for July 2, 2009 http://www.case.org/Content/EHeadlines/Display.cfm?contentItemID=9548 en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:48:15 EST webmaster@case.org http://www.case.org/rss/logo.gif http://www.case.org An unusual new academic institution called Singularity University, run by a well-known entrepreneur and a futurist known for his claims that computers will soon outsmart human beings, welcomed its first class of students last night. But first the new students posed for a class picture and had a “spit party,” where they submitted saliva samples to have their DNA sequenced. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3858/an-unusual-attempt-to-shape-a-high-tech-future-singularity-u-gets-underway?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en Sat, 04 Jul 2009 The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced grants totaling $7.6 million to nine universities in seven countries to establish new Master's in Development Practice (MDP) programs. http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/news/story.jhtml?id=256400018 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Tuition and fees at private American colleges and universities will increase by an average of 4.3 percent in the new school year when compared to the academic year just concluded — the smallest rise in 37 years, according to a survey of 350 institutions by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/tuition-increases/?hp Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Student maintenance grants and loans in England will be frozen for the academic year 2010-11, the government has announced. However, loans to cover tuition fees will be raised in line with the increase in the fees themselves. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/8129363.stm Sat, 04 Jul 2009 On Tuesday, leaders of the college's alumni association and the Antioch University Board of Trustees -- which suspended operations of the college a year ago -- agreed on a plan to make the college fully independent of the university. The college will gain its campus, the endowment (about $19 million), the ability to use its name, and the literary journal The Antioch Review. Most important to many, the college will have its own board and will not answer in any way to the university. The college's alumni supporters will pay the university about $6 million in return for the assets being turned over. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/01/antioch Sat, 04 Jul 2009 is not responsible for content or information derived from links to remote servers. http://www.case.org