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The Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship is a
scholarship for post-graduate philosophy students at
The Queen's College, Oxford, with preference given to students of
Iranian citizenship or heritage. It was established in 2009 following the
death of Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iranian philosophy student, in the
street protests that followed the disputed
Iranian presidential election in 2009. The college received offers from two anonymous donors to establish a scholarship, followed by many individual donations from former students of Queen's and others to reach its £70,000 target to establish the scholarship on a permanent basis. The first recipient of the scholarship was Arianne Shahvisi, a philosophy student of Iranian descent, who described the award as "a great honour".
The establishment of the scholarship led to criticism from the Iranian government: the Iranian embassy in London told the college that the university was involved in a "politically motivated campaign ... in sharp contrast with its academic objectives". In response, The Times praised the scholarship in an
editorial, saying that the establishment of the scholarship was indeed politically motivated, "and admirably so", given the government's reaction to her death and continuing problems in Iran. One British–Iranian student, Leyla Ferani, has said that the scholarship could be Agha-Soltan's "most important legacy". The college has denied that it took a political decision in establishing the scholarship, stating that it aims to attract and support the best students, and arguing that refusal of the donations would itself have been a political act. Anonymous British diplomatic sources were reported as saying that the creation of the scholarship had put "another nail into the coffin" of relations between Britain and Iran. (Full article...)
In 1852, Maguire was appointed
president of Georgetown University. His tenure is regarded as successful; new buildings were erected, the number of students increased, and
the preparatory division was partially separated from
Georgetown College. Upon the end of his presidency in 1858, he engaged in
pastoral and
missionary work in
Washington, D.C., Maryland, and
Virginia, and developed a reputation as a skilled
preacher. In the aftermath of the
American Civil War, which devastated the university, Maguire again became president of Georgetown in 1866. The long-planned
Georgetown Law School was established at the end of his presidency. His term ended in 1870, and he returned to missionary work, traveling throughout the country. He died in
Philadelphia in 1886. (Full article...)
... that for all of his years in college, future NFL
running backChet Winters had little chance to
rush the ball due to a different player taking priority every year?
... that Tashy Bohm held the American public high school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years?
... that beginning in 1763,
Columbia University students were required to wear their academic regalia daily in order to steer them away from New York City brothels?
... that Major League Baseball player Wade Meckler was 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 metres) tall and weighed 75 pounds (34 kilograms) when he was a high-school freshman?
... that students participating in the 1968–69 Japanese university protests were known for ruthlessly interrogating and verbally abusing professors, sometimes for days on end?
Image 40Albert Bettannier's 1887 painting La Tache noire depicts a child being taught about the "lost" province of
Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the
Franco-Prussian War – an example of how European schools were often used in order to inoculate
Nationalism in their pupils. (from School)
Image 55A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 56To curtail violence, some schools have added
CCTVsurveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with
gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 57Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
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In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education.
Kindergarten or
preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University,
vocational school,
college or
seminary may be available after secondary school. A school may be dedicated to one particular field, such as a school of economics or dance.
Alternative schools may provide nontraditional curriculum and methods. (Full article...)
Entries here consist of
Good and
Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards.
The Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship is a
scholarship for post-graduate philosophy students at
The Queen's College, Oxford, with preference given to students of
Iranian citizenship or heritage. It was established in 2009 following the
death of Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iranian philosophy student, in the
street protests that followed the disputed
Iranian presidential election in 2009. The college received offers from two anonymous donors to establish a scholarship, followed by many individual donations from former students of Queen's and others to reach its £70,000 target to establish the scholarship on a permanent basis. The first recipient of the scholarship was Arianne Shahvisi, a philosophy student of Iranian descent, who described the award as "a great honour".
The establishment of the scholarship led to criticism from the Iranian government: the Iranian embassy in London told the college that the university was involved in a "politically motivated campaign ... in sharp contrast with its academic objectives". In response, The Times praised the scholarship in an
editorial, saying that the establishment of the scholarship was indeed politically motivated, "and admirably so", given the government's reaction to her death and continuing problems in Iran. One British–Iranian student, Leyla Ferani, has said that the scholarship could be Agha-Soltan's "most important legacy". The college has denied that it took a political decision in establishing the scholarship, stating that it aims to attract and support the best students, and arguing that refusal of the donations would itself have been a political act. Anonymous British diplomatic sources were reported as saying that the creation of the scholarship had put "another nail into the coffin" of relations between Britain and Iran. (Full article...)
In 1852, Maguire was appointed
president of Georgetown University. His tenure is regarded as successful; new buildings were erected, the number of students increased, and
the preparatory division was partially separated from
Georgetown College. Upon the end of his presidency in 1858, he engaged in
pastoral and
missionary work in
Washington, D.C., Maryland, and
Virginia, and developed a reputation as a skilled
preacher. In the aftermath of the
American Civil War, which devastated the university, Maguire again became president of Georgetown in 1866. The long-planned
Georgetown Law School was established at the end of his presidency. His term ended in 1870, and he returned to missionary work, traveling throughout the country. He died in
Philadelphia in 1886. (Full article...)
... that for all of his years in college, future NFL
running backChet Winters had little chance to
rush the ball due to a different player taking priority every year?
... that Tashy Bohm held the American public high school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years?
... that beginning in 1763,
Columbia University students were required to wear their academic regalia daily in order to steer them away from New York City brothels?
... that Major League Baseball player Wade Meckler was 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 metres) tall and weighed 75 pounds (34 kilograms) when he was a high-school freshman?
... that students participating in the 1968–69 Japanese university protests were known for ruthlessly interrogating and verbally abusing professors, sometimes for days on end?
Image 40Albert Bettannier's 1887 painting La Tache noire depicts a child being taught about the "lost" province of
Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the
Franco-Prussian War – an example of how European schools were often used in order to inoculate
Nationalism in their pupils. (from School)
Image 55A school entrance building in Australia (from School)
Image 56To curtail violence, some schools have added
CCTVsurveillance cameras. This is especially common in schools with
gang activity or violence. (from School)
Image 57Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China (from Vocational school)
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