This Week in Higher Ed: Nov. 14, 2013
What Would I Say, a website created by Princeton students that uses Facebook user’s previous posts to generate humorous statuses, has become a phenomenon.
What Would I Say, a website created by Princeton students that uses Facebook user’s previous posts to generate humorous statuses, has become a phenomenon.
Stakeholders hope to see the area revamped, but concern about campus unity remains.
GWU admits to inaccurate portrayal of admission policy After years of telling prospective students the university was need-blind in its admission decisions, George Washington University admitted Friday that it has always considered financial need during the process. Laurie Koehler, the university’s senior associate provost for enrollment management, revealed to the […]
Yale students have recently seen their attempts to do laundry hampered by a ‘poopetrator.’
The draft of the plan emphasizes curricular innovation, graduate programs and growth downtown.
A creative writing professor at Michigan State University was suspended after making controversial statements on the first day of class.
OXFORD, England – When Americans head to the polls Tuesday, most Britons will be rooting for another victory for President Obama.
Eight influential figures will receive honorary degrees from President Ruth Simmons on behalf of the University during this year’s Commencement exercises. The Board of Fellows of the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, selected the recipients, following recommendations from an advisory committee of students and faculty members.
Admission to the nation’s top universities has grown increasingly selective in recent years. But for female applicants, who are applying in higher numbers than males to many of these institutions, including Brown, chances of admission may be even slimmer.
President Ruth Simmons will present eight honorary degrees on behalf of the University to influential individuals who are leaders in their fields during Commencement Weekend. The recipients were selected by the Board of Fellows of the Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, following recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees, composed of faculty and students, which seeks candidate nominations from the University community.