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Because of their expertise and reputations, members of the UB faculty and staff are sought out by reporters who quote them in print, broadcast and online publications around the world. Here is a sampling of recent media coverage in which UB is mentioned prominently.
"Far from being isolated ivory towers, our public institutions of higher education are actually more relevant today than ever before. If fully embraced and more engaged in strengthening the education pipeline, these institutions have both the potential and the intention to do far more than they already do to offer solutions to the serious issues raised in this year's reports."
President John B. Simpson in an op-ed he wrote for Inside Higher Ed that argues for higher education institutions to partner more effectively with primary and secondary institutions in preparing students for success. Responding to a large number of critiques of the American educational system that appeared in the past year, Simpson calls for a more holistic view of the complex set of issues regarding student preparedness and educational access.
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"This lifts a heavy cloud that's hung over this campus and this community for 16 years."
Dennis Black, vice president of student affairs, in an article in The New York Times on the arrest of Altemio Sanchez, who police have charged with being the "bike path rapist."
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"Under New York State law, it's conceivable that some day a parole board could release him. As a practical matter, I don't think that would ever happen...It seems in this case they're clearly trying to make an example by prosecuting him in both state and federal courts...I don't think that this defendant feels there's a lot at stake in terms of winning or losing."
Charles P. Ewing, professor of law, in an article in The New York Times on the federal trial of James C. Kopp, in which Kopp is trying to make abortion the issue for the murder of Barnett Slepian.
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"With shame, you get so focused on 'I'm a bad person,' the event tends to get lost. You hide from the world, but fixing it never gets done."
Ronda Dearing, research scientist in the Research Institute on Addictions, in an article in the Chicago Tribune on the role shame and guilt play in people's actions.
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