Saturday, February 10, 2007
Friday, February 9, 2007
Harvard set to name first female president
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- In its 371-year history, Harvard University has been led by puritans and patriots, by clergymen and congressmen.
But so far, the country's oldest and wealthiest university has never been led by a woman.
That seems likely to change, in what would be a landmark for women in academia. Harvard's board of overseers will meet Sunday to formally choose the university's 28th president.
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Mandatory Costs at University Break $50,000
George Washington University, already the most expensive major university in the country, became the first to raise tuition, fees and other mandatory costs above $50,000. Trustees set tuition for students entering the university in September at $39,210, an increase of 3.8 percent; mandatory fees including housing will push that cost to $50,660, a university spokesman said. The tuition will affect only next year’s freshmen; the university sets costs for each class and then freezes the costs for the duration of the students’ attendance.
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