In Brief - November 3, 1999
Princeton slipped several notches, tying Yale for fourth place, in the annual college rankings published by U.S. News & World Report. California Institute of Technology took over first, Harvard placed
second, and MIT ranked third. Last year Princeton tied for first with Harvard and Yale. Changes in methodology this year boosted the rankings of a number of universities with strong science and engineering programs. The rankings are based on aggregate performances in seven categories. Princeton ranked first in alumni giving. U.S. News also ranked undergraduate engineering programs. Among universities that offer doctorates, Princeton tied for 12th with the University of Wisconsin, Madison. MIT placed first.
Moving on
Dean of Student Life Janina Montero will leave Princeton after six years to become vice-president for campus life and student services at Brown on January 1. She will also oversee Brown's admissions and financial-aid processes.
At Princeton, Montero supervised noncurricular aspects of undergraduate life, including student organizations, discipline, athletics, health services, and religious life. . . . After 15 years as the university's registrar, C. Anthony Broh resigned in August to become the director of research at the Consortium on Financing Higher Education, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Deputy Registrar Joseph L. Greenberg *77 is acting registrar until the university hires a permanent replacement.
Society of Fellows
The university is launching the Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, which will bring together young scholars and senior faculty members to enhance interdisciplinary research and scholarship. The fellows will participate in seminars and conferences and collaborate on new teaching projects. Alexander Nehamas *71, chairman of the Council of the Humanities and Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities, will also chair the society. The first group of senior fellows includes Professor of Art and Archaeology Harold Foster '77, Dodge Professor of History Anthony T. Grafton, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs Jennifer L. Hochschild, George M. Moffett Professor of Biology Simon A. Levin, Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanities Joyce Carol Oates, David Magie '97 Class of 1897 Professor of Classics Josiah Ober, and Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English Michael G. Wood. Lloyd E. Cotsen '50, who established a library of rare children's books at the university in 1997, donated the lead gift for the society.
Princeton ranks high for value
Does Princeton's $31,599 price tag for tuition and fees sound steep to the average parent? Think again, says U.S. News & World Report in its "How to Pay for College" issue. In its rankings of universities that offer the most for your money, Princeton tied for seventh with Columbia. To determine which universities offer families the best value, U.S. News considered three variables: the ratio of quality (as indicated by its U.S. News ranking) to price (cost to an average student who receives a grant meeting his or her financial need); the percentage of all undergraduates receiving grants meeting financial need during 1998-99; and the average discount (the percentage of a school's total costs covered by the average need-based grant). The University of Missouri, Columbia, came in first; Harvard ranked third; and Yale placed 11th. After receiving grants based on need, the average Princeton student pays $16,440.
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