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...Grahams have so far escaped much criticism because their company has performed well (mainly thanks to its Kaplan educational subsidiary), but the New York Times Co.'s outside shareholders have been clamoring for an end to the dual-share setup. Still, they don't have the votes to force a change. The biggest danger to family control inevitably comes from the family members themselves...
Which leaves Murdoch. As he emphasized in a letter to the Bancrofts, his company is a family enterprise too . He inherited Australia's Adelaide News from his father in 1952, and his children will get his stake in News Corp. It's yet another dual-share setup, with the Murdochs holding (after a share swap currently awaiting regulatory approval) 13% of company stock and 39% of the votes...
...Pino helped create the backdrop for the contest, a sharp white background with “Eleganza” printed in diagonal lines. “We wanted to give it an awards show feel, like the Oscars,” said Pino. But despite the glitzy setup and the enthusiastic efforts of publicity head Dara Johnson ’10, things seemed pretty slow on Tuesday morning. Whether it was because of the weather or because of midterms, the students streaming by the entrance to the Science Center were certainly not beating a path...
...spent at the discretion of the fellow, can slowly become a rather pricey endeavor. An estimated $300,000 has been put into the Peer Advising program, leading one to hope that with such a hefty price tag, modifications are in plan.Early plans to improve the program involve a new setup where PAFs will be matched by entryway to the freshmen’s academic and extracurricular interests, an improvement that will amend the current divide between entryway and academic advisers.Lambert-Sluder elaborates, “So if there’s a student who is really interested in the Crimson...
...more schools into direct lending, which costs taxpayers an estimated $7.50 less for every $100 disbursed, compared with private loans. Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy is pushing a bill that rewards colleges for switching to the cheaper of the two lending systems by giving them additional need-based aid--a setup, many in higher education note, that is strikingly similar to the ones schools are in hot water for having negotiated with individual banks...