Eidelson, Bhatty chosen for Rhodes (Yale Daily News)
One Yale undergraduate and one Yale Law School student are among the 32 students nationwide that have been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship this year, the scholarship committee announced last week. Ben Eidelson ?08 and Isra Bhatty LAW ?10 were selected from among 764 American students attending 294 different colleges and universities to receive one of the most prestigious postgraduate fellowhips ......more...Eidelson '08 and Bhatty LAW '10 win Rhodes Scholarships (Yale Daily News)
Updated Monday 11:00 p.m. One Yale undergraduate and one Yale Law School student are among the 32 students nationwide to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship this year....more... Beyond rankings: A new way to look for a college (USA Today)
The National Survey of Student Engagement wants to change things. While many popular college guides focus on things like SAT scores of incoming freshmen, or a college's party-school reputation, NSSE seeks to gauge the quality of an undergraduate education by looking at how actively involved students are with their studies, professors and the campus community....more... Religion and U.S. politics intersect at law school lecture (Oregon Daily Emerald)
During every election, the separation of church and state comes up with candidates taking religious stances on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and capital punishment....more... CanWest Rising (in Mediacheck) (The Tyee)
How Izzy Asper got to be Canada's mega-media baron....more... Crisis for Scottish universities after SNP budget blow (The Scotsman)
SCOTLAND'S universities are on a collision course with the new SNP administration following a funding deal that has left the sector fearing for its long-term health, The Scotsman can reveal....more... Pearlstein: College Tuition (Washington Post)
Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein discusses college tuition costs. ...more... Net vigilantes 'should listen more' (BBC News)
Regular columnist Bill Thompson wants "net vigilantes" to focus more on customer service....more... Gibson Dunn Promotes 14 Lawyers to Partner (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that the Firm has elected 14 new partners, effective January 1, 2008....more... |