Word: peer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...rate,” now stands at 40 percent—the lowest rate since 1989. The rate fluctuated throughout the 1990s, peaking most recently in 2001 when it reached 48 percent.Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Donella M. Rapier said Harvard has compared its numbers to eight peer institutions, and participation rates have recently declined at four. Three schools have maintained constant rates, and one school’s rate has increased.Princeton University is considered a leader in alumni participation; according to its website, its rate is unchanged since 2001 at about 59 percent. But Harvard has traditionally...
...admissions office does not admit a fixed number of its Early Action applicants, he explained. Instead, it considers each application on a case-by-case basis. Columbia, Duke, and Stanford all saw slight increases in the size of their early applicant pools this fall. Spokespeople for several other peer schools were not available for comment last night or said that they had not yet released their early-admission figures. Fitzsimmons said the number of students this fall requesting fee waivers on their applications is almost identical to the number last year, when the fraction of students asking for waivers jumped...
...bottom of Harvard’s income ladder work for meager wages. A minority of them receive full-time employment at Harvard. Many must work two or three jobs to support themselves and their families. Harvard’s wages compare poorly to those of its local peer institutions. Many low-income workers who have worked here for five, 10, and 15 years have never received a promotion offer. While Boston University pays its janitors a wage of $17.23 per hour, 30 percent higher than Harvard’s $13.50 per hour, Boston University has an endowment of $694 million...
...Club speech by University President Lawrence H. Summers yesterday in support of their demands. (See story, page 3)KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESESCurrent negotiations are set against a backdrop of disagreements between the University and the union on where Harvard’s wages stand with respect to its peer institutions, how to count the value of its benefits package, and how Harvard is doing in meeting related labor goals. According to Peter S. Rider, who is leading contract negotiations on behalf of the janitors, the two parties continue to disagree about what constitutes a fair wage for Boston-area...
They host traveling information sessions with representatives from Georgetown, Duke, the University of Pennsylvania, and other peer schools. With “well over half” of applicants now applying online, according to Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73, the admissions website has recently been revamped, adding interactive video, campus tours, and student testimonials...