Zak Kaufman ‘08 and Taylor Thompson ‘08 were named to USA Today’s 2008 All-USA Academic Team yesterday, while Laura Myers ‘08 and Jessica Ogden ‘08 received honorable mentions. The program selected 20 first-team members out of 500 college juniors and seniors based on their “results-oriented idealism and an entrepreneurial spirit,” according to USA Today. More »
As Dartmouth expands its off-campus programs, a number of universities have started to outsource the American education system on various campuses abroad. At one such outpost, Education City, a 2500-acre campus in Doha, Qatar, five U.S. universities offer their academic services to local residents. Weill Cornell Medical College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Texas A & M University, Georgetown University and Carnegie Mellon University all have campuses at this site. More »
Just being connected to the internet can allow a computer to be infiltrated by hackers who can then steal personal information stored on the hard drive or slow the computer to a crawl. Students are often unaware of the extent of these dangers, Jeffrey Hawkins, manager of Academic Consulting Services, said. More »
As part of a federal government effort to make higher education more affordable, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance sent a letter to the 136 U.S. colleges with endowments of $500 million or more on Jan. 24, to gather information about their endowment distribution and their financial aid programs, according to the Committee’s press release. This initiative was followed by the U.S. House of Representatives’ bill to expand the Pell Grant, the federal aid program for students from the lowest social classes, on Feb. 08. More »
Shuttling down I-91 in eco-friendly carpools, 17 Dartmouth students plan to visit the Big Apple in pursuit of careers in environmental and sustainable development. These environmentally conscience students of the Ivy League — a blend of nature-loving, intelligent and polished job seekers — will attend a career fair at Columbia University where they plan on foregoing their Birkenstocks and arriving with the professionalism afforded any corporate job, according to past attendee Ruth Hupart ‘08. More »
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., officially endorsed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Thursday, after dropping out of the race on Feb. 7. The endorsement halted speculation about who would secure Romney’s supporters, as McCain’s campaign has been significantly more liberal than Romney’s was. Advisers say Romney’s support will serve as a “conservative validator” for McCain’s campaign, according to The New York Times. This endorsement follows McCain’s victories in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland primaries earlier this week, solidifying his place as the Republican front-runner. McCain’s campaign has now switched its focus from attacking fellow Republican candidates to increasing criticism of Democratic candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Despite McCain’s strong candidacy, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., who took Kansas on Feb. 9, is still actively pursuing the Republican nomination. More »
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