Caitlin Roman
Caitlin Roman
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Roman: A survey gone wrong
The YCC should not take lightly its involvement in a decision that will affect the student body at large, and as such should make every effort to consult the opinions of its constituency. In this case, the organization’s excuses for not having sent out a poll — time constraints, and the presumption that the YCC members were a representative sample — seem flimsy at best.
In Times rankings, Yale takes No. 2
Yale is now the sole occupier of the No. 2 berth in an annual ranking of the world’s top 200 universities, with many British universities sliding down the rankings this year, exacerbating their fears of inadequate funding.
Kennedy, once on Woodbridge shortlist, returns to receive Cross medal
Stanford history professor and Pulitzer Prize winner was corporation’s top pick for Presidency
When David Kennedy GRD ’68 arrived in New Haven to work on his doctorate in American studies, he did not expect to return to Yale several decades later to receive the Wilbur Cross Medal, the graduate school’s highest honor, he said at a talk on Tuesday.
Jeff Brenzel: Ever the Philosopher
It was July 2005, and then-Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Richard Shaw had just announced he was leaving New Haven to become dean of admissions at Stanford University. The News didn’t really faze Jeff Brenzel ’75, director of the Association of Yale Alumni. “Tough job,” he thought to himself. “Hope they get somebody good for that.”
In search of rankings alternatives
In a presentation with the anti-rankings organization, the Education Conservancy, Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel delivered a critique of the U.S. News & World Report rankings and called for a more educational alternative.
University leaves financial aid group
When Yale announced a groundbreaking new financial aid initiative last year, the entire higher education community dissected the fine print and media sources around the country eagerly covered the story. When Yale, in a related move, left the 568 Group a month or so later, no one noticed.
Feds compelled to up Pell Grant program
As the economy worsens, increasing numbers of college students are applying for federal financial aid — and partly as a result, the federal Pell Grants program may need up to $6 billion in additional funds next year, Bush administration officials warned Congress last week.
QuestBridge brings in 56 freshmen
QuestBridge, a nonprofit institution that matches high-achieving, low-income students with prestigious universities, was a key factor in helping Yale’s admissions office assemble the most economically diverse class in Yale’s history, according to Dean of Admissions Jeff Brenzel.
YPD tickets jaywalkers on Elm St.
Twenty-two-year-old Chris Pollard’s ’09 criminal record was clean. He had never so much as gotten a parking ticket. But Wednesday morning at about 10:15, the Berkeley College senior was flagged down by a Yale Police Department officer. What was his crime? Pollard, like dozens of students every morning, had jaywalked across Elm Street.
On the Ground: Gossip Girl, frat boys and the close of Camp Yale
On the Ground: Old Campus
A party at SAE was the hot topic in the courtyard outside Lanman-Wright Hall on Monday evening — to go, or not to go? “I sort of want to see ‘Gossip Girl,’” admitted one freshman, who would give his name only as Matt. When asked what college he was in, he paused. Then, finally: “JE.”