Applications Down for Prestige Colleges Across the Nation
A broad shift in college applications shows drops at several high cost private schools, including Yale down 18 percent and Harvard 11 percent, while state universities gain. Experts cite high costs, new public options, and student skepticism as drivers, with notable exceptions like Bowdoin and Wisconsin testing divergent trends.
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Georgia
Ted Cooper
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Wayne State
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Bowdoin College
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Amherst
Richard Moll
Kent State
Ohio
National Guard
University of Wisconsin
Cooper
Detroit Murder Toll: 132 in First 63 Days
In the first 63 days of the year Detroit posted a record 132 homicides, mostly from gunfire. Police estimate Detroiters own as many as half a million handguns, most illegally, with Commissioner John Nichols noting the immediacy of murder.
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Professors Should Be Eyed On Performance
Boston AP report says Boston University's new president Dr John Silber calls for periodic reviews of faculty performance to prevent tenure from becoming a sinecure. He favors five to fifteen year appointments and says tenure should not be a license to rest on past achievements. He notes his prior role at the University of Texas at Austin and cautions against relying on brief teaching records.
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Boston University
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University of Texas At Austin
Luton Catering School Hosts Busy Two-Week Wait
In Luton England Barnfield College cater ing school draws a two week waiting list to sample student creations. The college restaurant even attracts visiting dignitaries and the mayor. One guest calls it the best restaurant in town.
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