Education: New College to close doors for good Jun 21, 2008
New College of California to close doors for good ... When New College of California holds its graduation ceremonies Saturday, it will be the last for the 37-year-old school. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
John school unfair to sex trade, critic says Apr 15, 2008
Stephanie Adraktas, director of the Criminal Defender Clinic at the former New College of California, who along with students represented men arrested in stings connected to the First Offender Prostitute Program, said many of her clients were low-income earners with limited English skills. Adraktas said her clients had difficulty posting the $1,000 fee to attend the john school so that charges against them could be dropped. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender--Whatever Apr 15, 2008
At New College of California, in San Francisco (where else. signs on the bathroom doors attempt to explain a new policy of gender neutrality. (Human Events Online)
New College of California loses accreditation Feb 28, 2008
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Green MBAs aim to balance profit, planet Sep 24, 2007
The program Stayton directs was launched at Santa Rosa's New College of California North Bay in 2000 as an MA in the humanities department and transferred to Dominican last spring. It's one of a handful of such degrees; others include MBAs offered at the Presidio School of Management in San Francisco and the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington state. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Jefferson Award: Presented to Martha Martinez Sep 10, 2007
" Martinez moved to the Bay Area in 1984. She earned a teaching credential and master's degree in teaching from New College of California in San Francisco and has worked for Marin Day Preschool and the San Francisco Unified School District. She is raising two daughters, Nasya-Karina, 11, and Ana-Francis, 8, with the help of her mother, who lives with them. "Even Start has allowed me to serve a population that is very close to my heart," said Martinez. "It also has given me the opportunity to... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Embattled school's president resigns Aug 6, 2007
Saying his presence "created too much upheaval," New College of California President Martin Hamilton has resigned - one month after the San Francisco-based institution was threatened with loss of its accreditation ... To read the statement on the changes by the New College of California's Board of Trustees, go to. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Embattled San Francisco college's president resigns Aug 6, 2007
Martin Hamilton, president of New College of California, said his presence had "created too much upheaval" at the private San Francisco school, known for its emphasis on social activism and spirituality. He announced his resignation on the school's blog Friday. (Fresno Bee -- State)
NLRB faults Real Foods Aug 4, 2007
But the boarded-up facility became a flash point for the Noe Valley community, and neighborhood activist Peter Gabel, a law professor at New College of California, said Friday that the board's ruling provides "an opportunity for us to come together to support the progressive values of 24th Street.". He added, "We have tried to take a decisive stand in support of the workers and support the idea that in creating our own community farmer's market, we do it in the spirit of the community we stand... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Progressive New College in academic, fiscal mess Aug 1, 2007
" "Our team was only there for a day, but what they found during that day raised very serious concerns," said Ralph Wolff, president of the Senior College Commission of the Western Association of Schools ges. "There is a lot the college needs to do to demonstrate its integrity. " Wolff said a special investigation is extremely rare. Of 156 colleges covered by the association, only two are currently on probation: New College and San Diego Christian College. One of the key findings is that... (San Francisco Chronicle)
ZEN and the art of lawyering Jul 31, 2007
" Some wonder if the legal profession is too conflict-oriented by nature to adapt to any part of Zen doctrine. "The existing legal culture is based on an adversary system," said Peter Gabel, president of the New College of California School of Law, in San Francisco, and founder of the Project for Integrating Spirituality, Law and Politics. "But legal culture is very important in putting forward, to a society, what is a just world," Gabel said. "We need a legal process that can foster a sense of... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Montessori seeking new home Jul 2, 2007
She holds a bachelor's in humanities from the New College of California and also holds two Montessori teaching certificates. he most important thing the school develops in the child inner-motivation and the ability to make appropriate, responsible choices, Murphy said. (Lompoc Record, CA)
JEFFERSON AWARDPresented to Peggy Flynn May 28, 2007
" As a caregiver, Flynn has worked with more than 400 people ages 19 to 96. She earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from New College of California and a master's degree in the psychology and physiology of aging from Goddard College in Vermont. Although she is not a medical practitioner, she works with clients on such issues as medical powers of attorney and advance directives. "It's much more of a peer relationship," Flynn says. "A person needs both care providers and caregivers. Care... (San Francisco Chronicle)
AWC professor breaks down mystery, message of artifacts May 22, 2007
