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Report finds Cornell faculty salaries increase 5 percent
Published in April 21st, 2008
According to the 2007-08 Financial Plan-in-Year Forecast published by Cornell’s Division of Planning and Budget, the average salary for faculty in endowed colleges “increased 5 percent in 2007-08 while the comparable average for contract college faculty grew 5.3 percent.”
Police arrest former U. Oklahoma student for threatening fliers
Published in April 21st, 2008
A former OU student was arrested Sunday, two days after the university filed a restraining order against him for making threatening fliers.
Philadelphia rally draws 35,000 in support of Obama
Published in April 21st, 2008
Despite the 85-degree heat, Philadelphia residents came out in record numbers to hear Obama speak at Independence Mall Friday night. According to the Obama campaign, the rally drew a crowd of 35,000 - his largest so far.
1,500 see Hillary at Penn State
Published in April 21st, 2008
Hillary Clinton told a crowd of 1,500 two days before the Pennsylvania primary that she will make affordable education a priority if she is chosen as the Democratic candidate instead of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
After scandal, Dartmouth’s Neukom Institute director resigns
Published in April 21st, 2008
Posted by michelles in Professors, Crime & Safety, Administration, Campus Life, Higher Ed, Money, Issues
Richard Granger has resigned as director of the Neukom Institute for Computational Science following the arrest of his wife last month for allegedly stealing over $300,000 from a church in California, the Grangers’ prior residence. Granger will continue to direct Dartmouth’s Brain Imaging Laboratory and maintain his position as a professor in the computer science department.
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