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Pearson Educational Management, the company responsible for SAT scoring, said in a statement that the errors were caused by humidity in the environment, which “caused the answer sheets to expand,” and by answer ovals filled in too lightly to be read by the scanner...

Author: By Margot E. Edelman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scoring Errors Exceed Estimate | 3/10/2006 | See Source »

...Brown in the fall. “Brian Casey has a rich expertise in academic planning, faculty development, and the range of policies that support faculty life,” Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby wrote in an e-mail yesterday. Kirby has said he hopes to expand the Faculty, currently at nearly 700 professors, to 750 by 2010. Since moving into his University Hall office—which is directly above Kirby’s—in early January, Casey has been involved in what he called an “aggressive” faculty recruiting...

Author: By Lulu Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Casey Named Associate Dean | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...candidates criticized the current administration for failing to expand the Massachusetts economy...

Author: By Benjamin J. Salkowe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lt. Gov. Hopefuls Make Their Pitches | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...hopes that its direct association with the recognizable Pell program will effectively expand its applicant pool, Hicks said...

Author: By Kevin M. Jonke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MIT To Match Pell Grants | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...cartography as vital for thinking critically about the world. He says, “Maps served many functions: illustrative, exploratory, colonial, military, aesthetic.” He also believes that new technology, from the tools of cinema to the internet-dependent Google Earth, serve only to intensify and expand the importance of cartography. He posits, “They call space into question, not just the space of cinema or the map but the space that the viewer occupies too.” His focus on maps is itself part of his greater work, which stretches from translating the writings...

Author: By Zoe M. Savitsky, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Portrait: Tom Conley | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

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