Word: program
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...night before your big CS problem set is due. You check the website to see if anything has been posted on the discussion page, and behold, the professor has posted the solution to the problem! You check the solution and immediately recognize the flaw in your program that has been plaguing you all night. You fix a few lines in your program and grab a few hours of sleep before class the next morning. Is this cheating? Of course...
...Yale, Princeton and Stanford is a pioneer effort to combine the educational resources of premiere universities with the multi-faceted potential of online technology. Nevertheless, Harvard has rightly decided to steer clear of the alliance for the time being. This is a prudent course of action given the proposed program's fledgling status, its minimal impact to undergraduates and the University's current shortage of Faculty...
Based on the tentative proposals that the three universities divulged last week, the long-distance learning program would be a non-profit and not-for-credit consortium that would focus on continuing education through the schools' faculties of arts and sciences. The idea is that graduates will be able to log on and get information in different fields in a specifically tailored flexible environment that would not be geared towards racking up additional credits towards an advanced degree. As a tangential benefit, the program might eventually lead to enhanced online resources for undergraduates...
...Dean consults widely with his senior staff and makes a proposal to the President and Fellows. The Dean considers FAS costs, trends and program enhancements being made. The President and Fellows make the decision," Baker said...
Several council members have publicly expressed serious reservations with the program. It's not that the Ivy Council is not a meaningful endeavor, but whether the benefits of sending representatives to the council can be justified by the weighty price tag. Currently, the council is strapped for cash--students recently rejected a referendum that would increase revenue from term-bill fees. As the number of student groups is increasing each year, the extra grand could go a long way toward making a tangible difference on campus...