Word: programming
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...maximum grant would increase from $3,300 to $5,100. Bush's policymakers say that this $5 billion jolt to the funding would make it possible for 800,000 more students each year to enter college. Gore simply imposes another layer of bureaucracy, with a proposed "National Tuition Savings Program" so that the federal government can tell parents to invest their money in special trusts to pay for tuition. This added layer of government influence has no immediate or practical effect upon decreasing the cost of college tuition...
Paul S. Grogan, Harvard's vice president for government, community and public affairs said the initiatives--some details of which will be announced in January--will be modeled on the University's successful "20/20/2000" affordable housing loan program, which began last November...
...said the Harvard housing program, which will provide $20 million in low-interest loans to create affordable housing, has already been praised in the community and within the University...
...addition to help from roommates, the college has a financial aid program called the Kimball Winter Clothing Fund, that helps students from warm climates who also need financial aid to buy the things they need to survive what the Financial Aid office calls "our blustery New England winters." The letter to applicants recommends various items of clothing, including waterproof boots, a hat, earmuffs and a scarf. But for those of us who don't have a pressing financial need, the College offers precious little to help through our first winter of black ice, wind chill factors and rivers that freeze...
...propose that the College institute a cold-weather orientation program for those of us from snow-challenged parts of the world. First, we would learn how to tell the difference between gloves and mittens. Then, we'd be able to try our hand at scarf wrapping. The final exam would be a trip across the Yard when the first nor'easter hits...