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So, how are these three small, private, Midwest liberal arts universities managing to grow when similar institutions are struggling?
A whole combination of factors play into successful recruitment efforts. Strategic planning and strong academic programs are pieces of the puzzle.
But, what do people often say?
"It could be something specific to the economy in Indianapolis," said DeWitt, the enrollment researcher. "It generally seems to be smaller, oftentimes rural institutions that are under that kind of stress."
For now, local institutions seem to be benefiting from smart planning and an attractive urban setting. DeWitt stresses, though, that institutions can't afford to rest on their laurels as the problems plaguing higher education now are expected to grow more acute in the coming years.
Which means while schools are welcoming their freshmen over the weekend, enrollment officers are already working on next year's class.
March 27, 2019, 12:37 p.m.
The concept Animals in art represents the subject, aboutness, idea or notion of resources found in Boston University Libraries.
Die antike tierwelt,, von Otto Keller ..
Nature in Chinese art,, by Arthur De Carle Sowerby ... with two appendixes on the Shang pictographs by Harry E. Gibson ..
Animal drawing, anatomy and action for artists.
Animal style art from East to West : [catalogue of an exhibition.
Animals in art and thought to the end of the Middle Ages.
Zoomorficheskīe init︠s︡īaly grecheskikh i glagolicheskikh rukopiseĭ X-go--XI-go stol. v Biblīoteki︠e︡ Sinaĭskago monastyri︠a︡.
The Kenyan Parliament’s decision to raise President Mwai Kibaki’s salary by 186% has outraged many in the East African nation where more than half the population lives on less than $1 a day.
Parliament voted this week to raise Kibaki’s monthly salary to nearly $30Â 000 a month, plus allowances of $18Â 600, officials said.
That makes 75-year-old Kibaki, already a multimillionaire with large retail property businesses, one of the best-paid African leaders and a bigger earner than many Western heads of state.
“It’s a very shocking and outrageous thing to do. Now our president is earning more than the United States president if you take into account relative per capita incomes,” said Maina Kiai, chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.
“It shows the culture of entitlement is very real; we hope the president will reject the new pay rise,” he said.
On the streets, most Kenyans were appalled. “It’s pathetic.
Among the continent’s best paid but least productive legislators in terms of laws passed, Kenyan politicians are constantly pilloried in local media as being more interested in their pockets than the national good.
Government spokesperson Alfred Mutua defended Kibaki’s raise, saying some civil servants, like the head of the anti-corruption commission, had been earning more than the head of state.
As ordinary Kenyans and civil society groups led a chorus of criticism of Kibaki’s pay rise, opposition politicians were relatively muted in their reaction.
Anyang’ Nyong’o, secretary general of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement coalition, for example, reserved his criticism only for the dual system of salary and allowances. “The idea of giving people [a] salary in different pieces is setting a bad precedent,” he said.
What are the arguments in favor of comprehensive immigration restrictions, what relevant ethical claims are political discourses obscuring, and how has German hip-hop formed as a result?
Political debates in recent years have depicted immigration in increasingly distorted ways. Dominant fears of immigrants characterize are in conflict with verifiable statistics. Furthermore, the heated rhetoric surrounding the topic has obscured some fundamental ethical questions surrounding the topic that, when explicitly considered, permit anti-immigrant concerns to be assuaged with much less severe policies.
The political debates about immigration in recent years have obscured some of the more obvious facts about immigration – especially with respect to crime. As Professor Marie Gottschalk, who studies and teaches political science at the University of Pennsylvania, observes, American law enforcement and immigration enforcement agencies have converged in a costly way on empirically false premises since the Reagan administration and through the Obama administration. She notes, for instance, that while the average number of deportations grew from about 20,000-25,000 under Reagan to 400,000 under Obama, rises in crime due to legal and illegal immigration have been virtually non-existent: Professor Gottschalk cites data demonstrating that immigrant populations suppress crime rates in Gateway Cities and have no effect on crime rates in other cities. This is in direct contradistinction to politicized depictions of immigration as synonymous with waves of violent crimes.
