Doctoral Program Rankings at Kansas University USA
The National Research Council ranks 29 KU doctoral programs by faculty quality and teaching effectiveness. Faculty scores range from 0 to 5, with distinguished at 4 and above, strong 3.01 to 4, good 2.51 to 3, and lower bands for weaker categories. Teaching effectiveness scores span 0 to 5, with extremely effective at 3.55 and reasonably effective 2.5 to 3.49.
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Kansas University
National Research Council
KU Faces Mixed Ratings as Faculty Quality Studied
A report ranks Ph D programs at the University of Kansas with five strong and 10 good in faculty quality, 10 adequate and four marginal, none distinguished or not sufficient. In defining effectiveness, two are extremely effective and 18 reasonably effective, eight minimally effective. Debicki cites halo effects and uneven discipline scores, noting KU art history weak while engineering’s chemical program is rated marginal with minimal preparation ability. chairman Paul Willhite awaits the full study.
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Debicki
Debjcki
Paul Willhite
Council
House backs state speed limits in highway funding bill
A highway funding bill for fiscal 1996 totals over 5.2 billion and lets states set their own speed limits. The Clinton administration and highway safety groups warned of more fatal crashes and injuries after a 55 mph cap since 1974. Representative Rahall urged repealing the limit, arguing it would increase deaths, but his amendment failed 313 to 112 as Republicans dominated the vote.
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Clinton Administration
Federal Highway Safety Agency
Nick Joe Rahall
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Rahall
Bud Shuster
R-Pa
House
House hits Indian funds twice in budget clash
Washington lawmakers move toward a compromise appropriations bill restoring $36 million of a $255 million cut to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, leaving a 10 percent reduction for 1996. A new gambling tax would raise $345 million, hurting tribes in Minnesota and Connecticut.
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House
Senate
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ways and Means
BIA
Albert Hale
Ada Deer
Interior
Indian Affairs
Pete Domenici
N.M
Interior Department
Minnesota
Connecticut
House Budget Committee
Witness may be last in OJ case progress
The OJ Simpson murder trial nears its end after nine months of testimony as Judge Lance Ito signals possible brief DNA expert recall. Commander Keith Bushey testified that detectives went to Simpson’s house to notify him of Nicole Brown Simpson’s death, a move he defended as swift given the case’s publicity and scene complexity.
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Los Ancetes
Or. Simpson
Los Angeles Police Department
LAPD
Keith Bushey
Bushey
Superior Court
Lance A. Ito T
Dr. Simpson
Ronald Phillips
Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Lyle Goldman
Los Angeles
Ito
July U S trade deficit hits record amid exports drop
The Commerce Department said the July U S trade deficit rose to 11.5 billion dollars, the second straight monthly record, as aircraft exports fell and German luxury car imports rose while the deficit with Japan narrowed to 5.12 billion. Analysts see little quick improvement. officials cite high spending and low savings as core causes.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
Commerce Department
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
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