The upcoming departure of Harvard University's president could serve as a warning for university leaders who come from backgrounds outside the ivory tower of academia. Increasingly, college and university presidents are coming from the business world, rather than from the ranks of the faculty, and many of them govern accordingly.
The upcoming departure of Harvard University's president could serve as a warning for university leaders who come from backgrounds outside the ivory tower of academia. Increasingly, college and university presidents are coming from the business world, rather than from the ranks of the faculty, and many of them govern accordingly.
A $3 fee didn't deter 780 students from taking a student-organized shuttle to the Philadelphia International Airport before last week's vacation. The Undergraduate Assembly organized the bus service, which ran to the airport on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before spring break.
Another Penn tradition is on the ropes. University administrators said the behavior of "hundreds of students" during last Friday's Hey Day festivities was so deplorable that the tradition will be very different next year. Possible changes include canceling the junior class' march through campus, changing the time of the event or even ending Hey Day altogether, according to Leah Smith, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life.
The latest edition of track and field's marquee event got under way in earnest this morning at Franklin Field. A few medals have already been awareded. Miami's Dominique Darden took top honors in the college women's 400-meter hurdles. Darden has been a standout all four years she has run for the Hurricanes, collecting 10 All-America honors, the most by any Miami woman.
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