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Kantis Simmons shares with Fathers (on the first day of school) their true purpose. In this video, he shares the specifics of what Fathers can do to help their children achieve total academic success. www.KantisSimmons.com

Convocation marks the start of the academic year and welcomes incoming students to the scholarly world of the university. The event is festive and resonates with the centuries-old tradition of inducting scholars into the community of the academy. This year s convocation speaker is Steven Pinker, cognitive scientist and the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. The UO Channel is pleased to present Steven Pinker s keynote speech, with an introduction by UO President Dave Frohnmayer. Share This

Author: oriolhernan Added: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:53:38 -0800 Duration: 250Edwin Lord Weeks (1849 1903), American artist, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1849. He was a pupil of Lon Bonnat and of Jean-Lon Grme, at Paris. He made many voyages to the East, and was distinguished as a painter of oriental scenes. More paintings & information: http://www.allpaintings.org/v/Academic+Art/Edwin+Lord+Weeks/

This episode features David Frohnmayer, President of the University of Oregon. David Frohnmayer talks about various subjects including his resignation at the end of the 2008-09 academic school year, plans for the upcoming year, higher education at the global level, and thoughts about the new president. Humanities Center Director Barbara Altmann interviews faculty, staff, and visiting lecturers about their research and interests for a 30 minute show that gives an inside look at the University of Oregon. Share This

Author: Turnhere Added: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:53:28 -0800 Duration: 209Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authorsand born vaudevilliansThomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPRs Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . . is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to readand finally, it all makes sense!

Author: MultiVu Added: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:53:25 -0800 Duration: 84Mark W. Huddleston took a unique approach to his installation as the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire, choosing to highlight the university's efforts around sustainability and resourcefulness. Out-of-town dignitaries were encouraged not to attend and the installation ceremony was rolled into the larger, annual celebration of University Day to reduce the event's carbon footprint and save money. To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/unh/35050/

Author: oriolhernan Added: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:53:18 -0800 Duration: 418Jean-Lon Grme (May 11, 1824 -- January 10, 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. More information at allpaintings.org/v/Academic+Art/Jean-Leon+Gerome/

Music scholar Richard Taruskin talked about his controversial views on censoring musical performances that contain anti-Semitic or other offensive sentiments during the 2008 Kritikos lectures in Eugene and Portland. During his UO visit, Taruskin led a graduate seminar and met with a group of undergraduate students from the Living Learning Center residence hall. He also met with Oregon Bach Festival organizers to discuss the controversial text of St. John Passion, which includes anti-Semitic language. Taruskin is a specialist in several fields of music history. He is the author of the Oxford History of Western Music and six other books. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and The New Republic and has won numerous awards for his scholarship. Share This

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On this episode of ID The Future, CSC’s Casey Luskin continues an interview with Rodney LeVake, the plaintiff in the Academic Freedom court case LeVake vs. Independent School District #656. LeVake, a former high school biology teacher, informally expressed doubts about evolution to a colleague who then reported him to the principal. LeVake ended up losing his biology position, not because he taught creationism or intelligent design, but because he committed a thought crime by doubting Darwinism. Listen as LeVake continues his story, explaining the law suit and what happened afterwards.

Author: PalisadeCorp Added: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:55:12 -0800 Duration: 76Wayne Winston discusses @RISK, ( http://www.palisade.com/risk/ )the world's leading risk analysis software using Monte Carlo simulation ( http://www.palisade.com/risk/monte_carlo_simulation.asp )tool for Excel from Palisade Corporation ( http://www.palisade.com/ ). Wayne Winston(Ph.D., Yale University)( http://www.kelley.indiana.edu/facultyglobal/FacultyProfil... )is a Professor of Decision Sciences at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington. He has constantly been recognized for excellence in business education, including being named best MBA teacher on four occasions. Dr. Winston has written several books, including Operations Research and Simulation Modeling Using @RISK ( http://www.palisade.com/books/financial_models.asp ).

Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Student Affairs @ Tennessee State University, with TMartin, Part 4 Author: DrJHaney Keywords: Students TSU Administration Faculty HBC Sports Academic Business Agriculture Arts Science Engineering Education Added: September 11, 2008

Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Student Affairs @ Tennessee State University, with TMartin, Part Author: DrJHaney Keywords: Students TSU Administration Faculty HBC Sports Academic Business Agriculture Arts Science Engineering Education Added: September 11, 2008

Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Student Affairs @ Tennessee State University, with TMartin, Part 2 Author: DrJHaney Keywords: Students TSU Administration Faculty HBC Sports Academic Business Agriculture Arts Science Engineering Education Added: September 11, 2008

Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*Student Affairs @ Tennessee State University, with TMartin, Part 1 Author: DrJHaney Keywords: Students TSU Administration Faculty HBC Sports Academic Business Agriculture Arts Science Engineering Education Added: September 11, 2008

On this episode of ID The Future, CSC’s Casey Luskin interviews Rodney LeVake, the plaintiff in the Academic Freedom court case LeVake vs. Independent School District #656. LeVake, a former high school biology teacher, informally expressed doubts about evolution to a colleague who then reported him to the principal. LeVake ended up losing his biology position, not because he taught creationism or intelligent design, but merely because he expressed reservations about evolution to a colleague. Listen as he tells his story of clear academic persecution.

Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . . is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense! Author: BookVideosTV Keywords: academic books humor jokes penguin philosophy plato platypus turnhere videos Added: September 9, 2008

Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors and born vaudevillians Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . . is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read and finally, it all makes sense!

Emile Munier (June 2, 1840 - June 29, 1895) was a French academic artist and student of William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Music: Yann Tiersen - Le Matin More information at www.allpaintings.org/v/Academic+Art/Emile+Munier/

Community Conversations is an academic program that is one of the Living Learning Initiatives of University Housing in partnership with the Clark Honors College, the Oregon Humanities Center, and Undergraduate Studies. The goal of Community Conversations is to stimulate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, contrarian debate, and articulate discourse among the 3,300+ residential students at the University of Oregon. Share This

Community Conversations is an academic program that is one of the Living Learning Initiatives of University Housing in partnership with the Clark Honors College, the Oregon Humanities Center, and Undergraduate Studies. The goal of Community Conversations is to stimulate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, contrarian debate, and articulate discourse among the 3,300+ residential students at the University of Oregon. Share This

Community Conversations is an academic program that is one of the Living Learning Initiatives of University Housing in partnership with the Clark Honors College, the Oregon Humanities Center, and Undergraduate Studies. The goal of Community Conversations is to stimulate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, contrarian debate, and articulate discourse among the 3,300+ residential students at the University of Oregon. Speakers: Dr. Naomi Zack, Dr. Kathy Cashman, Dr. Dean Walton, Andre LeDuc Share This

Community Conversations is an academic program that is one of the Living Learning Initiatives of University Housing in partnership with the Clark Honors College, the Oregon Humanities Center, and Undergraduate Studies. The goal of Community Conversations is to stimulate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, contrarian debate, and articulate discourse among the 3,300+ residential students at the University of Oregon. Speakers: Don Latarski, Michael Denny, Dave Larsen Share This

Community Conversations is an academic program that is one of the Living Learning Initiatives of University Housing in partnership with the Clark Honors College, the Oregon Humanities Center, and Undergraduate Studies. The goal of Community Conversations is to stimulate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, contrarian debate, and articulate discourse among the 3,300+ residential students at the University of Oregon. Speakers: Joe Henderson, Janet Heinonen, Laura Coll, Brad Hudson Share This

The UO held an international conference on The Promise of Reason to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the influential book The New Rhetoric by Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca. In this banquet address delivered on May 17, 2008, “Chaim Perelman: A Life Well-Lived,” Perelman’s daughter Noemi Mattis offers an oral history describing Perelman’s life and experiences in the Belgian underground during WWII, his work with Olbrechts-Tyteca, and how these influenced his philosophy of argumentation. Share This

The UO held an international conference on The Promise of Reason to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the influential book The New Rhetoric by Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca. In this opening plenary session held on May 17, 2008, UO Philosophy Professor Scott Pratt reflects on Perelman’s “First Philosophy and Regressive Philosophies,” and UO English Professor and UNESCO Chair Steven Shankman speaks on “Creating a Culture of Dialogue and Peace.” Share This

The UO held an international conference on The Promise of Reason to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the influential book The New Rhetoric by Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca. In this plenary session held on May 18, 2008, Barbara Warnick (University of Pittsburgh) speaks on “Empiricism, Securement, and The New Rhetoric,” and Christopher W. Tindale (University of Windsor) speaks on “Ways of Being Reasonable: Perelman and the Philosophers.” They are introduced by UO Philosophy Professor John Lysaker. Share This

The UO held an international conference on The Promise of Reason to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the influential book The New Rhetoric by Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyteca. In this plenary session held on May 19, 2008, Jeanne Fahnestock (University of Maryland) gives a paper entitled “No Neutral Choices: The Art of Style in The New Rhetoric,” and Francis J. Mootz III (Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law) speaks on “Perelman’s Theory of Argumentation and Natural Law.” Introductions are by David Zarefsky (Northwestern University). Share This