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...Between 1992 and 2004, a major shift in enrollment away from four-year colleges occurred among college-qualified high school students from low- and moderate-income families,” the update said. According to the Committee, increasing college costs, coupled with student aid, made many students choose to attend community college instead of pursuing bachelor’s degrees. “An inability to start at a four-year college decreases considerably the likelihood of earning a bachelor’s degree,” the report stated. Harvard Director of Financial Aid Sally C. Donahue said that...
Last year, with her schedule presumably packed with planning the details of her incipient administration, President-elect Drew G. Faust neglected to attend the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) commissioning ceremony. This spring, however, she has indicated that she will grace the proceedings not only with her presence but also with a short sermon...
...cemevi runs entirely on donations to the tune of $159,000 a year. Volunteers teach traditional Alevi music and dance, while the group's pro bono lawyers fight for Alevi rights in court. Last year, an Alevi parent, angered by compulsory religion classes his teenage daughter had to attend at school, took Turkey to the European Court of Human Rights and won. The court ruled the predominantly Sunni Muslim curriculum "did not uphold the principles of pluralism and objectivity that a democratic society needs". It criticized the lack of information on Alevi beliefs, rituals and prayer forms, and urged remedy...
...degrees, he cheerfully marched us through the woods in the wrong direction, allowing me time to speak to the mission’s evaluator, Jason M. Scherer ’08, who will receive his officer’s commission after graduating in June and plans to attend dentistry school...
...This year, University President Drew G. Faust will attend the ROTC commissioning, but with an asterisk. Proof to the aged adage—beware geeks bearing gifts—Faust will harness the symbolism of her appearance by criticizing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” (DADT) the federal law that bars openly gay Americans from serving in the military. While she will recognize the value of military service, Faust will also express her wish that, “every Harvard student had the opportunity to serve in the military...