Taipei, Jan. 30 (CNA) The full lineup of Premier-designate Chen Chien-jen's (陳建仁) new Cabinet was unveiled Monday, with academics and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) apparatchiks among those appointed to deputy ministerial positions.
POTSDAM — Clarkson University Distinguished Research Professor in Hydraulic Engineering Hung Tao Shen has been named professor emeritus for 46 years of exemplary service to the University. Formal recognition will
Should high-school graduates bypass university if they are not academically oriented? The idea was suggested in these pages in an op-ed on Tuesday (“Consider pursuing a degree with discretion,” page 8). The author, high-school teacher Lin Cheng-wu (林政武), said that for many students, “vocational education might suit them far better than a college degree.”
I relate to that sentiment. I shunned university after I realized in my late teens that I did not have such a scholarly mind. I was a straight-A student in arts courses such as drama, creative writing and photography, but the only academic subject I excelled in
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