9/7/01
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James O'Connor, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
For fifth consecutive year, University of Northern Iowa ranked second on U.S. News & World Report's "Midwestern Universities -- Master's" list
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Northern Iowa is ranked second among the "Midwestern Universities -- Master's" category for public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2002 "America’s Best Colleges" guidebook.
The magazine's ranking criteria include academic reputation, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate.
UNI also ranked in the top tier of a combined list of public and private Midwest regional universities.
Truman State University in Missouri was ranked first among public institutions in the "Midwest Universities -- Master's" category, also for the fifth consecutive year.
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9/7/01
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Gregory Bruess, UNI associate professor of history, (319) 273-2752
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI to Host 28thAnnual Carl L. Becker Memorial Lecture in History
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa –"Family Values: Myths and Realities of the American Family" will be the topic of the 28th Annual Carl L. Becker Memorial Lecture in History at the University of Northern Iowa, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12.
Elaine Tyler May, professor of America studies and history at the University of Minnesota, will deliver the lecture in Seerley Hall, Room 115. It is open to the public, free of charge.
May has written or edited five books as well as published nearly 30 articles. Her publications range from the politics of reproduction to the role of culture and gender in diplomatic history. Currently, May is working on a study of politics and private life in 20th-century America and is co-writing a U.S. History textbook, "Created Equal."
Known for her outreach activities, May has been a guest lecturer in many parts of the world, made appearances on radio and television, and has written op/ed pieces in magazines and newspapers.
The memorial history lecture is given in honor of the late Carl L. Becker, a native of Reinbeck, and a distinguished scholar and teacher who became one of America’s most respected historians. He is most commonly known for warning people not to become slaves to weapons of mechanical power in fear they may, in the end, destroy themselves.
The Becker Memorial Lecture marks the first in the 2001-02 History Lecture Series, sponsored by the UNI Department of History and Phi Alpha Theta history honorary organization.
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