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...percentage terms, this year's 79.2 percent admissions yield matches up with last year's figure of 79.8 percent, continuing to hover near 80 percent as it has for the past few years, according to Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons...
...measured against an absolute standard, which is often set very high, they are encouraged to work collaboratively and think creatively, better serving the overall end of education.The most obvious solution would be a quota system similar to Princeton’s, which caps A-range grades at 35 percent of all grades given. If such a solution were implemented, however, students would likely shy away from competitive courses and become hypercompetitive when taking such a class is unavoidable. The situation would escalate into an arms race, with students trying constantly to outdo each other in quality and quantity...
...want to challenge their friends in “Tiger Woods Golf 2007” can get a key from the Leverett security guard’s office to access room F-3 and all of its gaming resources. Decker, who estimated that 20 to 30 percent of undergraduates play video games, said the Gamespace is designed to further his club’s goal of making video gaming more accessible and social for students. “You can play computer games alone in your room, or you can play with friends and make a memorable experience...
Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Theda Skocpol urged their colleagues to require mandatory evaluations for all classes with at least five students. According to Gross, 95 percent of courses currently are evaluated, but, Skocpol said, course evaluation “is an instrument that works best if everybody...
...purchase of a home.The former president drew a $580,115 salary in fiscal year 2006, his last year in office. With expense-account payments, allowances, and benefits, Summers’ compensation summed to $714,005, according to filings released yesterday.Summers’ 2006 salary rose 3.1 percent from the previous year. His 2005 compensation was the second-lowest among Ivy League presidents, according to a database maintained by the Chronicle of Higher Education.The $1 million loan to Summers came last June, when he and his wife, Professor of English Elisa New, purchased a 16-room colonial house...