Philip Rucker
Philip Rucker
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They tellin' about me
For years, Vanessa Campbell has been serving Georgia Hots to hungry New Havenites under an umbrella emblazoned with an advertisement for 800-LAWYERS. What gets her out onto the Green at 8:30
If you start with a wave as you draw near, followed by a "Hey, how you doin'?" and then ask for one of Tim's N.Y. Hot Dogs -- maybe a Georgia Hot with cheese and ketchup or a long frank on a short bun ("Or else you be eatin' more bread than anything...
Classes server will be redone
University officials aspire to synthesize services, ultimately create a single information site
In an effort to synthesize the University's multiple online administrative services, Yale officials are working to revamp the online classes server and will begin testing one new option in a limited form in January. In addition to managing courses...
Tenure may see major reform
In light of controversy regarding Yale's tenure policies, the University's Steering Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has been considering potential reforms to its tenure system in weekly meetings this semester. The discussions between top...
Dean to treat students to dessert at 202 Prospect St.
Students with a craving for sweets and schmoozing are in luck. Yale College Dean Peter Salovey will soon begin hosting weekly "Desserts with the Dean" gatherings at his new on-campus home near Ingalls Rink. Salovey is currently moving into the...
Princeton adopts GPA rankings
Princeton University decided this week to rank undergraduates in quintiles based on grade point average and add the statistic to students' academic records. A students' rank will be used only for internal purposes and administrators said they hope the...
Stone Sweet adds internat'l flavor
In a move administrators characterized as a major boost to the University's internationalization efforts, Yale tapped a leading scholar of comparative politics and international law to take an interdisciplinary professorship in the Law School and...
Sciences look at structure
Grading, distributional groups are reevaluated
Yale science professors are reviewing grading scales and requirements for undergraduate science courses, particularly those designed for non-science majors, in anticipation of the new distributional group requirements that will go into effect next...
Grad schools see foreign apps drop
Amid a more stringent visa process enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the number of foreign students' applications to American graduate schools dropped by 28 percent in the last year while the number of international students admitted...
Harvard mirrors academic review
Late last spring, Harvard University released its first undergraduate curricular review in 30 years, recommending broad changes that were strikingly similar to those put forth by the Committee on Yale College Education in April 2003. Of 13 major...
Univ. forges ties with Chinese schools
A convoy of Yale administrators visited Beijing late last week to discuss new undergraduate academic collaborations with Chinese universities, acting in line with a broad plan to establish "sister school" relationships with universities around the...