More press, including a bunch of quotes from Pres. Marx.
Update: link has been corrected.

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Interesting article in today’s Times, describing how a newer breed of more politically moderate professors are replacing more liberal professors hired in the ’60’s.
Baby boomers, hired in large numbers during a huge expansion in higher education that continued into the ’70s, are being replaced by younger professors who many of the nearly 50 academics interviewed [...]

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The Joy of Graduating.
Attention Goes a Long Way at a School, Small by Design.
Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves.

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Check out the interesting Op-Ed in today’s Times. Carroll Bogert, associate director of Human Rights Watch and Harvard ‘83, brings up a number of questions about the nature of endowments and how they should be structured. I think that there is a growing awareness of the power of endowments, and whether their tax-free [...]

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There are far more pressing issues to be dealt with on campus then the state of Valentine. E-Board candidates must show leadership and vision in discussing the Community Center for Engagement, the proposed Multicultural Center, changes in admission policy, the College’s Master Plan, and the introduction of new majors. I urge this year’s candidates to address these issues, and to forgo the easy but banal topic of our dining situation. Fellow students – vote (and do make sure to vote) for the best candidate. Please, don’t vote on Val.

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