Alumni interests hurt by Madoff
The organizations of two prominent Dartmouth alumni are facing multi-million dollar losses as a result of their financial ties to Bernard Madoff, whose alleged $50 billion investment fraud shook the foundations of financial firms and non-profits worldwide upon its discovery in December.
PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM: Greg Troderman ‘12 plays Beethoven’s Opus 111 in Hartman Rehearsal Hall on Monday.
Photo: Zach Ingbretsen/The Dartmouth Staff
Geithner ‘83 criticized for Fed bailout choices
President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Timothy Geithner ‘83 for Treasury secretary was initially met with a stock market rally and media acclaim, but in recent weeks, confidence in Geithner’s abilities has diminished as political analysts have criticized his reaction to the ongoing economic downturn.
Alum calls for teacher merit pay
Educational inequity is the result of an outdated education system that pays teachers based on seniority rather than merit, Delano Brissett ‘05, a Teach for America alumnus, told students gathered in Cutter-Shabaz Hall on Monday night for a speech and discussion about education. During the event, titled “Race and the Achievement Gap,” Brissett argued that students from low-income neighborhoods are less likely than their higher-income peers to have access to quality education.
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Educational Stimulus
The death of former Senator Claiborne Pell on New Year’s Day after a 15-year fight with Parkinson’s disease symbolized the sad, slow decay of the federal college aid grant program that bears his name, as well as the increased value of education and human capital in the United States.
