said Executive Director C. David Warner III. He added that the number of participating universities is likely to rise again in 2008.

Tests still in play for admission

Baltimore Messenger, November 1

Reporters Mohammed Mansour and Adam Bednar spoke to several area administrators about recent decisions by some colleges to make SAT scores optional on applications. Among those interviewed was Louise Shulack, TU's admissions director, who said the SAT "Is becoming less emphasized in college admissions. Citing a more diverse population, she added, " I'm not sure the SAT maintains the same validity that it did 30 or 40 years ago."

What he's trying to say

The New York Times Magazine, October 29

In his profile of White House press secretary Tony Snow, Ben Wallace-Wells spotted an academic in the White House press room: Martha Joynt Kumar, Department of Political Science. Kumar said the press secretary's job changed in 1995, when Mike McCurry decided to televise the daily briefing in its entirety, giving the White House a daily platform to promote its message. She said Snow is taking greater advantage of this than his predecessors.