Monday, July 13, 2009

Harvard University

Harvard Closes Sexual Assault Counseling Office for July

Facing budget concerns, the university also announced that it would lay off 275 employees. more >>

Harvard Has the Top-Ranked Business School and Medical School

Yale Law School tops U.S.News & World Report ranking. more >>

Top Colleges See Record-Low Acceptance Rates

Number of applicants spike, forcing acceptance rates down, while schools expect yield rates to increase. more >>

Harvard Admissions Cuts Its Travel Budget

Admissions office will essentially limit high school visits to local schools. more >>

More Schools End Russell Contract

At least 7 more schools cut ties, including Michigan, Penn State, Washington, and Harvard. more >>

Harvard Scrounges to Tighten Budget

Offices in Beijing, Mumbai, and Mexico City are on hold, while the library looks to cut $12 million. more >>

The Economy and Ivy League Divinity Schools

Harvard cuts two-year program; Yale sees 13 percent jump in applications. more >>

Harvard Tops the Most Popular Colleges List

This exclusive ranking measures where students choose to enroll once they get in. more >>

College Students Prepare for Inauguration

Many are traveling to D.C.; others are just thankful classes have been suspended during the festivities. more >>

Yale Endowment Down 25 Percent

The school's president says it's "not the end of the world." more >>

Ruth Marcus: Larry Summers Was Right About Men and Women in Math and Science

A journalist chides an academic for telling an impolitic truth. more >>

Harvard Law Students See Job Offers Dwindle

A late job interview start date combined with an economic downturn has meant fewer offers. more >>

Harvard Endowment Down 22 Percent

$8 billion loss is more than most schools' endowments. more >>

Harvard Students Protest Inauguration Day Exams

A Facebook group protesting exams scheduled for January 20 already has 600 members. more >>

Harvard Announces Hiring Freeze

Dean hopes freeze will save university $10 million in upcoming fiscal year. more >>

Yale Marching Band Suspended

Director says Berlin Wall display during halftime was "completely inappropriate and highly offensive." more >>

32 Rhodes Scholars Announced

List includes students from two newly awarded schools and three student athletes. more >>

Harvard Shuts Down Girl Talk Concert

Unruly mob and thrown glow sticks cut pep rally short. more >>

Grooming Tomorrow's Leaders at the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership

CPL offers courses, workshops, and lectures for aspiring leaders. more >>

How America's Best Leaders Were Picked

The methodology, the selection committee, and the research team. more >>

Big Shots Feeling Financial Pain: Buffett, Harvard, and the Millionaires-Only Yellowstone Club

Investing gurus and other big shots are down with the rest of us. more >>

America Needs a New Style of Leadership

It’s time to retire the “big man,” heroic warrior model of leadership. more >>

Harvard Law Prof Takes on the RIAA

Charles Nesson files counterclaim on behalf of Boston University student. more >>

College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1

The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi. more >>

Man Who Said He'd Fund Student Trips Already Under Investigation

What could be a campaign trip scam may not be man's first brush with the law. more >>

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