Monday, November 23, 2009

Johns Hopkins University

Counselors Ride in the Tour d'Admission

Six college counselors are cycling through campuses in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. more >>

School's Out for Summer, Literally

States' budgetary woes are forcing districts to reduce summer school offerings. more >>

College Roundup: 4/20-4/24

NYU makes SAT/ACT optional; Quinnipiac volleyball team sues school after being axed. more >>

What to Expect if You Were Wait-Listed

Many colleges expect to admit more wait-listed students this year, but that news is bittersweet. more >>

Hopkins Cuts Admissions Budget

Officials will take fewer and shorter recruitment trips. more >>

30 Percent Jump in Applications to Hopkins's Education Program

A bad economy is nudging people into teaching, dean says. more >>

America's Best Leaders: Benjamin Carson, Surgeon and Children's Advocate

A talented pediatric neurosurgeon and activist for inner-city kids. more >>

Johns Hopkins Grads Treated to Overemphatic Bill Nye

Wearing the signature bowtie, Bill Nye, the self-described "deep spacey loser," told Johns Hopkins students to "CHANGE THE WORLD," with booming voice and expressive hand motions to match. more >>

Trail Mix

The Spartan Daily has a long profile today explaining how a Sudanese refugee made his way to San Jose State. At Johns Hopkins, minority recruitment strategies have worked; applications from underrepresented minorities have risen 69 percent since 2003--from 1,220 to 2,070, the Newsletter reports. more >>

Another Rally at Hopkins Responds to 'Halloween in the Hood' Party

Debate over a Halloween party invitation that Johns Hopkins University officials say "made broad stereotypical references to African-Americans and derogatory references to Baltimore" continued last week with a rally. But this protest was not thrown by the NAACP; instead, it was hosted by students supporting Justin Park, the Sigma Chi brother who was suspended from the university until 2008 for making the invitation. more >>

Trail Mix

*Texas Christian University's first ever "ranch management" major will graduate soon, the Daily Skiff reports.. more >>

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