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...Similarly, a number of states—like New York—have added various incentives to the same effect. However, neither of these steps has worked to address the crux of the teacher-shortage issue. Given that student debt is “unmanageable” for 38 percent of aspiring teachers and 55 percent of aspiring social workers, all existing federal and local loan programs fall short. Larger, university-funded PSLRPs targeted specifically at those entering public service careers, are the answer...
...turns out the lowest approval ratings in Cambridge don’t belong to George W. Bush. Instead, that honor goes to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) e-mail client, Webmail. In a recent survey, only two percent of undergraduates stated that they were very satisfied with Webmail, compared with 23 percent who reported being very dissatisfied. This widespread discontent has triggered a mass exodus from the Webmail interface to other clients, in particular Google’s free and convenient service, Gmail. In 2008, 58 percent of Harvard undergraduates used Gmail as their primary email client...
...Make Inroads Among Traditional Democratic Voters These days Republicans love to talk about the larger crossover vote that McCain wins in the early and unreliable general matchup polls. In one Pew poll from late February, as many as 14 percent of Democrats say they will vote for McCain, compared to eight percent of Republicans who say they will vote for Obama. With so many months before the election, these numbers are not very meaningful. But they point to a key goal of the McCain campaign: upset the traditional partisan divide with a new generation of McCain-o-Crats. This...
...surplus, left over after the final batch of grants, to fund any remaining grants for the year. The remaining money will be rolled over to next year’s budget. Two years ago, grants that came at the end of the year were cut by 45 percent; groups that would have received full funding earlier in the year only received about half of what they requested. Last year the cut was about 12 percent. The UC, which draws the majority of its revenue from a $75 per student activities fee, received $40,084.81 more through termbill this year...
...comprehensive survey to address trends ranging from student concerns with FAS Webmail to general satisfaction with IT’s Web services. Not surprising to Client Technology Advisor Noah S. Selsby ’94, undergraduate preference for Gmail as their e-mail client has risen from 38 percent in 2007 to 58 percent in 2008.In addition to addressing Webmail concerns raised by the survey—both in terms of storage capabilities and speed—FAS IT has also been trying to address undergraduate dissatisfaction with e-mail addresses offered to rising freshmen.FAS IT has stressed that...