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- Waiting out the college wait lists
- So they may not have gotten into their dream schools, but most high school seniors have already decided where they will go to college next fall. But wait, what's that sound? It could be Harvard knocking. There is still hope for a few hundred in the class of 2008 who...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- Why 'second-best' won't doom college-bound kids
- Springtime brings a special kind of "March Madness" to anxious college-bound high school seniors and their parents. Will they win admission to their coveted first-choice school, or must they settle, sadly, for their second choice? Meanwhile, weary high school guidance counselors advise families to seek balance...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- SECURITIES REGULATION IN LOW-TIER LISTING VENUES: THE RISE OF THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MARKET
- I. INTRODUCTION In recent years, participants in the world's capital markets witnessed a shift in the tide of international listings. As the U.S. financial market rapidly loses its standing as the center of the global economy, other countries eagerly rise to challenge its dominance. In the aftermath of the Enron...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Penn alumnus is new admissions dean
- Eric J. Furda, vice president for alumni relations at Columbia University, has been named dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. Furda, a 1987 Penn graduate, replaces Lee Stetson, Penn's admissions director for nearly 30 years, who abruptly resigned in September with little fanfare from the university. During his...
- Research articles 2008-01-18
- World Space Expo at Kennedy Space Center Celebrates 50 Years in Space
- To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: Media Contact: Andrea Farmer, +1-321-449-4318, afarmer@dncinc.com, or Jillian Dick, +1-321-449-4273, jdick@dncinc.com, or Sara Fieberg, 321-449-4311, sfieberg@dncinc.com, all for Kennedy Space Center KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Kennedy Space Center plays host to the inaugural World Space Expo, celebrating NASA's 50 years in space exploration....
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- The 2008 Kaplan/Newsweek "How To Get Into College" Guide Names America's 25 Hottest Schools
- New Guide Offers Expert Strategies from Admissions Officers, Insights from Current College Students, Financial Aid Guidance and More NEW YORK -- With record breaking application statistics - an estimated 2 million and growing - and unprecedented competition to get into top schools, today's college-bound students face an admissions landscape...
- Research articles 2007-08-13
- How Can I Ever Thank You?
- A student called me up this fall to ask in the usual charming and breathless way if I'd write a recommendation letter-four of them actually-and mail them quickly, i.e. by the end of the week. It being Wednesday p.m. when the call came in, you can understand the charming and...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Experts Available to Discuss Simplifying Federal Student Aid Forms
- ExpertSource: TOPIC: The Department of Education estimates it takes one hour to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid FAFSA, but one study found it can take up to 10 hours for a student to complete the 8-page form, according to an article by The Associated Press. A...
- Research articles 2007-03-22
- Most colleges continuing to admit early
- After Harvard University announced plans in September to eliminate its early-admission program because it appeared to slight students from lower-income families, many in the higher education community expected other schools to follow. Princeton University did. So did the University of Virginia. But the imitation stopped there. The University of Pennsylvania...
- Research articles 2007-01-15
- Harvard, Princeton drop early admissions—should others follow?
- Harvard University and Princeton University have decided to drop their early admission programs and have strongly urged other elite colleges to follow. The change in policy is a positive sign that America's elite institutions are actualizing their stated commitments to increase diversity in admissions and address issues related to financial...
- Research articles 2006-11-02
- Harvard drops early admissions program
- Harvard University's decision to drop its early admissions program because it puts poor and minority students at a disadvantage has been applauded by some California higher education officials. But some high school counselors and parents said ending such programs would disappoint some high-achieving students. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-18
- Stanford may follow Harvard in dropping early admissions
- Harvard University's decision to drop its early admissions program because it puts poor and minority students at a disadvantage has been applauded by some California higher-education officials. But some high school counselors and parents said ending such programs would disappoint some high-achieving students. In...
- Research articles 2006-09-17
- Stanford examines early admissions program
- Harvard University's decision to drop its early admissions program because it puts poor and minority students at a disadvantage has been applauded by some California higher education officials. But some high school counselors and parents said ending such programs would disappoint some high-achieving students. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-15
- Stanford likely to rethink early admissions plan
- Harvard University's decision to drop its early admissions program because it puts poor and minority students at a disadvantage has been applauded by some California higher education officials. But some high school counselors and parents said ending such programs would disappoint some high-achieving students. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-14
- Stanford reconsiders early action plan
- Harvard University's decision to drop its early admissions program because it puts poor and minority students at a disadvantage has been applauded by some California higher education officials. But some high school counselors and parents said ending such programs would disappoint some high-achieving students. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-14
- Harvard slows admissions rat race; will others follow?
- Harvard University took a big leap this week toward injecting sanity and equity into the frenzied process of getting into college: The elite school dumped its non-binding early admission program. It would be nice if the rest of academia did the same, but that's highly unlikely. Most schools don't have...
- Research articles 2006-09-14
- Harvard ends early admission
- Correction ran 9/14/2006: A story Wednesday about Harvard ending its early admission program should have said 80% of those admitted to this year's freshman class agreed to enroll. In a policy shift that could ripple through selective college admissions, Harvard College announced plans Tuesday to end its non-binding early admission...
- Research articles 2006-09-13
- The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.(Book review)
- The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton By Jerome Karabel Houghton Mifflin, 2005.711 pages. $28 cloth In The Chosen, Jerome Karabel traces the emergence of the admissions process at the Big Three universities (Harvard, Yale and ...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- INVESCO Leveraged High Yield Fund Limited - Issue of Equity.
- INVESCO Leveraged High Yield Fund Limited HEADLINE: Number of new shares to be issued INVESCO Leveraged High Yield Fund Limited (the "Company") refers to the prospectus published by the Company on 5 May 2006 in connection with a placing and offer for...
- Research articles 2006-05-23
- Bowdoin College
- WILLIAM M. SHAIN has been named dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin College Maine, effective July 1. He is currently dean of undergraduate admissions at Vanderbilt University. Shain holds a bachelor's from Princeton University and a law degree from Columbia University.
- Research articles 2006-05-18
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