Posted in Academic programs, Economy, General on Oct 26th, 2009
To provide some context for my previous post on study abroad, here are some observations taken from an article that appeared yesterday in the online edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. There is a lot press out there these days on the adjustments that colleges and universities have had to make in the wake of the recession, but this one […]
Posted in Academic programs, Campus community, Economy, General, Intellectual Life on Oct 21st, 2009
Every other year or so, the Board of Trustees holds a retreat to discuss issues of broad importance to the College. This year—last week, in fact—the Board met to consider the “new normal,” which is the phrase now being used to describe the conditions brought about by the economic downturn. The idea is that because […]
Posted in Campus community, Economy on Oct 18th, 2009
Last week, the Trenton Times published an article describing budget cuts at Princeton, where the endowment dropped 24% in fiscal year 2009—a significant loss, especially since 48% of Princeton’s operating budget comes from the endowment. The piece makes a couple of interesting points. For one, while the budget cuts that Princeton has made thus far—closing […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2009
I am kind of surprised that neither The Campus nor MiddBlog has commented on this story, but I think it’s worth a mention and it beats the heck out of reflecting (some more) on the CORE survey results. The story concerns a new policy, now in place at Tufts, that “prohibits any sex act in […]
