The 1 percent decline this fall was due to undergraduate enrollments, which fell by nearly 224,000 students, or 1.4 percent. Graduate and professional programs were up by 24,000 students, according to the center, which tracks 97 percent of students who attend degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive federal financial aid.
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How Elizabeth Banks, Actor, Became Elizabeth Banks, Movie Mogul
“There’s such an assertive quality to her, and I mean that in the greatest possible way. She’s like some old studio exec from 1942 – her in a suit and cigar would make perfect sense. Ben always calls her the Mogul.”
Can DC’s Bible Museum Become A Successful Pilgrimage Destination?
“Officials hope that the museum will become as much of an attraction for faith-based group tours as the Capitol or the Library of Congress, and that hordes will pass through the 40-foot-high, two-ton Gutenberg Bible portals depicting text from Genesis. Tour operators such as Purpose Driven, most traveling by bus and religious in nature, are critical to the museum’s success.”
Water Main Break Floods Curtis Institute’s Historic Building
“Water flooded the basement and subbasement of the Curtis building at 1726 Locust. There appeared to be extensive damage to those two levels, where the school has organ studios; a workshop for repairing and maintaining pianos; practice rooms; and a recording studio, said Larry Bomback, senior vice president of administration.”
Can Anita Hill Fix Hollywood’s Harassment Problem?
Kathleen Kennedy has set her sights on perhaps the most pernicious industry villain of all: sexual misconduct and abuse. She is spearheading the creation of an anti-harassment commission, backed by more than two dozen of the entertainment industry’s biggest bigwigs, that, in a stroke of marquee casting, will be led by Anita Hill.
Frida Kahlo, Global Brand
“Since her death in 1954, Kahlo has become a global symbol of resilience against adversity and patriarchal oppression, a feminist icon, and, thanks to her affairs with both men and women, a cult figure in the queer community. … And her rise to prominence in the popular imagination – through the ’80s and ’90s and on – has coincided with the ascendance of identity politics.” Combine that with good old global capitalism (which she abhorred), and you get her image on everything from postage stamps to nail polish to tequila to socks. Tess Thackara tells how it all came to pass.
ABT Principal Dancer Marcelo Gomes Resigns After Allegations
Last Saturday, ABT learned of a “highly concerning” allegation of sexual misconduct from approximately eight years ago. A press release from board chairman Andrew F. Barth says that the allegation did not involve any current or former company members, and didn’t occur in relation to Gomes’ employment with ABT. The company launched an independent investigation, and today, Gomes gave his resignation.
Culture Shift: Will Opera Companies’ Behavior Concerning Harassment Really Change?
“Since the eruption of the latest Levine scandal two weeks ago, a distinctive shift is taking place. Whether this shift makes or breaks the opera industry will depend on how opera companies choose to acknowledge and deal with it. With concerned colleagues emboldened and supported to speak out, audiences becoming more discerning about the character of the artists they are supporting, and the industry depending more than ever upon the public for its livelihood, it is clear that the policies that have allowed known abusers to fly under the radar in the past must radically change.”
The Big Hollywood Trend Of 2017? Replacing Directors Mid-Shoot
Justice League, Bohemian Rhapsody, and more than one Star Wars film had directors quit or get fired in the middle of the project. “The person in the director’s chair has come to be increasingly viewed as a more disposable commodity than the intellectual property he or she was entrusted to bring to the screen. To hear it from a writer-director who has long operated at the highest echelons of popcorn movie-making, … this anti-auteur shift occurred over the last two years.”
Several Women Accuse Conductor Charles Dutoit Of Sexual Harassment
In separate interviews with The Associated Press, the accusers provided detailed accounts of incidents they say occurred between 1985 and 2010 in a moving car, the two-time Grammy winner’s hotel suite, his dressing room, an elevator and the darkness of backstage.