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Boys in Trouble at School

Boys get expelled from preschool nearly five times more often than girls. Find out why boys tend to underperform in our educational system, and what can be done to close the learning gap between boys and girls. Peg Tyre is author of The Trouble with Boys.

Weigh in: We’d like to hear from parents who have both sons and daughters. Have you noticed big differences in your children’s educational experiences, and how much of those differences are due to gender?

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A New Translation of “Medea”

Euripides’ classic play, "Medea," is based on the myth of Jason and Medea and was first produced in 431 BC. It’s one of the best-known plays from ancient Greece, and now Robin Robertson has written an acclaimed new translation of "Medea."

Event:
Robin Robertson will be giving a talk about his new translation of "Medea" and his own poetry
And will read from both
Mon. Sept. 29 at 6:30 PM
Dodge Hall, Room 501
Columbia University School of the Arts
(entrance off of 116th Street)

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Iran from the Inside

Get an insider’s perspective on Iran’s politics and culture – from Farsi poetry, to what Iranians really think of President Ahmadinejad. Hooman Majd is the Western-educated grandson of an ayatollah, and he’s the author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ.

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