Word: adventism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Test prep and tutoring have been around awhile, along with one-on-one private college counseling, services usually purchased by the wealthy. But the advent of Achieva signals something very different. The company is the first to join all three jobs in one program, micromanaging a student's life. Achieva's pitch is simple: while others boast they'll increase a student's grade by one letter or an SAT score by 100 points, Achieva says all of last year's 1,050 clients got into college, and 85% ended up at one of their top two choices...
...advent of the company and its competitors may further distort a system skewed in favor of families with money. "It's the kids who need this, who already have 2 1/2 strikes against them, who'll get left behind," says David Breneman, dean of the education school at the University of Virginia. Watson counters that Achieva regularly does pro bono work in poor schools and has a free summer academy in East Palo Alto, a disadvantaged neighborhood. The company also has counseling contracts with seven high schools in low-income San Jose, where Achieva works with hundreds of kids...
...Harvard ID is an often overlooked but essential mark of studenthood and privilege. The cards have been around for at least the last four decades, and were most likely in use during the World War I and II. With the advent of the magnetic stripe and the electronic card card-reader, the humble ID card has been transformed into the powerful and ubiquitous "Swipey Card," allowing Harvard students to access every manner of building, library, photocopier and snack food with a simple swipe. FM recently spoke with Dave Wamback, of Harvard University Identification and Data Services, who explained the complexity...
Tradition, which is so ubiquitous in so many ways at Harvard, is not the exclusive domain of curmudgeons who live in the past. We all welcome the advent of the new--some of it may survive the trials of time and some...
Venture capital funds provide money to new companies. In recent years, with the advent of hot new markets like the Internet, venture capital funds have become increasingly popular. Venture capitalists have begun limiting to make sure large corporations don't dominate...