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Inventor of the "Swap" Blames Regulators for Financial Crisis
By Kim Clark -
Education
- January 5, 2009
David Swensen discusses the current state of the market and derivatives trading.
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How to Manage a $17 Billion Endowment
By Kim Clark -
Education
- December 30, 2008
Yale's David Swensen discusses how the ups and downs of endowment investing affect campus life.
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Early Admission Acceptance Rates Dip at Yale and Dartmouth
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 22, 2008
Dip is largely attributed to notable increase in applicants.
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Harvard Law Students See Job Offers Dwindle
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 4, 2008
A late job interview start date combined with an economic downturn has meant fewer offers.
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Yale Marching Band Suspended
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 26, 2008
Director says Berlin Wall display during halftime was "completely inappropriate and highly offensive."
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Michigan Raises $3.1 Billion in Funds
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 17, 2008
The amount is the most ever by a public university.
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Yale Casino Night Canceled
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 10, 2008
School officials believe the event—played with fake money—violates Connecticut antigambling laws.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 27, 2008
No blackface at Yale; Cornell computers infected.
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Boston to Better Enforce Tailgate Rules at Harvard-Yale Game
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 23, 2008
Party must end at kickoff, and U-Haul trucks and kegs won't be allowed.
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Lehman Collapse Sends Students Job Hunting
The Paper Trail
- September 16, 2008
With offers revoked, business school students face an uncertain job market.
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Between Fundraising and Endowment, Harvard’s Coffers Look Full
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 15, 2008
The university collected $651 million in fundraising and posted an 8.6 percent return on its endowment.
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UNC's Minority Enrollment Drops
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 19, 2008
Even as applications and acceptance letters go up.
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Yale Student to Bring Her 'Tiny House' to Campus
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 15, 2008
Grad student built 8 by 18 foot uber-green house and plans to live in it while taking classes.
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Expelled Art Student to Sue Yale
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 11, 2008
19-year-old grad student accuses school of age discrimination.
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Yale Gets Earful of Tony Blair's Carefree Days of Yore
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 12, 2008
We give former British Prime Minister Tony Blair lots of time to give heaps of scholarly advice to Yale grads—"Calculate too much, and you miscalculate" and "Life is not about living but striving"—all of which sounds so much more credible with a British accent.
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Yale to Increase Enrollment by 15 Percent
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 9, 2008
The university will build new dormitories to accommodate the additional students.
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Harvard and Yale Yield Rates Remain Unchanged
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- May 9, 2008
But Dartmouth is 'in a holding pattern' with its wait list.
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Yale Writing Tutors Inundated With Needy Students
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 23, 2008
Writing tutors at Yale have recently seen an overwhelming influx of struggling essayists.
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Yale Threatens to Ban Art Project
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 21, 2008
Student must admit that controversial display was a work of fiction.
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Yale Student Turns (Maybe) Abortions Into Art Project
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 18, 2008
News of the controversial project spread quickly across the blogosphere.
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Student Profile: Why Yale Was the Right Program for Him
By Linda Kulman -
Education
- March 26, 2008
If not for his drawings and paintings, Ahmed Alsoudani might still be in Syria.
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Tony Blair to Teach Class at Yale
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 10, 2008
Former PM will teach about faith and globalization.
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Yale Students Outraged Over Swastika
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 26, 2008
The Yale campus hasn't exactly had its best year for public relations.
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Yale Women's Center Demands Change Over Sign
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 19, 2008
The center says fraternities create a misogynist culture on the campus.
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Yale Dips Into Its Endowment, Too
By Kim Clark -
Education
- January 17, 2008
Yale is upping the ante in what's turning into an academic-generosity bidding war.
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