Around the Ivies
BROWN UNIVERSITY: Provost Mark Schlissel was named the next president of the University of Michigan on Friday, the Brown Daily Herald reported. Since taking office in 2011, Schlissel has led a year-long strategic planning process and currently chairs a search committee for a new dean. He will remain at Brown for the remainder of the academic year and assume his role at Michigan on July 1.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Sheila Coronel was named dean of academic affairs of Columbia’s journalism school, the Columbia Daily Spectator reported on Tuesday. Coronel formerly worked as a stringer for the Guardian and New York Times, reporting on politics and government in the Philippines, and she co-founded the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Coronel will replace Bill Grueskin, who said he is stepping down from the administrative post to focus on his journalism career but plans to continue teaching.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY: In honor of its 150th anniversary in 2015, Cornell will construct a grove commemorating its history, the Cornell Daily Sun reported. The grove will include stone benches, walkways and a timeline that highlights important events in Cornell’s history. It will be completed this summer and dedicated in October.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY: A committee on academic integrity has drafted the first honor code in the college’s history, the Harvard Crimson reported. First proposed last April after a cheating scandal was uncovered, the code calls for the creation of an honor board to hear cases of academic dishonesty and requires students to sign a “declaration of integrity” on major exams and assignments. The committee will solicit feedback and hopes to implement the code in fall 2015.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: The university released its annual budgetary report on Monday, according to the Daily Princetonian. The report announced a 4.1 percent increase in total undergraduate fees for the 2014-15 school year and an 8.5 percent increase in funds allocated to undergraduate financial aid. The university’s total operating budget will increase from last year’s $1.58 billion to $1.6 billion.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: In the coming weeks, the university will expand its counseling and psychological services department to add at least three temporary staffers and offer evening hours several days a week, the Daily Pennsylvanian reported. The changes come in response to student complaints about wait times and understaffing.
YALE UNIVERSITY: A student group is launching “Lean In at Yale,” which will include weekly discussions about leadership and feminism, according to the Yale Daily News. The project, inspired by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In,” will use activities from the Lean In Foundation’s curriculum and aims to increase support for women on campus, student organizers said.