In addition to Professor Gottschalk’s work, many scholars and journalists have worked to shed light on the plights of immigrants. For example, an episode of NPR’s program Embedded called “The Immigrant” examines the legal realities of cases of deportation as experienced by a family and a lawyer who works to try to keep the immigrant-father together with the rest of his family. Numerous such works illuminate deeper humanitarian concerns implicit to current practices of restricting immigration.
You don’t have to be a libertarian to admit that this seems like a monstrous injustice. The entire ideological menagerie—liberals, conservatives, moderates, socialists, and libertarians—would defend your right to move from Haiti to the United States. What’s so bad about restricting your migration? Most obviously, because life in Haiti is terrible. If the American government denies you permission to return, you’ll live in dire poverty, die sooner, live under a brutal, corrupt regime, and be cut off from most of the people you want to associate with. Hunger, danger, oppression, isolation: condemning you to even one seems wrong. Which raises a serious question: if you had been born in Haiti, would denying you permission to enter the United States be any less wrong?
The power of this thought experiment can be summed up as follows. There are parts of the world from which to deny an American citizen re-entry would be tantamount to condemning her to a gruesome fate. If not clearly unjust, then arguing against re-entry citizen necessitates extraordinary explanation. To say that such a gesture is not unjust if applied to someone not native to America seems arbitrary. What we are left with, then, is a prima facie depiction of the humanitarian side of immigration: many people emigrate to flee dire straits. Intuitively, this is even truer when the immigrants risk extraordinary punitive measures by an ever-expanding security measures to immigrate enter America illegally.
There is a cheaper and more humane alternative: Charge immigrants surtaxes and/or admission fees, then use the extra revenue to compensate low-skilled Americans. For example, you could issue green cards to Haitians who agree to perpetually pay a 50 percent surtax on top of their ordinary U.S. tax liability. Haitians used to earning a dollar a day would jump at the opportunity, and the extra revenue could fund, say, tax cuts for low-income natives. Critics can tailor the details to fit the magnitude of the harm they believe immigrants inflict on native workers. Whatever the magnitude of this harm might be, extracting compensation is cheaper and more humane than forcing foreigners to languish in the Third World.
Professor Caplan argues that the matters of American workers can be addressed without resorting to outright restrictions to immigration. If one endorses immigration restrictions on the basis that they hurt American workers but agrees on the troubling humanitarian implications of not allowing people to immigrate, it is unclear how she could advocate for a policy more restrictive that what Caplan suggests.
Before you embrace immigration restrictions, you should still look for cheaper, more humane solutions. They’re not hard to find. The simplest is to freely admit immigrants, but make them permanently ineligible for benefits. “Net fiscal burden” is not a physical constant. It is a function of policy. If immigrants paid normal taxes and received zero benefits, their “net fiscal effect” would almost automatically be positive. If permanent ineligibility seems unfair, surely it is less unfair than refusing to admit immigrants in the first place. And there are many intermediate approaches. You could impose a waiting period: No benefits for 10 years. You could reduce or limit benefits: Half benefits for life, or double Medicare co-payments. You could set thresholds: Immigrants become eligible for benefits after their cumulative taxes exceed $100,000. Whether you love or loathe these proposals, they are certainly cheaper and more humane responses to the fiscal effects of immigration than the status quo.
Once again, Caplan demonstrates that once situated within the humanitarian context of immigration-issues, arguments in favor of restrictions have clear, ethically superior alternatives.
These humanitarian-based approaches to immigration could have ramifications for countries outside of America. In The New York Times, Amanda Taub reported that unfounded anti-immigrant sentiments formed an undercurrent through the passing of Brexit. How would Caplan’s framework characterize the ideas of proponents of Brexit or of Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician seeking to become prime minister who endorsed immigration restrictions as part of his platform? How would it contend with the views of German conservatives who have opposed Turkish immigration?
In the meantime, discrimination toward Turks in Germany has contributed to cultivating the heart of the German hip-hop scene, which is dominated by Turkish-German rappers—many of whom took inspiration from African-American artists. In the face of all these political controversies and crises, such songs provide opportunities for joy and inspiration.
