In Defense of 138 - News. A Basketball Blowout Raises Theological Questions. Opinion: On Being an “African-American Scientist” If African-American researchers are ever to gain equal opportunities in science, even subtle cases of differential treatment must be stamped out. Raynard S. Kington, president of Grinnell CollegeImage: Justin Hayworth/Grinnell CollegeA recent experience reminded me of the challenges related to identity and experience in the scientific realm.
Two years ago, after leaving my job as principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assume the presidency of Grinnell College, I was senior author of a paper about differential funding rates between African-American and white applicants for NIH grants. Our paper, published in Science in August 2011, demonstrated that African-American scientists are significantly less likely than their white counterparts to receive NIH funding, even when they are similarly qualified. Our study generated a great deal of media attention; and in every news interview I gave on this topic I repeatedly made two points. Is that who I am? On Campus: We the students. O Pioneer! Jack Taylor Scores NCAA Record 138 Points In One Game. And That's Not His Greatest Feat. :: dmJuice.com. Jack Taylor scores 138 points, an NCAA record (Video) Uptown? Downtown? That’s Jack Taylor firing away. (Cory Hall / AP) Jack Taylor was in a groove, a Mariana Trench kind of groove, Tuesday night.
The Grinnell College guard scored an NCAA-record 138 points in a performance that desperately cries out for a smart-alecky descriptor. (He hung a 138 burger on Faith Baptist Bible?) Anyway, Grinnell won, 179-104. “I felt pretty confident tonight,” he told ESPN after the Division III game in Grinnell, Iowa. (Cory Hall / AP) Playing 36 minutes, Taylor broke the NCAA scoring record by 25 points and made 52 of his 108 attempts, firing off a shot every 20 seconds. Overall, he took 79 percent of his team’s shots, which is by design. Taylor, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound sophomore from Black River Falls, Wis., was trying to break out of a scoring slump that had bothered him over the weekend, so his coaches told him to lock and load. You might say that. By then, everybody — and we do mean everybody — was noticing. “I never heard of nothing like that. Jack Taylor scores 138 points for Grinnell - NCAA Basketball. Grinnell's Jack Taylor scored an astonishing 138 points in the team's win over Faith Baptist Bible.
REUTERS/Grinnell College Jack Taylor's performance left even Kobe Bryant impressed. The Division III guard shattered the NCAA scoring record with 138 points, hoisting a mind-boggling 108 attempts - or one shot every 20 seconds - in eclipsing the previous record by 25 points. Taylor made 27 of 71 3-point attempts, was 52 of 108 overall from the field and added seven free throws on 10 attempts while playing 36 minutes in Grinnell's 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible on Tuesday night in Grinnell, Iowa.
"That's crazy, man. I don't care what level you're at. Scoring 138 points is pretty insane," the Lakers' superstar said after Los Angeles' victory over the Nets. Even Taylor was having a hard time processing his feat. "I don't think reality has set in yet," said the 5-foot-10, 170-pound sophomore from Black River Falls, Wis. Taylor had 58 points at halftime. Then he got hot. College basketball has become a guard's game. How on Earth do you score 138 points? - College Basketball Nation Blog. Jack Taylor of Grinnell drops 138 points for collegiate scoring record. Jack Taylor '15 smashes national scoring record - News | Grinnell College.
Small college Grinnell weighs big changes to financial aid. We were just at Grinnell for family weekend as our son just matriculated there this fall. I worked at a simlar instiution in the upper Midwest for a total of eight years so over the course of the weekend I listened cvery carefully to and processed some of the hard data/key metrics as well as the "messaging" from Pres. Kington and others. On the expense side, 90% of Grinnell's student body receives aid--almost all of which is need-based and the average award is 2/3 of the cost of tuition. For now, they remain "need blind" including international students whom one can imagine can be needier than the average domestic student.
In my experience, the Boards at places like Grinnell take their fiduciary duty very seriously in regard to costs, value and price. The objective of an endowment--large or small--at such a place is not to subsidize those who can well afford it. Top 100 - Lowest Acceptance Rates | Rankings. Endowment returns for 2011 near pre-recession levels. While 2011 endowment returns make it look like investing is back to the good old days, colleges and universities aren't in the clear yet. College and university endowments returned an average of 19.2 percent in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, a rate that more closely resembles pre-recession levels than those of the preceding two years, according to an annual survey compiled by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund, an investment firm for nonprofit organizations.
And unlike the recession years, when smaller endowments had higher rates of return than wealthier institutions, the spread was closer to that of the mid-2000s. While the returns look good for higher education, analysts said now is not the time to celebrate. After taking a huge hit in the 2009 fiscal year, almost half of all university endowments are still worth less than they were in 2008. In last year's survey, endowments of all sizes generally performed the same. Grinnell, one of the country's wealthiest colleges, questions sustainability of financial aid. Grinnell College, which this year reported the fifth-largest endowment of any liberal arts college, announced Thursday that it would spend the next few months engaged in a conversation with campus stakeholders about changing its financial aid policies – including potentially, but probably not, going as far as making changes to need-blind admission.
That makes it the second high-profile liberal arts college, following Wesleyan University this summer, to broach the topic in recent months. Grinnell's announcement stands out for two major reasons. Grinnell is one of the wealthiest liberal arts colleges in the country, so the idea that it would view its current financial aid model as unsustainable could be a bellwether that the sector as a whole is reconsidering the model. "I think this is a conversation we can have in a reasonable manner," said President Raynard Kington in an interview. By many metrics, Grinnell is thriving. Moody's Investor Service applauded Wesleyan's announcement. 21 Students’ Commitment to International Community - News | Grinnell College. Best Undergraduate Teaching | Rankings | Top National Liberal Arts Colleges. Survey On Millennial Hiring Highlights Power Of Liberal Arts - Daily Brief. If you're in college, or happen to be about to graduate, and you've been mocked for getting a liberal arts degree, here's a piece of welcome news: You're actually in more demand than those who are getting finance and accounting degrees.
That's one of the findings of a new survey of 225 employers issued today by Millennial Branding and Experience Inc. The main takeaway of the survey, at least according to the press release that went out with it, was that there's a disconnect taking place with regard to internships. While 91 percent of employers think students should have one or two of the temporary, professionally focused positions before they graduate, 50 percent haven't actually hired any interns in the last six months. Somehow, we don't think this is going to change either the crush of students looking for internships or the stated desire of employers to hire those who have internships under their belts.
Academic redshirting: Give them a little more time. I am a proud product of the Baltimore City public school system. My high school years at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute prepared me exceptionally well for the rigorous academic studies that led to a career in medicine, health policy and economics, and now higher education. Unfortunately, my education in Baltimore during the 1970s contrasts sharply with the experience of many urban students across America who are mired in underperforming K-12 school systems that poorly prepare them for higher education and the world of opportunities beyond. That fact is especially clear to me now, as I complete my second year as a college president. We have no way to know how many students are slipping through our net.
America's 50 wealthiest colleges and universities collectively pour millions into financial aid and recruitment. So where did the money go? The task is not impossible, however. •The prep school model. •The academy model. •The community college model. Raynard S. Munson: Before the Chicago 7 came the Grinnell 14.