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[)'!K1( 3)#$C!/%.,E( 2,&!E*E('#+2 Newspaper of Record: The Pittsburgh Courier- Measuring Poverty Is Topic of Astronomy and a former vice provost for graduate stud- c9::Le8(40(7,!C&!,!3( .1(=&%%K1(9:;:(a?([!,)E( Jan. 25 CRSP Lecture ies, honors outstanding teaching by graduate students P,'&1(25.#H(]&1%),E(-)/%0( The University of Pittsburgh Center on Race and in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. =,)A,.C8(4&55(D!(.&,!3()/( Social Problems (CRSP) launches its Reed Smith Spring The deadline for submissions is Feb. 1. Nomi- \kiGO@`(J!D?(98(9:;9?( 2012 Speaker Series Jan. 25 with a noon lecture nations may be submitted by Pitt faculty, teaching [)'!(0.1(4),H!3()/(C),!( by Kathleen Short, research economist with the U.S. assistants, and teaching fellows, as well as by graduate %0./(l:(.4.,3O4&//&/A( Census Bureau. and undergraduate students. To be eligible for the F.%&)/.5(4.,31(*),( take place in the School of Social Work Conference taught a class in any semester of the previous calendar Serengeti Diary( c;LNLe( Center on the 20th floor of the Cathedral of Learning. year, 2011. Winners will be notified on April 2. /(2-Realm of the Alligator- c;LNMe?(]!(!.,/!3(./(-J>( It is free and open to the public, and registration is not Nomination forms are available at http://asgso. 3!A,!!(&/(+5C(./3(%!5!'&4 required; lunch will be provided. For more information, pitt.edu/teachingAwardNomination.html. Questions 1&)/(*,)C(6.,/!A&!(-!55)/( call 412-624-7382. may be directed to Katherine Martin (kim20@pitt. W/&'!,1&%E? Short’s work with the Census Bureau made news edu) or Michael Lipschultz ([email protected]). last fall when the bureau released its first supplemental —Baindu Saidu About Pitt’s K. Leroy poverty measure, which took into account the impact Irvis Black History of many forms of noncash public assistance, such as Pitt Ranked a Best Value in Month Program food stamps, housing subsidies, and energy assistance. Public Higher Education =&%%(D!A./(&%1(.//$.5( Under the new measure, the poverty threshold for a The University of Pittsburgh ranks as the top 25.#H(]&1%),E(-)/%0(7,)4 family with two adults and two children in 2010 was value in Pennsylvania for in-state students, the nation’s A,.C(&/(9::b(4&%0(%0!( 4),53(7,!C&!,!()*(%0!( $24,343, more than $2,000 higher than the official 15th-best value for out-of-state students, and the 3)#$C!/%.,E( K. Leroy threshold of $22,113. country’s 29th-best value for in-state students in The Irvis: The Lion of Penn- After earning a PhD in economics from the Kiplinger 100: Best Values in Public Colleges, 2011-12, sylvania-/(2-&+(/5+2-#%+-
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Blake Kiplinger’s, which has been producing its Best /(2-$1*#1&/*-$+(#+&-'(-J+&&'(-=F+(1+C- 5!A&15.%&'!(5!.3!,(./3(=&%%(.5$C/$1(c[>\( Values in Public Colleges rankings since 1998, has .51)(&/(%0!(]&55(G&1%,%8(./3(-)15!EK1(Three KYbe(./3(%,$1%!!?(P,'&18(40)(&/(;LQQ(D!#.C!( Poets Wayne Koestenbaum, called the top 100 institutions in its listing “four-year Rivers Bench8(#.,'!3(&/(D5.#H(4.5/$%8(&1()/( %0!(+,1%(>*,./(>C!,./(17!.H!,()*(%0!( %0!( 1!#)/3( h)),( )*( =&%%1D$,A0K1( G.'&3( [?( ])$1!()*(_!7,!1!/%.%&'!1(&/(=!//1E5'./&.( Myung Mi Kim to Give Reading institutions that deliver a stellar education at an afford- [.4,!/#!(6)/'!/%&)/(6!/%!,? ./3(%0!(+,1%(25.#H(17!.H!,()*(./E(1%.%!(0)$1!( Jan. 26 able price.” [email protected](-)15!E(#.,'!18U(#)CC!/%1(>,C4 1&/#!(_!#)/1%,$#%&)/8(17)/1),!3(&/(;LMM(%0!( Noted poets Wayne Koestenbaum, Distinguished According to Kiplinger’s, its editors start with data 1%,)/A(&/(%0!(+5C?(T]!(%.H!1(.4.E(!"#!11( D&55(%0.%(C.3!(=&%%(.(1%.%!O,!5.%!3(&/1%&%$%&)/( Professor of English at The Graduate Center of the City from more than 500 public four-year schools and then ./38(5&H!(-!5./A!5)8(0!(,!'!.51?U )*(0&A0!,(!3$#.%&)/? University of New York, and Myung Mi Kim, professor narrow the list to about 120 schools “based on mea- >##),3&/A(%)(%0!(+5C8(-)15!E(+/31( of English at the University at Buffalo, State University sures of academic quality, including SAT or ACT scores, &/17&,.%&)/(*),(0&1(4),H1(&/(7)!%,E8(R.BB8( About Black History Month of New York, will read from their works as part of the admissions and retention rates, student-faculty ratios, /(2-2/()+C-/(2-%"3-/"3#")-+KD*'&/#"'(3-"(- 6.,%!,(C!,4 Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Academic quality carries more weight than costs.” This /(2-E&"+(28 ")/(-/1#%'&C-+21)/#'&C-/(2- T\!(10)4!3(%0.%(*),(@0.38(.,%(&1(C),!( 0&1%),&./S&/&%&.%!3(40.%(0!( The reading will be followed by a conversation year, Kiplinger’s states that it “revamped the rankings” %0./(1)C!%0&/A(0!(3)!1?(P%(&1(%0!(4.E(0!( #.55!3(TF!A,)(]&1%),E(\!!HU( about life, work, and literary friendship moderated by to give additional weight “to academic value, such as 5&'!1(0&1(5&*!8U(1.&3([)'!? &/(;L9M?(>%(%0!(0!.,%()*(%0!( poet Dawn Lundy Martin, assistant professor of English the percentage of students who return for sophomore >C)/A(-)15!EK1(0)/),1(.,!(%0!(;LLL( .//$.5(J!D,$.,E()D1!,'./#!8( in Pitt’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. year and the four-year graduation rate. Cost criteria <)'!,/),K1(>4.,3(*),(>,%&1%()*(%0!(Z!.,( 40(&/(;LQM(D!#.C!( The 2011-12 Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers include low sticker prices, abundant financial aid, and &/(=!//1E5'./&.(`&1$.5(>,%18(%0!(=6>( 25.#H(]&1%),E(-)/%08( Series season is sponsored by Pitt’s Writing Program low average debt at graduation.” 9:::(6$5%$,.5(>4.,38(./3(%0!(=6>( &1(0)/),&/A(>*,./( and The Book Center. “As states cut funding for higher education and I!,'!(%)(%0!(>,%1(>4.,3(./3( >C!,./1( 40)( A celebrated poet and cultural critic, Koesten- tuition continues to climb, the word ‘value’ becomes i"0&D&%&)/? 0.'!( 1%,$AA5!3( baum is the author of five books of poetry, five works more significant than ever,” says Jane Bennett Clark, 91DD'-E'&- Thaddeus / (2- / )% "+F+2- of criticism, a novel, and two mixed-genre works. 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