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Laura Diamond
Laura Diamond covers higher education issues for the AJC. She started with the AJC in 2004 and has covered the State Board of Education and multiple public school districts, including Gwinnett and Atlanta.
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Influential college rankings called inadequate
When U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Wednesday, students and parents will study the lists in an attempt to find the perfect school for them. Few realize the largest single component of the rankings comes from subjective surveys that ask presidents, other administrators and in some ...
Emory acquires photos capturing African-American life
Emory University acquired more than 10,000 photographs capturing African-American life from the 1840s through the 1970s, officials announced Thursday.The photos, collected by Robert Langmuir of Philadelphia, will be housed in Emory's Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. Randall Burkett, curator of the library's African American Collections, met Langmuir more the ...
John Legend will speak at UGA
John Legend, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, will speak and perform at the University of Georgia later this month.Legend, who is also a philanthropist, will talk about his efforts to promote equal access to quality education and his work with Teach for America, which enlists top college graduates to ...
Dali prints come to UGA
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will exhibit the 100 prints Salvador Dali designed to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s "Divine Comedy," officials announced Tuesday.The exhibit, which will run from April 10 through June 19, is part of a 10-city national tour.The Italian government commissioned the project in ...
Whoopi Goldberg to address SCAD grads
Whoopi Goldberg will address graduates from the Savannah College of Art and Design June 4, a college spokeswoman said Friday.The comedian and talk show host will first deliver the commencement address to graduates from the Savannah campus. Then she will travel to Atlanta and speak during the evening ceremony at ...
Salman Rushdie returns to Emory
Emory University has organized a series of free events as celebrated author Salman Rushdie returns to campus.Rushdie, who won the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel "Midnight's Children", has been a distinguished writer in residence at Emory since 2007. When on campus Rushdie teaches, advises students and participates in public ...
AIDS Memorial Quilt returns to Emory
Emory University will showcase a display of The AIDS Memorial Quilt today to mark Worlds AIDS Day.The panels will be displayed from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Circle.The showcase was moved indoors because of the cold weather.
Richard Gere, Alice Walker to participate in Dalai Lama events at Emory
The Dalai Lama, author Alice Walker and actor Richard Gere will discuss the relationship between spirituality and the arts during a lecture at Emory University, college officials announced Thursday.The Oct. 19 lecture, "The Creative Journey: Artists in Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Spirituality and Creativity," will tackle several questions, ...
Isabella Rossellini will speak at SCAD graduation
Acclaimed actress Isabella Rossellini will be the commencement speaker for the graduation ceremonies at the Savannah College of Art and Design.Rossellini will address graduates first at the SCAD campus in Savannah and then at the Atlanta campus in the afternoon, college officials announced Friday. Both ceremonies will be held May ...
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