Subprime mean below prime, right?
How to stop worrying and finally understand what the hell is happening with the credit markets.
The coming of Japanese flair
For some ungodly reason, Kenny G and his hair will be in town this Sunday.
World financial leaders to invade Charlottesville
For three days in September, Charlottesville will become ground zero for finance leaders from around the world. This fall, The Miller Center of Public Affairs will host “The New Financial Architecture: A Global Summit” on September 7 to 9.
No smoky backroom deals with Philip Morris
When The New York Times revealed Virginia Commonwealth University’s secret deal with Richmond-based Philip Morris USA, the story surely sent a shiver through other universities. In exchange for undisclosed millions, VCU agreed not to publish—or even discuss—research without the company’s approval. In the story, Senior Vice President Rick Solona said that Philip Morris had similar […]
Admissions blog wins over students
When she started blogging under the name Dean J, Jeannine Lalonde was writing under the UVA radar. At her last job, she had talked about doing an admissions blog, but the idea fizzled, seeming unfeasible. Then she came to UVA. During her first year as an assistant dean of admissions, Lalonde created a blog to […]
June 08: Tough calls
For situations like the current credit crisis, there are always two stories. You’ve got your long story of the economic drivers and credit-market discombobulations, one that recently took NPR’s “This American Life” an entire hour to explain. Then there’s the short story: I’ve got a mortgage that—very soon—I will be unable to afford. People who […]
A glimpse into waitlist hell
It’s a seriously heartbreaking and maddening experience to troll through the comments left on the “Waitlisted at UVA” post on UVA’s admissions blog.
If you’re going to panhandle, you gotta know the rules
NBC 29 had a story a couple of days back. Apparently there is city code for this sort of thing.
World financial leaders to invade Charlottesville
This September, Charlottesville will become ground zero for global financial leaders. The Miller Center of Public Affairs announced today that it will host The New Financial Architecture: A Global Summit on September 7-9.
News Quiz, the answers
Milk via I-95, 30 grand for your own wind machine, and tennis nightmares of Georgia.