Word: program
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...media--and I'm excluding The Crimson--has trumpeted the Core as a back to-basics program. Would...
FACULTY MEMBERS often point to the passage of the Core Curriculum as evidence of their commitment to undergraduate education. Supporting a stronger tutorial program would be a more convincing display of that commitment...
Robert W. Fogel, Burbank Professor of Political Economy, heads an NBER program concerned with long-term trends in the development of the American economy. One of his studies deals with the economics of change in human stature through the years. He says he is finding that the rate of change reflects the wealth of the community. "It's a very good index of inequality of income. We're using it to investigate patterns by which different income and wealth existed and the circumstances under which they disappear and diminish," Fogel explains. He adds that a number of researchers felt there...
...largely been ignored. Harvard's attempts to ease the burden on the middle class rely on a combination of loans and student employment. Administrators are now encouraging middle-and lower-income students to help themselves by seeking jobs of their own, chiefly through the expanding college Work Study Program. As one administrator says, "You never have to pay back a job"--a reference to the legacy of debt that often accompanies an education...
...area that Congress cut in this year's budget and one that might decline or even disappear in future years is the National Direct Student Loan program (NDSL), an alternative that offers students loans at 3 per cent interest, as opposed to the 7 per cent Harvard charges on its own loans. Across the nation, NDSL has been plagued by students defaulting on their loans, and Congress dislikes the program. Nor did a 60 Minutes expose of the NDSL's problems in the fall help its reputation. Next year, Harvard will receive $440,000 in NDSL funds, 26 per cent...