OPLENAC, Serbia, May 26 (UPI) -- Officials in Serbia said Sunday they reburied the remains of King Petar II, his wife, Queen Aleksandra, Queen mother Marija and brother Prince Andrej.
The remains of the Kradordevic royal family had been buried outside Serbia after King Petar II fled the country when Nazis invaded Yugoslavia in 1941. He had ascended to the throne just 11 days earlier at age 17.
Petar never returned to Serbia and died in 1970 in the United States. Queen Aleksandra was buried in Greece, queen mother Marija in Britain and Prince Andrej in the United States.
The remains were transferred to Serbia, where a service was held Sunday at the royal family crypt at the Church of St. George in Oplenac near Belgrade, Serbian broadcaster B92 reported.
"Most people would say it's doing historical justice to a dynasty that was chased away from Serbia," historian Vladimir Dulovic told the BBC.
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, cabinet members, members of the Kradordevic royal family, members of the diplomatic corps, Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik and numerous citizens were in attendance, B92 said.
Petar II's son, Alexander, often referred to as the crown prince, moved to Serbia in 2001.
BOSS Graham Westley last night confirmed Jack Jebb and Josh O’Hanlon had joined Newport County AFC on non-contract terms.
The two, who were both unattached, made their debuts for the Exiles in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat of AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy.
Westley previously worked with former Arsenal midfielder Jebb, 21, while manager of Stevenage, where he had two loan spells before joining permanently in September 2015.
An England international at under-16 and 17 levels, Jebb was released by Stevenage at the end of last season.
Dubliner O’Hanlon, also 21, was released by Bournemouth this summer having failed to make a first-team appearance at the Vitality Stadium.
He signed for the Cherries from League of Ireland side Longford Town in January 2014 and had spells on loan with the likes of York and Chester.
Westley says the duo have arrived at Rodney Parade on "short-term deals".
"Don't get excited by the chatter around you."
You haven't heard the last of Bob Weir. Listen to the Grateful Day rocker perform an unreleased cowboy ballad that's more than 50 years in the making.
Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Cancels RatDog Tour Dates: Is He OK?
Well, this sounds like hell in a bucket. Sixty-six-year-old Bob Weir and his current group RatDog have axed every date on their summer tour.
Salsa Verde | Austin and Central Texas environmental news and commentary.
Austin and Central Texas environmental news and commentary.
Forbes recently put out a list of “America’s Best Employers,” and at least one Texas state agency made it. Gov. Greg Abbott even put out a proclamation touting the designation.
The agency? The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
It’s SXSW season in Austin, Tex. Fall is usually the time of the SXSW Eco festival, but this year’s film, interactive and music festivals have interesting offerings of their own.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ended a review of grants and is near completion of a contract review, an EPA spokesman told the Austin American-Statesman.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday afternoon that Texas is suing to thwart another Obama administration environmental rule.
Wayne Christian, newly elected as an Texas oil and gas regulator, announced on Wednesday his support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would take federal agencies out of the rule-making business.
4:15 p.m. update: Even as Corpus Christi residents continue to seek alternative sources of drinking water, the fallout of an apparent contamination of the city’s drinking supply is being felt in the courts.
Luxury lingerie retailer Rigby & Peller hires Publicasity to help appeal to new audiences.
Luxury lingerie retailer Rigby & Peller has brought in Publicasity in a bid to appeal to new audiences.
Rigby & Peller owns several boutique stores in shopping locations such as Knightsbridge, Mayfair, Chelsea, Westfield, Bluewater and Cambridge.The firm has held the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Corsetieres to HM Queen Elizabeth since 1960.
Publicasity won the PR and social media account following a three-way pitch and has been charged with renewing perceptions of the brand to appeal to new audiences.
While the central and Punjab government has declared Janmashtami a gazetted holiday, which means that all educational institutions, universities, banks will remain closed on August 28, a few Punjab Technical University (PTU)-affiliated colleges in the city were open on Wednesday.
Students of PTU-affiliated colleges were an upset lot, as they were asked to attend college on Wednesday, while all other educational institutes were closed to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.
A visit to the PTU website (ptu.ac.in) revealed that the university did not declare a holiday for the affiliated colleges on August 28, but there is a holiday for PTU.
