tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post6311902208961873108..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: Happy Inauguration, New PresidentTenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-25884540087319286212009-11-15T04:04:55.381-05:002009-11-15T04:04:55.381-05:00http://tenured-radical.blogspot.com/2007/11/happy-...http://tenured-radical.blogspot.com/2007/11/happy-inauuration-new-president.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-86823605849834827442007-11-11T18:25:00.000-05:002007-11-11T18:25:00.000-05:00As both a Princeton alum (Hi Tony!) and current fa...As both a Princeton alum (Hi Tony!) and current faculty member at one of Zenith's "peer" institutions, I am very happy to see this happen. I hope we here at LobSLACster will follow suit in some way. I am still paying off my undergrad loans. Granted, one (not the biggest, mind you) of my reasons for going to graduate school in the first place was to slip into that wonderful world of in-school forbearance. But I think student debt is largely a negative shaper of post-graduate decisions, and I recognize that my own process isn't an appropriate model to follow. Good for Zenith, and here's to hoping yet more schools call the bet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-72421047143785502372007-11-06T15:27:00.000-05:002007-11-06T15:27:00.000-05:00what an amazing difference that excerpt implies fr...what an amazing difference that excerpt implies from railroad man, who I endured for another 5 years elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-54447558485762641982007-11-05T22:19:00.000-05:002007-11-05T22:19:00.000-05:00Another alum happy to hear it. Also will be bitter...Another alum happy to hear it. Also will be bitter each month that it didn't happen a few years ago. Or that when my parents refused to pay the "family contribution" the fin aid office had more to offer than "sometimes people have to take time off." All bitterness aside, this is great news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-70393359141703876372007-11-04T06:38:00.000-05:002007-11-04T06:38:00.000-05:00As a Princeton professor, let me say (a) that I ho...As a Princeton professor, let me say (a) that I hope we can do without the rubber hose, which sounds really uncomfortable, and (b) that TR is largely right, as usual: it was right for Princeton to start putting pressure on the other wealthy private schools, and I'm very glad we did, but it takes real guts for a school that doesn't have a bunch of billions in the bank to do this. <BR/><BR/>Props to Zenith and President Roth.anthony graftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588520143876853373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-70345493627399144382007-11-03T21:23:00.000-05:002007-11-03T21:23:00.000-05:00anon 12:13: yes I was at the inauguration, and yes...anon 12:13: yes I was at the inauguration, and yes, the WSA president really did say that someone was thinking a thought. Several of us on the faculty were simultaneously wondering whether the class of '79 should be honored by us passing the bong, but we decided to think a thought instead.<BR/><BR/>anon 12:02: I dunno -- do you really think only the first counts, particularly since Princeton could buy and sell Zenith ten or twenty times over? Better to react that sit on our butts and watch the world go by, if you ask me. I get your point, but on the other hand -- Cooper Union doesn't make anyone pay tuition at all, so up your nose with a rubber hose, Princeton. Also, we are the school with the lowest endowment to make this move, which I think is ballsy, if nothing else. Princeton, if it doesn't start spending more, will risk losing its non-profit status.Tenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-6723869349855877402007-11-03T16:38:00.000-05:002007-11-03T16:38:00.000-05:00What a wonderful idea. I'm at a SLAC with a prez w...What a wonderful idea. I'm at a SLAC with a prez who says 'I can't sell Arts & Sciences...'<BR/><BR/>He has raised over $100 million for the endowment and even managed to raise faculty salaries. So even though we now have a women's wrestling team (argh), we feel more like a real SLAC.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-51202372763052060452007-11-03T12:02:00.000-05:002007-11-03T12:02:00.000-05:00Reducing student debt is a great thing. But before...Reducing student debt is a great thing. But before people at Zenith get all back-slappy, they should understand that only the first institution to institute an admissions / financial aid policy gets "credit" for it; in this case that institution is Princeton. Fancy schools that want to stay fancy have to react to changes like this, or fall behind in the recruitment battle. Cf., for example, Harvard's decision to eliminate early decision (another great thing for students): everyone else, including Princeton, had to react.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-9953145588249085062007-11-03T10:13:00.000-05:002007-11-03T10:13:00.000-05:00did anyone see the inauguration? the (former?) pre...did anyone see the inauguration? the (former?) president of the student body or some such figure said he knew Zenith was special but not why until he went abroad and returned. so, why is Zenith so special? because we are "critical thinkers." then he added something like, "you just know that right now, somewhere on campus, somebody is thinking." i giggled with laughter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-643359660930623412007-11-02T19:30:00.000-05:002007-11-02T19:30:00.000-05:00Wow, you have to love someone who is in touch with...Wow, you have to love someone who is in touch with the biggest problem students have upon graduation..Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-40637700995571734902007-11-02T09:59:00.000-05:002007-11-02T09:59:00.000-05:00Nice! (And another Zenith alum smiles quietly into...Nice! <BR/><BR/>(And another Zenith alum smiles quietly into her coffee.)squadratomagicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977502780584567298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-57520368578420043792007-11-02T08:51:00.000-05:002007-11-02T08:51:00.000-05:00My goodness!*kidnaps your president*My goodness!<BR/><BR/>*kidnaps your president*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-84551558610070711922007-11-01T23:24:00.000-05:002007-11-01T23:24:00.000-05:00I am incredible excited about this. -an alum who ...I am incredible excited about this. <BR/>-an alum who was lucky (privileged) enough to graduate without loans, but has tons of friends who have huge debt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-1288241939601446472007-11-01T21:55:00.000-05:002007-11-01T21:55:00.000-05:00I'm so happy we've done this. I hope we never drop...I'm so happy we've done this. I hope we never drop need-blind admissions.<BR/><BR/>- A Zenith jr. faculty memberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com