Elrington brought a breath of fresh air when he arrived in 1954, combining, as he did, a twinkling irreverence with a scholarly commitment and a gift for encapsulating complex matters in a simple elegant phrase.
"Sandi's career as broadcaster, author, comedian and producer has impressed and entertained British audiences for over 30 years and she brings to the university a lively and scholarly commitment to all that we do.
A CONNECTICUT nun's scholarly commitment to cheese has taken her from a cloistered life of contemplation, farm chores and Gregorian chants to a Fulbright scholarship, France and fame.
Bioarchaeological research must balance scholarly commitment to the generation of new knowledge, descendants' interests in their collective past, and the now common practice of rapid re-interment of excavated human remains.
It's great to see Fox embracing its studio heritage with such scholarly dedication and serious financial commitment.
And at the heart of great teaching, particularly at the postgraduate level, is a commitment to scholarly activity and research.
At just about the time that Sixtus was ruining Bramante's design, theological and political upheavals triggered by the Reformation were taking their toll on the library's commitment to unfettered scholarly research.
While goals related to undergraduate education generally yielded mixed results, the factor that measured faculty members' commitment to fostering scholarly habits of mind had a significant positive association with the outcome.
His performances of Bach's cantatas, Passions and motets are of historic importance, combining scholarly insight with virtuosity and blazing commitment.
Despite the university's cheery press release — "Northwestern has reaffirmed its commitment to publishing and disseminating scholarly writing" — and assurances by Sarah M. Pritchard, the librarian who oversees the press, that the publication "is certainly continuing" (as she told the Chronicle of Higher Ed last week), the news was heralded as a death sentence by the literary community.
