November 14, 2009 – 6:08 PM
The Argus has been focusing quite a bit lately on the how the class of ‘09 is faring—who’s got jobs, who’s unemployed, who’s looking for work abroad. It makes sense, for sure, when you consider that these kids had to graduate into the HOLY-SHIT-WORST-FINANCIAL-MELTDOWN-SINCE-THE-GREAT-DEPRESSION-OMG.
But still, it might be helpful, or comforting, or whatever, to remember [...]
December 11, 2008 – 1:52 PM
Much has been made of the administration’s proposal to institute a one-year salary freeze for professors, staff, and librarians. That has understandably upset a number of people, but it pales in comparison to what’s going on up at Brandeis: Professors are considering reducing their salaries by one percent to avoid staff layoffs:
Lawyers are still vetting [...]
December 11, 2008 – 12:52 PM
Much has been made of the administration’s proposal to institute a one-year salary freeze for professors, staff, and librarians. That has understandably upset a number of people, but it pales in comparison to what’s going on up at Brandeis: Professors are considering reducing their salaries by one percent to avoid staff layoffs:
Lawyers are still vetting [...]
December 5, 2008 – 1:45 PM
Professor Jeanine Basinger is quoted in the L.A. Times about the flailing economy’s effect on Americans’ television viewing choices.
Rich-people-behaving-badly shows like “Dirty Sexy Money”, and “Lipstick Jungle” aren’t doing so well, while shows about wish fulfillment like “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and spoiled teenagers learning lessons on “Exiled!” are doing better:
Americans are too depressed about [...]
December 5, 2008 – 12:45 PM
Professor Jeanine Basinger is quoted in the L.A. Times about the flailing economy’s effect on Americans’ television viewing choices.
Rich-people-behaving-badly shows like “Dirty Sexy Money”, and “Lipstick Jungle” aren’t doing so well, while shows about wish fulfillment like “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and spoiled teenagers learning lessons on “Exiled!” are doing better:
Americans are too depressed about [...]
November 24, 2008 – 8:26 PM
The Board of Trustees recently met for their first board meeting of the year, and the news that emerged was not good.
Due to the economic downturn, the University’s endowment has lost over $120 million… and if you remember, Wesleyan’s endowment isn’t all that big, compared to our “peer institutions.”
A student in the know writes:
Wesleyan’s endowment [...]
November 24, 2008 – 7:26 PM
The Board of Trustees recently met for their first board meeting of the year, and the news that emerged was not good.
Due to the economic downturn, the University’s endowment has lost over $120 million… and if you remember, Wesleyan’s endowment isn’t all that big, compared to our “peer institutions.”
A student in the know writes:
Wesleyan’s endowment [...]
October 21, 2008 – 12:05 AM
Wes professor Jeanine Basinger gets a quote in the NYtimes’ article In Hollywood, the Wall St. Plots Will Thicken, where she weighs in on the effect of economic hard times has on what reaches the silver screen:
Jeanine Basinger, chairwoman of the film studies department at Wesleyan University, said that studios had the best luck dealing [...]
October 20, 2008 – 11:05 PM
Wes professor Jeanine Basinger gets a quote in the NYtimes’ article In Hollywood, the Wall St. Plots Will Thicken, where she weighs in on the effect of economic hard times has on what reaches the silver screen:
Jeanine Basinger, chairwoman of the film studies department at Wesleyan University, said that studios had the best luck dealing [...]
October 15, 2008 – 2:27 PM
This morning, President Roth released a “Community Update” about the state of the economy, and its effects on Wesleyan:
[Wesleyan's response to the financial turmoil] will include some serious budget cuts, delays in major facilities construction, and a close look at our priorities for the future. All of us will be asked to make sacrifices.
Following up [...]
October 15, 2008 – 1:27 PM
This morning, President Roth released a “Community Update” about the state of the economy, and its effects on Wesleyan:
[Wesleyan's response to the financial turmoil] will include some serious budget cuts, delays in major facilities construction, and a close look at our priorities for the future. All of us will be asked to make sacrifices.
Following up [...]
October 10, 2008 – 6:28 PM
President Michael Roth has apparently joined Arianna Huffington’s complex social network, as a blogger on Huffington Post. How did this come about? Do they have a Blackberry connection from some West Coast dinner party?
He writes about our shaken trust in the financial and political institutions of America:
It’s a cliché that trust is a lot [...]
October 10, 2008 – 5:28 PM
President Michael Roth has apparently joined Arianna Huffington’s complex social network, as a blogger on Huffington Post. How did this come about? Do they have a Blackberry connection from some West Coast dinner party?
He writes about our shaken trust in the financial and political institutions of America:
It’s a cliché that trust is a lot [...]
October 5, 2008 – 1:36 PM
Wesleyan’s endowment has shrunk 3.9% in the 2008 fiscal year, declining from the $700 million range to the $600 million range – a major change from last year’s 15% growth. Expected annual growth is usually projected at 9% every year, and it’s not entirely clear what accounts for this decline – the WSA is releasing [...]
October 5, 2008 – 12:36 PM
Wesleyan’s endowment has shrunk 3.9% in the 2008 fiscal year, declining from the $700 million range to the $600 million range – a major change from last year’s 15% growth. Expected annual growth is usually projected at 9% every year, and it’s not entirely clear what accounts for this decline – the WSA is releasing [...]
September 23, 2008 – 11:38 PM
I can’t describe this article other than to say it is totally hilarious. And depressing.Time – How We Became the United States of France
September 23, 2008 – 10:38 PM
I can’t describe this article other than to say it is totally hilarious. And depressing.Time – How We Became the United States of France
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