Dartmouth Grads Scrape By- July 31, 2008 Ten to Twenty years out of school, Dartmouth grads earn more money on average than the alumni of other American schools according to a recent study compiled by PayScale.com. Edging out the second place Princeton alums, who make $131,000 a year, the average Dartmouth alumnus makes $134,000 ten to twenty years after his graduation. The findings are particularly remarkable considering that recent graduates (within the last five years) make $58,000good enough for only 18th place when compared to..http://dartlog.net/2008/07/dartmouth-grads-scrape-by.php More Newss- July 23, 2008 From July 21, courtesy of Regret the Error:P.S. A reader points to this from the VNews as well:http://dartlog.net/2008/07/more-newss.php Are You Financially Literate- July 23, 2008 Dartmouth Econ. Prof. Annamaria Lusardi has devised the following test to determine a person's financial literacy. The results are disturbing. Only one third of the respondents that were older than fifty managed to get all three questions right. For the answers to the three questions and an interesting interview with Prof. Lusardi, follow this link.1. Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2 percent per year. After 5 years, how much do you think you would have in.http://dartlog.net/2008/07/are-you-financially-literate.php Treasury Taps Wilson '69- July 23, 2008 Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson '68 has taken on fellow alum Ken Wilson '69 to help him sort out the financial mess the country is currently in. This is from today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required):In Mr. Wilson, Mr. Paulson gets a formidable ally in navigating the current problems, with years of Wall Street experience and a Rolodex of well-placed friends and clients. Mr. Wilson, the head of Goldman's financial-institutions group, has served as Wall Street's go-to banker during the.http://dartlog.net/2008/07/treasury-taps-wilson-69.php Hanover: New Arts Center is Hideous- July 16, 2008 The Valley News ran a story today on the College's new Visual Arts Center. Construction on the building is scheduled to begin in the Fall of 2009. The building's locationsoutheast of the Hopkins Centerwas chosen specifically to give a more grandiose southern entrance to Dartmouth. The project is not without controversy, as residents (quite rightly) fear that the new arts building will be as aesthetically disturbing as the Hopkins Center.College officials' upbeat presentation yesterday was a..http://dartlog.net/2008/07/hanover-new-arts-center-is-hideous.php Harvard Forced Out by Administration- July 15, 2008 This from today's (occasionally) Daily D:Andy Harvard, director of the Outdoor Programs Office, stepped down on Friday, according to an e-mail sent by acting Dean of Student Life Joe Cassidy. Several students and alumni associated with the Dartmouth Outing Club, however, said they were confused about the suddenness of Harvards departure and believed that Harvard likely did not step down voluntarily.Perhaps the most inadvertently hilarious claim was that "Palmer and Polashenski said many members.http://dartlog.net/2008/07/harvard-forced-out-by-administration.php |