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Shakespeares Globe has announced that Professor Farah Karim-Cooper and Lucy Cuthbertson have been confirmed as Co-Directors of Education, leading the largest education department in a theatre in the country. Lucy and Farah were joint interim leaders throughout the Globes year of closure, creating over 600 events and courses, and supporting the nations sudden critical need for quality home learning. Farah and Lucy take on the position after Patrick Spotiswoode, who served as the Director and Fou...

Villanova School of Business Professor Jonathan Doh Elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Management VILLANOVA, Pa.—Villanova School of Business (VSB) professor Jonathan Doh, PhD, has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Management (AOM)—the largest and most prestigious professional organization of management scholars globally. Election as an AOM Fellow is a permanent designation and honors a select group of scholars who have made significant contributions to the science and practice ...

CUFF 2021 Reviews: Films featuring puppets — Frank & Zed and The Old Man Movie Panel: Puppetry in (Stop)Motion In a live-stream, the filmmakers behind Calgary Underground Film Festival’s 2021 selections of Frank & Zed — an American flick hailing from Portland, Oregon — and The Old Man Movie — a selection from Estonia — sat down for a discussion of puppetry in their (stop)motion passion projects. Featured on the panel was moderator and puppeteer Xstine Cook, a Canadian filmmaker a...

PENDULUM BY DELE MOMODU Fellow Africans, please, permit me to make an open and audacious declaration today. No Professor of Business Management or Mass Communication could have published Ovation International successfully for the period of time that we have done. I apologise if it sounds immodest but that’s not my intention. It is a fact that’s solidly backed by 25 years of an epic journey and with the sight of many would be competitors sadly falling by the wayside within a short time of d...

A former Durham University student who made national news in a row over transphobia has received a letter of apology from Durham University’s Department of Philosophy.  Angelos Sofocleous claimed he had been subject to “harassment and bullying” by the department in the wake of the controversy, which had centred around a post he shared on Twitter in 2018. This initial complaint was not upheld, but upon review he was issued with a letter of apology regarding the handling of the complaint. ...

The Life and Works of the Greek Philosopher and Scientist Aristotle Author: Colorized bust of Aristotle. Of the man called Aristotle, few facts about his life have survived until modern times. What information we do have of this ancient Greek scholar comes from his writings and what others have written about him centuries later. His works that have filtered down to us from the ages are not polished and in final form; much of it reads like a professor’s lecture notes. However, in these often-c...

PILAC Series on Careers in Public International Law with Prof. Michael Schmitt SERIES ON CAREERS IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW WITH PROF. MICHAEL SCHMITT TIME AND DATE April 14, 2021 from noon to 1 PM Eastern on Zoom. This event is open only to current Harvard Law School students and staff. ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Professor Mike Schmitt is Professor of International ...

The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marches on Tverskaya street in 2017. Photo: Evgeny Feldman wikimedia.org As a result of anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny’s recent transformation into a significant factor in Russian politics, much attention has been given to his personal history. Delving into Navalny’s past has led many observers, however, to express doubts about the Russian opposition politician. A number of Navalny’s older, clearly nationalist statements are now frequ...

Samson, living too close to the edge By Tim Bartee - Your pastor speaks “Faster than a locomotive. More powerful than a speeding bullet. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the air! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman. Superman, a visitor from a strange planet endowed with powers and abilities beyond those of mortal men. Superman, disguised as Clark Kent, the mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet, wages a never ending battle for Truth, Justice and the A...

Alexei Navalny is a Russian nationalist but he may still be good news for Ukraine UkraineAlert by Andreas Umland Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears in court in Moscow on February 2, 2021. (Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via REUTERS) The failed poisoning and subsequent imprisonment of Alexei Navalny has catapulted the Russian anti-corruption activist to the top of the international agenda in recent months. This has served...