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New duties, new jobs at DHE

June 11th, 2011

The Colorado Commission on Higher Education Friday got an update on some changes in senior management at the Department of Higher Education.

During the half-hour conference call meeting, Deputy Executive Director Matt Gianneschi told commissioners that Chief Academic Officer Cheryl Lovell will be leaving the department July 1. Before joining the department Lovell was a professor at the University of Denver. She’s been significantly involved in working with the Department of Education on implementation of the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids law.

Inta Morris, assistant director of interdepartmental affairs, is becoming senior director for grants and special projects, and Special Assistant Kim Poast is becoming associate deputy director for access and student services. Morris was acting department director after David Skaggs left the top job in mid-2009. P

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WA East-West All-Star H.S. Football Rosters

June 9th, 2011

Since the inception of this blog, High School Cover 2 has covered the 3A/4A, East-West All-Star game held each summer Weve given you practice reports, coach and player interviews and game summaries as well as a feeling for the atmosphere The game was easy for us to cover because, for the last several years, the game was played on the west side of the state at Memorial Stadium in Everett, an easy commute for both of us There is, as football fans know, a second All-Star game for players from smaller schools, 2A and lower, but it was always played on the east side at the same time as the 3A-4A game making it impossible for us to report on This year things are different The 3A/4A game is being played in Cheney, at Eastern Washington University, on the evening of July 1 The 2A and lower game will be, as it has been for a while, in Yakima on June 25 This has presented us with both an opportunity and a small dilemma; should we continue to cover only the 3A/4A game or maybe this is the year that we tell you a little more about the other All-Star game Finally, is there any way that we could report on both games?

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Authors, Editors, and Librarians on Turning a Dissertation into a Book

June 1st, 2011

It has been a big week for the American Association of University Presses. It launched a redesigned website and the annual meeting began today with a keynote address from Wire creator, David Simon. (For those unable to attend the meeting in Baltimore, you can follow it virtually on .)

While the meetings program reflects the innovative ways university presses are adapting to a quickly changing publishing environment, some things remain constant. More specifically, university presses are still committed to publishing exciting books by first-time authors. However, what does this process look like for the somewhat anxious author, eager to get published and improve their chances for tenure. In a recent article in From Dissertation to Book published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Leonard Cassuto, author of Hard-Boiled Sentimentality: The Secret History of American Crime Stories, polled a variety of university press editors on issues ranging from how many chapters from the book should an author publish in journals prior to the books publication to whether or not to keep the same title for the book as the dissertation.

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5 Great College Scholarships for the Writer in You

June 1st, 2011

Do you have a love for the written word? We get it. What we also know is that there are many great college scholarships out there that are perfect for those with a knack for writing. We’ve rounded up a few we think you’ll love!

Great Essay Scholarships

If writing is your thing, then applying for scholarships may actually be fun! While there are loads of unusual college scholarships out there, for the most part, the majority of scholarships still involve an essay. Here’s 5 college scholarships that might be your way of making any school the most affordable college!

The Ronald Reagan Essay Contest Any Minnesota students out there? Whether you attend a public or private high school or are a homeschooled student, this essay is for you! Each year, you will have a different question to answer in no more than 1200 words. Yes, that is double-spaced. The first place winner snags $5,000 bucks. There are 3 places and 3  runner-up awards.

The American Justice Essay Scholarship – Sharpen those writing skills! Washingt

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