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(06/01/09 2:00am)
State and federal legislators are pushing to require colleges and universities to report crime statistics associated with study abroad programs, which currently do not fall under the direct jurisdiction of any federal agency, USA Today reported on Thursday. Expanding the law to include study abroad programs would be complicated and difficult, Karen Hope, the legislative director for former Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn., told USA Today. Requiring colleges and universities to report on past crimes against students studying abroad could also be logistically and financially problematic for the institutions, USA Today reported. Some institutions, including New York University and University of the Pacific, already disclose crimes committed against students abroad.
(05/15/09 7:49am)
Recalling the Green Key Weekends he enjoyed as a student, John Gaston '85 said he was unsure if his memories of revelry and partying were appropriate for print.
(05/15/09 7:28am)
Several private universities have accepted fewer doctoral students this year than in the past due to budget cuts, Inside Higher Ed reported on Wednesday. Many of these universities made the largest cuts to their humanities programs. The institutions do not know if the decline in acceptance rates will be a short-term or permanent change, according to Inside Higher Ed. Some experts approve of the changes, believing that they will have a positive pedagogical impact and make it easier for individuals holding Ph.D.'s to find jobs. Harvard University, Princeton University and Northwestern University are among those institutions making cuts, according to Inside Higher Ed.
(02/17/09 7:49am)
Johns Hopkins University's investments declined by 20 percent in the second half of 2008, Bloomberg reported. The university plans to cut administrators' salaries by 5 percent and implement a hiring freeze for all faculty and staff. The school, which faces a $100-million budget deficit for the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years, will also freeze salary increases and eliminate overtime, according to a letter to the Johns Hopkins campus from university President William Brody. The university already experienced a 9.8-percent drop in its endowment before June 30, according to Bloomberg. Johns Hopkins has not cancelled any major building projects, according to the article. The university has raised $3.74 billion for new construction over the past eight years, according to the article.
(01/15/09 9:08am)
The confirmation process for Treasury secretary nominee Timothy Geithner '83 has been complicated by the disclosure on Tuesday that he had failed to pay over $34,000 in federal taxes between 2001 and 2004 and previously employed a housekeeper whose immigration status had expired.
(01/14/09 8:25am)
Student Assembly committees are looking into whether the flat panel displays in Food Court could be put to better use and are making progress in overcoming the logistical hurdles to install a microwave in Novack Cafe, committee members said at Tuesday's Assembly meeting. At the meeting, the Assembly introduced a new policy committee, led by David Nachman '09, to "think about broader, more long-term college policies." The committee plans to investigate how to improve residential life education and how to include more student input in decisions about faculty tenure positions. The Assembly also made plans to collaborate with the International Student Association on events for the term.
(10/27/08 6:19am)
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will donate more than $10 million to scientists researching creative medical proposals, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will grant $100,000 to each of the selected 104 researchers who are developing revolutionary solutions to some of the world's deadliest diseases, such as HIV, malaria and pneumonia. Recipients include a researcher studying bacteria that may kill insects carrying the dengue virus in Thailand, a scientist looking for a possible genetic connection between HIV resistance and Type 2 diabetes in Kenya and a medical researcher looking for a way to turn mosquitoes into "flying syringes" to vaccinate patients. Recipients were chosen based on their grant proposals. While some faculty at American universities such as Harvard and Stanford were selected, researchers were chosen from 22 countries and five continents.