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Each year, without fail, The Crimson publishes an editorial denouncing Columbus Day. Yet again, the editorial board has exposed a saddening ignorance of what the holiday represents to many people in this country, specifically Italian Americans...
...chair of the Health Insurance Connector Authority Board for the past couple of years, Kirwan was described as a good listener with even-handed judgement who consistently steered the board to unanimous votes, according to board member Celia A. Wcislo...
...aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Massachusetts Port Authority fell into chaos as revenue plummeted across the board. Leslie A. Kirwan ’79, then finance director of the MPA, lost no time in responding. She quickly organized four task forces and got the authority back on firm financial footing within nine months, according to MPA aviation finance director Brian R. McMorrow...
...more). Public schools are a relative bargain, but average tuition and fees at two-year public schools rose 7.3% from last year, to $2,544. In-state tuition and fees at public, four-year schools rose 6.5% this year to $7,020 ($15,213 with room and board). Out-of-state costs saw similar increases, to $18,548 for tuition and fees and $26,741 with room and board. New England was the most expensive region for several types of schools; private, four-year schools averaged $43,884 with room and board, compared with $30,220 in the southwest...
...jobless out of their rut become all the more unreachable. Though the government and private donors have stepped in to ease the financial crunch, the runaway costs of higher education threaten to make it unaffordable, especially to those who stand to gain the most from it. As the College Board report makes clear, the real-world benefit of college is not simply academic: the unemployment rate for those with bachelor's degrees is just half that for people with high school diplomas alone. Among those with bachelor's degrees, the median family income was $101,099 in 2008 - twice...