Archive for November, 2011
UCLA Anderson School of Management Admissions Goes Completely Paperless
The admissions team at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA announced this week that it has begun evaluating prospective applicants to the MBA program on its iPads, rendering the application process entirely paperless. “Using new software we can zoom in on PDFs of everything submitted online and rate candidates on our metrics including academics, [...]
City of McAllen saving green by going green
In an effort to ‘go green’, save the planet, and money the City of McAllen has introduced a new component to these efforts—electric buses. “The Rio Grande Valley is going to lose a billion dollars from Austin,” Mayor Richard Cortez told Action 4 News. “We’re going to have to be really efficient in how [...]
Professor can’t demand that students bring him snacks
SACRAMENTO – A California university professor can no longer demand snacks from students taking his psychology classes. Sacramento State professor George Parrott has demanded snacks from his students for 39 years. Students were told of the snack demand on the first day of class. But two weeks ago he walked out of his Psychology 101 [...]
11 of 14 Laid-off Teachers Reinstated by School Board
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Eleven Duval County teachers are getting their jobs back. According to an email from Duval County Public Schools spokesperson Jill Johnson, all but three of 14 positions eliminated earlier this month will be reinstated. Johnson indicated the individual schools found the money because they realized the importance of having those teachers. The district will [...]