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We’re number one—again. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings released last week placed Harvard in the number one spot this year, for the fifth year in a row. Yale finished second, and the University of Cambridge came in third. Though there were some significant changes in the positions of schools in the rankings this year, most U.S. universities stayed pat. Brown, Penn, and Cornell moved up in the rankings while Columbia, Princeton, and Dartmouth moved down. The Hanover, N.H. college lagged behind its peers—the only Ivy to finish...
With OCW gaining so much popularity, other schools have followed suit. In the fall of 2007, Yale made course materials for seven popular courses available online and will add nearly 30 more within the next three years. Carnegie Mellon has launched its Open Learning...
...don’t know too much about Ivy League schools,” she said.Now a freshman at Vassar on full scholarship, Ahmed said that Harvard might have been a possibility had it been a partner school.While Harvard’s peer schools, such as Princeton and Yale, use QuestBridge to access more low-income students, Harvard pursues socioeconomic diversity on its own. Because of such independence, Harvard may be missing out on exactly the kinds of students it is looking for.OPTING OUTStudents applying to the QuestBridge National College Match Program rank up to eight colleges and submit...
...captain Luke Sager said. “Coach gave him an opportunity [to play], which is rare for a freshman goalkeeper, and I think he played great in both games. He keeps getting better and better each time.” Harms was given his first start against Yale on Oct. 4. He was a key factor in the Crimson’s 1-0 win over Yale, leading Harvard to its first Ivy League victory. After his impressive performance, Harms was named Ivy League Rookie of the week. “He’s been doing pretty well...
...afford the electric bills. And yet the historians sitting around the table are more comfortable with ambiguity than is a voter heading into the booth. Even in crisis, they say, there is no perfect presidential temperament. "You want the right blend of confidence and humility," argues Yale historian Beverly Gage. "And you want someone who has the confidence to make big decisions, to act in crisis, but who also has the humility to listen to other people, to be flexible in those moments. So when does confidence become arrogance, and when does humility become insecurity and inability to make decisions...