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==Career== | |||
*Professor Sedgewick became Senior Fellow of [[Languages]] in 240AC | |||
*Senior Fellow of the | *She has mastered more than 40 languages, and is a leading authority in the ancient languages of the Perplex City region | ||
*has | *She maintains a particular emphasis on techniques of teaching languages to the very young | ||
* | *Professor Sedgewick holds a fellowship in Comparative Philology at the [[Centre for Reality Research]], and is an advisor to the Department of [[Natural Sciences]] on self-regulating translation protocols | ||
*She has won both the Huntingdon and the McKan prizes for her translations of classic works of literature, and continues to hold a [[PCAG]] record in the linguistic category | |||
*Professor Sedgewick's lifetime of achievement in the field of language research is now honoured by the annual Sedgewick lecture, given by a scholar on a topic of popular interest | |||
*She is one of less than 20 people in the city who speak [[Ryfa]] and [[Darudin]] | |||
*In 263, the [[Carrick Foundation]] named the Sedgewick Travel Bursary in her honour, to enable a young Academician to spend a year traveling for the purposes of linguistic research | |||
*Professor Sedgewick has been a radical force for change in the city, with a history of protesting issues of environmental and city concern | |||
*She is on the board of the [[Alchemy Bay]] Society, the [[Catbite]] Nature Protection Fund and is an active member of the [[Mazy]] Trust. | |||
===References== | ==General== | ||
*[[Perplex City Sentinel]] | |||
** | *Has "a long and colourful history of civil disobedience, including a notorious incident in 248 in which her students organised a public foreign-language debate over the environmental policies of the Council on the steps of City Hall as their final project." | ||
** | *Arrested at [[Northside conflict|a protest against development]] of the [[Northside Nature Preserve]], as one of the organizers/speakers | ||
*[[ | *Has spoken out against [[Sente Kiteway]]'s approach to retrieving the cube, suggesting the theft may have been an act of war by Earthlings. | ||
*Was present at the rally against the [[Academy]] [[Museum]] [[The War|War]] exhibit; spoke publicly against. | |||
==References== | |||
*'''[[Perplex City Sentinel]]''' | |||
**Article, "Five Arrested During Northside Protest" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/04/five_arrested_d.html}} | |||
**Letter, 18 April from J. Beloc, Earth. | |||
**Article, 08-SEP-05 "[[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Sente Kiteway]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/09/iona_interviews_4.html}} | |||
**Article, 03-OCT-05 "[[Museum]] [[Soo-Yung Rosenthal|Protesters]] Rally After [[The War|War]] Exhibit Announced" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/10/museum_proteste.html}} | |||
**Article, 23-JAN-06 "Academy Students Wage Epic Annual Snowball Battle" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2007/01/academy_student.html}} | |||
*'''Perplex City Academy''' Languages Department | |||
**http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/departments-lang.html | |||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 14 May 2007
Career
- Professor Sedgewick became Senior Fellow of Languages in 240AC
- She has mastered more than 40 languages, and is a leading authority in the ancient languages of the Perplex City region
- She maintains a particular emphasis on techniques of teaching languages to the very young
- Professor Sedgewick holds a fellowship in Comparative Philology at the Centre for Reality Research, and is an advisor to the Department of Natural Sciences on self-regulating translation protocols
- She has won both the Huntingdon and the McKan prizes for her translations of classic works of literature, and continues to hold a PCAG record in the linguistic category
- Professor Sedgewick's lifetime of achievement in the field of language research is now honoured by the annual Sedgewick lecture, given by a scholar on a topic of popular interest
- She is one of less than 20 people in the city who speak Ryfa and Darudin
- In 263, the Carrick Foundation named the Sedgewick Travel Bursary in her honour, to enable a young Academician to spend a year traveling for the purposes of linguistic research
- Professor Sedgewick has been a radical force for change in the city, with a history of protesting issues of environmental and city concern
- She is on the board of the Alchemy Bay Society, the Catbite Nature Protection Fund and is an active member of the Mazy Trust.
General
- Has "a long and colourful history of civil disobedience, including a notorious incident in 248 in which her students organised a public foreign-language debate over the environmental policies of the Council on the steps of City Hall as their final project."
- Arrested at a protest against development of the Northside Nature Preserve, as one of the organizers/speakers
- Has spoken out against Sente Kiteway's approach to retrieving the cube, suggesting the theft may have been an act of war by Earthlings.
- Was present at the rally against the Academy Museum War exhibit; spoke publicly against.
References
- Perplex City Sentinel
- Article, "Five Arrested During Northside Protest" link
- Letter, 18 April from J. Beloc, Earth.
- Article, 08-SEP-05 "Iona Interviews... Sente Kiteway" link
- Article, 03-OCT-05 "Museum Protesters Rally After War Exhibit Announced" link
- Article, 23-JAN-06 "Academy Students Wage Epic Annual Snowball Battle" link
- Perplex City Academy Languages Department
