8801. Interview with Tissa Khosla, Washington, District of Columbia (05:52)

Date:
2020-09-29
Main contributors:
Tissa Khosla
Summary:
Tissa Khosla (Washington, D.C.) Originally from Mumbai, India, Tissa began his musical and professional life in Tallahassee, Florida as a student. Gravitating to the baritone saxophone from a young age, he remains in pursuit of its deep and moving sound, which he believes coincides with his own voice and philosophy of music. Khosla can be heard alongside the Modern Jazz Generation on a recording entitled United We Play, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra. Along with a thorough practice schedule and teaching lessons, he is the Digital Developer at the D.C. nonprofit Casey Trees, whose mission is to restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of Washington, DC. This position has given him the opportunity to write code, work on music technology, and develop accessible web design. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/29/2020.

8802. Interview with Tito Matos, Santurce, Puerto Rico (06:34)

Date:
2020-10-06
Main contributors:
Tito Matos
Summary:
Tito Matos (Santurce, Puerto Rico) Percussionist and singer Héctor “Tito” Matos is a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico. He is considered one of the best requinto plena drum players of his generation and he is the director and lead singer of Viento de Agua, a Puerto Rican Latin dance band that combines traditional Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms, Bomba and Plena, with other Afro-Caribbean musical styles as well as Jazz. Tito has taken the Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena to four continents and to important stages such as Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. He is also the musical director of Bomba and Plena group, La Máquina Insular. Both groups pay tribute to the great masters from whom Tito learned to play. He is very active as an educator. His non-profit organization, Taller Comunidad La Goyco, is a community project working on the development and creation of education, culture, and health programs to which Tito and his wife are very dedicated. La Goyco is devoted to the development and creation of education, culture, and health programs. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 10/06/2020.

8804. Using high-impact activities to maximize student gains (34:43)

Date:
2009-06-23
Main contributors:
Todd Chamberlain
Summary:
This session discusses the six conditions that mark high impact educational practices, the outcomes of participation, characteristics of activities and who participates, and recommendations for practice and assessment.

8806. Tom Belford Remote Interview (1:01:00)

Date:
2021
Main contributors:
Tom Belford
Summary:
Tom Belford recounts his work for Common Cause and lobbying state legislatures around the 26th Amendment, includes personal anecdotes from his time in DC.

8807. Wounded (05:46)

Date:
2022-07-25
Main contributors:
Tom Corey
Summary:
U.S. Army veteran Tom Corey tells the story of being seriously wounded.

8808. Tom Devine Interview (38:25)

Date:
2021
Main contributors:
Tom Devine
Summary:
Tom Devine details his work with the Youth Franchise Coalition, his efforts registering young people to vote in Chicago, his lobbying experience, and how his work on the youth franchise went on to influence his work at the Government Accountability Project.

8809. What to expect from participation in FSSE (56:47)

Date:
2010-06-15
Main contributors:
Tom Nelson Laird
Summary:
This webinar gives representatives from past, current, and future FSSE participating institutions information about the administration process, data files and reporting, data analysis, and online FSSE resources. Webinar participants will learn about what to expect from FSSE and how to use their resulting data and findings to stimulate campus dialogue about improving undergraduate education.

8810. FSSE 2.0: What to expect in 2013 (45:45)

Date:
2012-07-31
Main contributors:
Tom Nelson Laird, Allison BrckaLorenz, Leah Peck, Eddie Cole, Jr.
Summary:
The FSSE instrument has been updated to complement NSSE 2.0. In this webinar, we describe the revisions that have been made and provide an overview of what users can expect from FSSE in 2013.