Word: decisional
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
This commitment to socioeconomic diversity can also be seen in the laudable decision to eliminate the early action option for applicants. Despite fears that Harvard would lose competitive applicants to peer institutions, this year’s record low admit rate of 7.1 percent vindicates the Admissions Office and demonstrates...
Eliminating early action achieves diversity in two ways. First, it makes the process fairer for those students who could not apply early under the previous system because of a lack of money or inadequate college counseling. Second, the extra time in the fall gives admissions officers and athletic coaches the...
Beyond the actual substance of the decision, its timing and lack of transparency were also troubling. The fact that the announcement was made well after the application deadline seems arbitrary considering how long the housing situation has been stagnating. Although the College will reimburse the application fee, applicants cannot be...
These cases of poor attendance, partly a result of an aging and entrenched Faculty, are not likely to be helped by FAS Dean Michael D. Smith’s decision to “pause” Faculty hiring during the next academic year, which will temper recruitment to only...
For the past two decades, Stone—who announced last year his decision to leave the University on July 1—has continuously reprised his role as the trusted hand near the nexus of power, whether on the banks of the Potomac or those of the Hudson and...