Comments on: The Recession Hits College Campuses. Hard.

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[...] sexual assaults on college campuses are reported in September. The Department of Justice estimates that at least one in five women [...]

By: Laundry Bag

Laundry Bag — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:42:23 +0000

ecomonic recessions could really mess up great economies~".

By: Duke It Out: Is Cheering a Sport? : College Candy

Duke It Out: Is Cheering a Sport? : College Candy — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:01:15 +0000

[...] a sport? Should it be? Or is this just the school’s attempt to meet Title IX standards on the cheap? Duke. It. [...]

By: Janet Reyes

Janet Reyes — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:19:20 +0000

Our country was also hit hard by the Economic Recession. At least we are seeing some signs of economic recovery now. I hope that we could recover soon from this recession.

.z….

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Acne Scars Treatment — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:26:22 +0000

Economic recession created huge unemployment rates around the world. I think the world economy is already on the road to recovery.

By: The Weekly Wrap Up: Did Someone Say Barbecue?! : College Candy

The Weekly Wrap Up: Did Someone Say Barbecue?! : College Candy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:02:14 +0000

[...] (and really smile about) in spite of all the bad news we’ve been hearing. The recession is still laying into universities’ budgets and leaving college grads lost in the job search (or just literally lost); but we’ve heard [...]

By: Emmie

Emmie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:05:24 +0000

Snarktastic: Yes, they did, but it was only in informal settings. They didn't get up at the welcome assemblies and start dissing brandeis, it was always in context of how the economy is affecting higher education, and in one-on-one or small group talks with faculty. Not as inappropriate.

And yes, I'd rather they cut cheerleading and marching band rather than academic programs. And yes, they're more likely to cut these than sports. I openly admit this and accept it, I just find it unnecessary for girl to belittle cheerleading for no reason, when in fact it's no more of a waste than any other sport.

By: snarktastic

snarktastic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:38:08 +0000

gee: that's not entirely true. think before you talk [or type].

endowments come from donations that contain a condition for how long the principal must be untouched. it's a fairly complicated legal/financial thing, but yes, endowments are able to be spent.

however, it's enormously fiscally irresponsible to spend them outside of a long-term plan. most schools spend the interest they earn and leave the principal either intact or spend a minimal amount and replace it with interest or future donations.

finances of large corps and non-profs are extraordinarily complicated. they can be doing "poorly" at any one time, but that's not a reason to not go, provided they haven't totally gone off the deep end [see randolph college as an example].

emmie: schools you visited mentioned brandeis? that's inappropriate.

if they're gonna cut something, it had BETTER be the "auxiliary" things like cheerleading and marching band before academic programs. they're not likely to cut sports – they make TONS off of them.

interesting article, cc.

By: Emmie

Emmie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:30:59 +0000

And yet somehow Brandeis is trying to expand… It was strange. I was offered a presidential scholarship to brandeis, so they made a huge to-do of bringing us around campus and having us eat with the big names there, and everywhere we went, they would talk about how they were financially stable and doing well despite the recession. I believed them, until I started visiting other schools, and every time the subject of Brandeis came up, one of the administrators would talk about how poorly Brandeis was doing. It was weird.

And if they're not allowed to touch the endowments, what's the point of having them?

By: gee

gee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:49:09 +0000

Emmie: Strange but true, non-for-profits are not allowed to touch endowments. I don't understand it, but they cant! Schools like Brandeis are suffering badly, closing museums and trying to sell artwork. This recession is hitting colleges and universities regardless of public and private.