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Study Abroad Educates the Whole Person 
January 11, 2011 -Alicia Goettemoelle
American students have many countries to choose from when they are deciding where to spend a semester abroad. Wherever they go, it's sure to be a rewarding experience. Alicia Goettemoeller asked exchange students at DEREE College what they got from their time in Greece. Play Video
To Plagiarize or not to Plagiarize?
December 13, 2010 - Christopoulos Stefanos and Papadaki Tina  
College libraries give students the books and databases they need to do research for papers. But studies suggest that many students plagiarize their assignments.
Stefanos Christopoulos and Tina Papadaki asked professors how they students can be encouraged to do their own work
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Plagiarism moves into the digital age
December 10, 2010 - Danou Markela & Manakidou Eva  
The Internet has made it easier for students to learn about the world. It has also made it easier for them to plagiarize. And that, say professors, makes it more important than ever to make students aware of the importance of citing their sources. Markela Danou and Eva Manakidou report.
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Online Resources Boost Plagiarism
December 5, 2010 - Plevritis Vassiliki & Vlachou Stephania  
The wealth of resources available on the Internet can be a boon to students who thirst for knowledge, but it can also make plagiarism more tempting. When students use online sources to cheat, the result is an education drought. Vassiliki Plevritis and Stephania Vlachou report
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Some Young People Find Education is Not the Road to Success
March 23, 2010 - Natalie Revela  
Kosmas Memmos, 28, is closing up his car shop in Halandri for the day. He turns the alarm on and we are ready to go.  Kosmas opened Pit Stop Center – where you can change tires and brake pads and get your suspension fixed – in 2006. Full Story

Diversity Defines Deree
February 26, 2010 - Megan Norton

Melissa Padgett points to Wilmington, North Carolina on the atlas. “I’m 5,300 miles away from my hometown – that’s about 8,590 kilometers for the metric system users to understand,” she said.  Padgett is  one of the many international students who studies at Deree. Full Story

Dimitris Zafiropoulos Leaves a Legacy of Passion for People, Science, Nature
December 20, 2009 - Daniel McCormac

The dolphin has darted to the surface. It slips through the air, salt water pouring off its body.  

In a splash it will be gone.  

But not from the photograph taken by Professor Dimitris Zafiropoulos, who passed away unexpectedly on November 6.  

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Survey Results Will Suggest Ways to Improve Student Experience
December 16, 2009 - Fani Barbopoulou

Deree’s Student Government surveyed students about college life last month, in the context of efforts to improve students’ experience.  It was the first time such a survey has been conducted.

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Telomerase Provides Potential Cancer Treatment
November 2, 2009 -Fani Barbopoulou

Three American scientists were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine, for discovering how chromosomes are protected against degradation and for preparing the ground for a potential cancer treatment.

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Conference Consults Plato and Aristotle on Business Ethics
September 18, 2009 - Fani Barbopoulou
The 22nd annual conference of the European Business Ethics Network, hosted by Deree College, brought in the spotlight ancient Greek moral philosophy in relation to the contemporary business environment. Full Story

Harvard Interns Gain Professional Experience While Exploring Greece
July 23, 2009 - Andreas Aktoudianakis

Fourteen students from Harvard University are working as interns in respected Greek organizations this summer, after concluding a week’s seminar on modern Greek history at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Nafplio.

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Hard Work Earns Deree Grads Places at Top Grad Schools
June 17, 2009 -Daniel McCormac

Nafsika Bourma enrolled in Deree College in 2005 because she wanted to study communication. Now, as she prepares to don cap and gown and receive her bachelor’s degree on graduation day, she says the college has prepared her for her next academic challenge. She starts a master’s degree in media, gender and culture at the London School of Economics this autumn.  Full Story

Business Week Focuses on Sustainability
May 29, 2008 -Kerry Karalis, Agapios Papaioannou

I’ve been waking up to go to college for four years now, but this morning was different. I had hung out the clothes I would wear today at school. No, it wasn’t the jeans and tees I’ve been wearing ever since I can remember. It was a suit. Full Story

Career Forum Puts Students to Work
May 29, 2008 -Agapios Papaioannou

I’ve been waking up to go to college for four years now, but this morning was different. I had hung out the clothes I would wear today at school. No, it wasn’t the jeans and tees I’ve been wearing ever since I can remember. It was a suit. Full Story

Lecture on Metaphors in Aristotle
October 16 , 2007 -Manos Moschopoulos


Deree Professor Joanna Patsioti addressed students and faculty on Aristotle's study of metaphors and their use in both classical and contemporary contexts.
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Communication Senior Project Selected for Festival
June 11, 2007 - Manos Moschopoulos

 

Deree student Aggelos Bousbouras saw his senior project selected for screening at the Athens Video Art Festival 2007, which took place from April 27-29.

Bousbouras, who goes under the nickname of "Substant," competed with 1200 submissions from all over the world, from which 400 were selected for presentation based on their creativity and originality.

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