Talking to Hindustan Times, Mohanbir Singh Sidhu, additional director, technical education, said, "The PTU-affiliated colleges have to follow an academic calendar and if the calendar says no holiday then colleges have to abide by it. There are many universities which are open today, as the academic calendars of universities are different from each other."
When asked about PTU being closed on Wednesday, and its affiliated colleges being opened, Sidhu expressed ignorance.
Vijay Asdhir, director, Khalsa Institute of Management and Technology, (KIMT), Civil Lines, said, "We are abiding by the academic calendar sent by the PTU, and it does not have August 28 listed as a holiday. So we did not close the college."
KNS Kang, director, of Punjab College of Technical Education (PCTE) and HS Singha, director of Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GNIMT), Model Town, had the same replies.
Despite repeated attempts, PTU V-C Rajneesh Arora was not available for comment.
Bypass hand pruners, designed to cut branches less than 1 inch wide, often snip more than stems. They slice rope, twine and even chicken wireor at least, the ones in our test did. Unfair? Maybebut the results were revealing. And, yes, shrubbery was harmed in the making of this report.
Celery's fine structure showed how cleanly a blade could cut. Twine and chicken wire dispensed abuse.Precision: Clean cuts help plants heal. We snipped celery and shrubs--then peered closely.
Sharpness: How sharp is sharp? For a hard test, we sliced 3/8-inch nylon/poly rope and No. 18 mason's twine.
Durability: We cut blade-dulling chicken wire, then sliced more celery to judge the abused blades' precision.
Felco's handle rotates for easy squeezing, but it has too much play and is difficult to keep under control. It cleanly cut our celery and branches.
These weren't the sharpest blades of the batch--they took the most effort to slice twine, and left the rope with frayed edges that made it look like it'd been cut with a saw.
While chicken wire left the other pruners chipped and dull, the Felco's blades proved durable, surviving with little damage. But celery cuts were more ragged after the wire.
The handle's force-multiplying gear allowed us to make more cuts without tiring our hands. But the blades hacked the celery and crushed stem edges.
While these pruners didn't cut the rope cleanly, they didn't jam and were easy to squeeze. Twine snipped with two cuts or by twice dragging the line over the open blade.
The chicken wire proved most damaging to the Fiskars--We could feel each agonizing crunch as the blades bit through the metal mesh links. The celery, obviously, suffered.
The test's most precise cutter was also the least powerful--its blades made the smoothest celery slices, but had a tough time biting branch bark.
This was the sharpest tool we tested--the blade bifurcated the twine in a single pass. And while chopping rope took several squeezes, the blades left the cleanest cut.
Although the A.M. Leonards seemed to chomp through the wire with ease, a postmortem examination revealed the blades had taken considerable damage.
Fiskars' pruners cut with the least effort, and no tool could top Felco's blade durability. But the best all-around performer was also the least expensive: A.M. Leonard's 1286.
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Chesterton's Sophie Hunzelman performs on the uneven bars during the regional meet on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
The skinny: Sixth in the all-around at state with a 37.225.
The skinny: State champion on the floor with a 9.725 and state runner-up in the all-around with a 38.1.
The skinny: State champion on the beam with a 9.725 and tied for first at state on the bars with a 9.6.
The skinny: Third on beam at state with a 9.525 and fourth in the all-around with a 37.725.
The skinny: State champion on vault with a 9.7 and tied for first on bars with a 9.6.
The skinny: Sixth on vault at state with a 9.575 and fifth in the all-around with a 37.475.
Chesterton's Mia Pak celebrates with her coaches and teammates after her performance on the uneven bars at the sectional meet on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018.
Cloe Amanatidis, Lake Central, freshman; Gabrielle DeVries, Lake Central, senior; Michaella Drake, Portage, senior; Paige Hein, Crown Point, junior; Makenna King, South Central, freshman; Baylie Lawson, Chesterton, senior.
MONEY SENT HOME through banks by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) — which fuels household spending that, in turn, contributes nearly 70% to gross domestic product — grew in February, according to data the central bank released on Monday, but at the slowest pace in six months due to what one analyst said was muted business confidence in the face of global uncertainties.