Occupy Harvard and Occupy Boston protestors joined together to rally against a Goldman Sachs recruiting session hosted by Harvard University's Career Services on Monday afternoon, The Harvard Crimson reported. Of the 50 protesters who initially gathered for a "Rally to Defend Freedom of Speech," approximately half split off to interrupt the recruiting event. Harvard police officers and Career Services officials denied the protesters entry to the event, citing that the protestors attempting to enter lacked resumes, were not appropriately dressed and would have disrupted the recruiting session since it had already begun, according to The Crimson. Harvard Career Services Director Robin Mount said that while she respected the Occupy Harvard movement, she also respected students' right to search for jobs, The Crimson reported. Monday's rally, which focused on national politics and aimed to demonstrate solidarity with the broader Occupy movement, differed from the majority of Occupy Harvard events which have concentrated on internal university issues, according to The Crimson.
Dartmouth ranked eighth in Business Insider's list of the top 50 colleges for the second year in a row, according to the website's published rankings. Business Insider determined the list by asking 1,273 readers to rank more than 70 schools from one to four based on how much "attending the school helps a graduate's career," according to the ranking's methodology section. Respondents ranked Dartmouth a 3.35 out of four on average. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology nabbed the list's top spot, followed by Stanford University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, California Institute of Technology and Colombia University. Business Insider selected the 70 colleges and universities based on the U.S. News & World Report rankings, Business Insider reported.
Over 60 percent of higher education employees surveyed by Fidelity Investments worry they will be unable to afford a comfortable retirement based on their current savings, and almost half plan to delay retirement or not retire at all, Inside Higher Ed reported. The study, which surveyed approximately 600 employees of varying ages from both private and public universities, showed that the majority of respondents feel "overwhelmed" by the investment process and would prefer additional guidance from employers, Inside Higher Ed reported. Fidelity attributed the survey's findings to the current state of the national economy and the consequent fear regarding Social Security's long-term stability. While younger individuals have historically been more aggressive in their investments, the survey found that asset allocations are similar among people currently in the early stages of their careers and members of the baby boom generation, Inside Higher Ed reported.
