"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."   John Adams, December, 1770


Loyola College in Maryland Opens its First "Green" Residence Hall
More than 340 of the first-year students moving onto Loyola’s Evergreen Campus on Friday Aug. 31 made College history by becoming the first residents of the Loyola’s new "green" residence hall. The five-story, 100,000-square-foot building includes a host of eco-friendly features, from steel structural beams made from 90 percent recycled scrap to the 20,000-square feet of planted grass on the roof designed to reduce heat absorption and increase water retention… (from Campus Happenings)


Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) dual-degree program
Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) announce the establishment of a dual-degree program, a five-year program that offers students the opportunity to be awarded a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) from Brown and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree from RISD. The program will enable students to explore the integration of a wide range of disciplines by combining the rigorous degree requirements of both institutions.

The Brown/RISD dual degree program is five years in length and offers students the opportunity to be awarded a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) from Brown and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree from RISD. The dual degree program requires that students complete the existing degree requirements for both institutions by being actively enrolled in both institutions while earning two simultaneous degrees.

Applicants to the dual degree program will be required to apply to both Brown and RISD and be accepted by both institutions. A Brown/RISD admissions committee comprised of admissions and faculty representatives will determine final admission to the program from among those students admitted to both institutions. For the initial five years of the program–during its pilot phase–it has been determined that applications will only come from first year applicants and not from transfer or currently enrolled students. Once enrolled in the program, the dual degree students will acquire a dual identity and as such will see themselves as both RISD and Brown students.


Merrimack College Goes SAT/ACT Optional
Merrimack College will join the ranks of a number of higher education institutions who have chosen to establish an SAT/ACT optional application process. After considering several factors, Merrimack found that making SAT/ACT score submission optional for admission consideration is beneficial for both student and college.


Green Mountain College is also going SAT / ACT optional as of Fall 2007.


Goucher College
Inside Higher Education reported on July 26 that Goucher College is also dropping its SAT/ACT testing requirements.


Northeastern University and Hebrew College to collaborate
Northeastern University, founded by the YMCA, is a secular private institution, a large urban university in Boston. Hebrew College is a small institution, devoted to Jewish culture and education, not that far away in Newton Center. On Thursday July 5, the two institutions announced that they would combine their Jewish studies programs in an unusual collaboration. At Hebrew, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs as well as a rabbinic seminary, pretty much everything could be classified as Jewish studies. Northeastern Jewish studies has 13 faculty members teaching in an interdisciplinary minor that in the fall will become a major in a university best known for its co-op programs and its offerings in fields like engineering and business.


New York University creates new MA program
NYU, in collaboration with American Ballet Theatre, is creating a master of arts in dance education, with a concentration in ballet pedagogy.


University of Wisconsin – Stout major goes online
UW – Stout is starting an online version of its bachelor’s degree in golf enterprise management.

In the CPS ARCHIVES:

Spring 2007 Newsletter
Winter 2007 Newsletter
October 2006 Newsletter
August 2006 Newsletter
May 2006 Newsletter
April 2006 Newsletter
March 2006 Newsletter
February 2006 Newsletter
January 2006 Newsletter
November 2005 Newsletter
October 2005 Newsletter
September 2005 Newsletter
August 2005 Newsletter
July 2005 Newsletter
June 2005 Newsletter

Given the nature of the admissions process and the selectivity of many educational institutions, we cannot guarantee admission to any institution.