HER DEGREES: - Master's in Poetics from New College of California, San Francisco - Master's in Theology from Bethel Theological Seminary - Doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of California (specializing in World Literature, Literary Theory, Film, and German studies) SPOUSE: - Novelist Ken Kuhlken, Ernest Hemmingway Award finalist - Go to www. kenkuhlken. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
MORE MOTHER LODE GROCERS GOING GREEN Apr 4, 2007
Linda's daughter, Sarah Parriot, is studying for a master's degree in sustainable enterprise at San Francisco's New College of California. For a class project, Sarah conducted a solid waste audit of her parent's store last month, aiming to reduce waste and launch a comprehensive recycling program the first of its kind in the area. (The Union Democrat)
Green takes next step Mar 22, 2007
Currently Green is working toward his master's degree in psychology at the New College of California in San Francisco, with an ultimate goal of a doctorate as a psychologist. At New College, he is getting a nontraditional, hands-on education, doing role-playing that catapults him into the mindsets of people who might someday be clients. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Full Story » Mar 15, 2007
his day allows much more of a role for the story of the Irish, worldwide, said Margaret Mc Peake, co-director of Irish Studies at the New College of California in San Francisco ... New College of California is sponsoring the rossroads Irish American Festival, with events that started March 8 and continue to March 17 (newcollege. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Racist T-shirts demean Irish culture Mar 8, 2007
Margaret Mc Peake is the co-director of the Irish Studies program at the New College of California in San Francisco. This article appeared on page B - 9 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
New Lessons In Corporate Citizenship Dec 6, 2006
And New College of California now offers a Green MBA.. At faith-based schools like Notre Dame, CSR isn't exactly a new trend. (Forbes)
Fat pride: On U.S. campuses, an emerging field makes no apologies Nov 29, 2006
At the New College of California School of Law, Sondra Solovay, a diversity lawyer and author of "Tipping the Scales of Justice," talks about weightism in her torts classes. Out of the classroom, students on at least a dozen campuses are organizing groups focusing on fat politics and acceptance. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Jeff Getty, 49; 1st Person to Receive Transplant of Marrow From Baboon Oct 17, 2006
Getty graduated from the New College of California in San Francisco, Klueh said. He was a journalism major. (Los Angeles Times)
Group files longshot bid for control of labAnti-nuclear activists, partners want Lawrence Livermore to focus on peaceful pursuits Oct 9, 2006
But that isn't how I define 'winning,' " said Marylia Kelley, one of the Bay Area's best-known critics of the lab. She runs Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment), an activist group that in its 23 years of existence has won widespread respect for its serious and studied approach to its work. But, Kelly said, if her group's bid encourages public support for phasing out the lab's nuclear weapons work and diverting its thousands of scientists into research on global... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Spokane abuse victims demand lie detector test of Jesuit leader Sep 16, 2006
Leary, who died in 1993 at a retirement home for priests near the Gonzaga campus, cited health reasons for his resignation and was transferred to other university jobs in the West, including Utah State University, Santa Clara University in California, the New College of California, and Old College in Reno, Nev ... Leary moved again the following year, serving as the founder and first president of New College of California in Sausalito, Calif. (Longview Daily News, WA)
STORES THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOOK Jul 24, 2006
" Landon is impressed by the new survivors' trend. "In the last 15 years we've lost 20 stores (in the Bay Area), but the good news is, the kind of people who run independent bookstores are the kind of people who are willing to reinvent themselves," he said. The chief operating officer of the American Booksellers Association, Oren Teicher, has also been struck by the creativity of booksellers. "Hundreds of bookstores across the country have gone into the cafe business, creating spaces where... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Class in Action Jul 13, 2006
" Mr. Smith left Cal State two years ago for a new and less traditional academic venue: the activism and social-change program at the New College of California, located in the Mission district of San Francisco. The program, which was introduced in 2003, offers fully accredited bachelor's and master's degrees and is designed for students who want to integrate academic work with direct involvement on issues such as civil rights or the environment. It offers courses in the history and analysis of... (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Do You Need To Be Green? Jun 8, 2006
"Larger producers will aim for volume, pushing organic to the mainstream. That means pricing pressure and prices coming down," says John Stayton, co-founder and director of the Green MBA program at San Francisco's New College of California. "There will be winners and losers, the losers being those smaller companies that can't compete with larger producers.". (BusinessWeek)
Author: Pump ideas for fuel conservation May 16, 2006
"The prices we're seeing at the gas pumps today are only the beginning," said Richard Heinberg, who has written seven books on energy and teaches about energy self-sufficiency and ecology at the New College of California in San Francisco. Discoveries of new oil and gas aren't keeping up with rising demand worldwide, he said, and world oil production is approaching its peak. (Newsday -- Business)
