Saturday, May 17, 2008

Harvard University

USN Current Issue

Harvard and Yale Yield Rates Remain Unchanged

But Dartmouth is 'in a holding pattern' with its wait list. more >>

ACLU Accuses Harvard of Ties to the FBI

The ACLU has questioned Harvard's police about why an undercover officer was photographing a political rally last month and has accused the school of maintaining a political intelligence unit that reports to the federal government. more >>

Harvard Halts Transfers for Two Years

Cramped dorms can't accommodate anyone else. more >>

Harvard Law School Pushes Students Into Public Sector

Harvard Law School announced it would waive tuition for third-year law students who pledged to work in the public sector. more >>

Ditching Cafeteria Trays for the Environment

Several schools across the country have begun experimenting with and implementing cafeteria tray bans in hopes of reducing waste and water usage in dining halls. more >>

Stanford and Wash U. Offer More Aid, Too

Families that make less than $60,000 can skip the student loan part. more >>

Obama the Vampire Debater

What would it look like if Sen. Barack Obama sang and danced and fought vampires? more >>

Trail Mix

A Harvard study suggests napping may aid memory recall; the University of Wisconsin considers offering students a second transcript of extracurricular activities more >>

Super Tuesday on Campus

Students got their voting shoes on Tuesday—a day filled with trials, tribulations, brawls, and celebrity. more >>

Harvard Dining Services Find Used Needles

Among dirty dishes and utensils, Harvard dining workers have been finding used hypodermic needles on trays sent to the kitchen. more >>

How Liberal Are Academics? Follow the Money

Princeton loves Democrats. more >>

Newsmaker of the Year

Choose the higher education mover and shaker of 2007.. more >>

Columnist of the Year

Which wordsmith best spoke to you? more >>

Best Alternative Media Outlet

Which nontraditional medium do you prefer? more >>

Yale to Harvard: We’ve Got Money to Give Away, Too!

Yale University made its announcement this week that it will dip $1.15 billion deep into its endowment to boost financial aid, increase research, and expand its free online resources. more >>

The Markdown at Harvard

Rich universities feel pressure to share more of their wealth more >>

Higher Education: Now Only a Little Less Unattainable

Harvard's more affordable. If you could just get in. more >>

Staged Kidnappings More Obnoxious Than 'Men in Black II'

Channeling their inner alien snatchers, men dressed in dark suits and sunglasses abducted Harvard students. more >>

(Not-So-) True Confessions of Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook deals with lawsuits, divulged diaries, and unhappy users. more >>

Trail Mix

Frat brothers at Nicholls State University steal bundles of the student newspaper; Harvard students host the "Juban Celebration"; Washington State offers TiVo to students; A plaque is stolen from a Kansas State frat more >>

Trail Mix

Ambitious Harvard student downloads more than 5 million Factiva articles; North Carolina fire killed seven UNC and Clemson students; A mouse causes a power outage at University of Minnesota more >>

Learning to Lead

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." more >>

How They Were Picked

Brawling in Boston? Surprise: Not About the Red Sox!

A Harvard after-party gets rowdy, and surprisingly, it wasn't even about the Red Sox. more >>

Facebook Friends Microsoft

For just $240 million, Microsoft has secured a 1.6 percent stake in the social networking site founded by Harvard dropout, Mark Zuckerberg. more >>

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