Ivy Watch: Harvard not in the Nation's Service anymore

Brown:
Poll: 17 percent of students say they have cheated
A survey of 687 undergraduate students at Brown by the Brown Daily Herald finds that one in five admits to some form of academic dishonesty in the last semester. The most common form was copying an answer off of another student's homework.

Columbia:
School of General Studies struggles with financial aid
General Studies students at Columbia, a program for non-traditional and returning student, experience increasing levels of debt despite attempts to expand financial aid available.

Cornell:
Univ. Opts to Notify Parents on Second Substance Offense
Cornell students who have multiple alcohol or drug offenses will now have to deal with their parents as well as the University. Upon their second offense, a letter will be sent home to inform parents of the problem. If a third offense occurs, the parents will receive a phone call from the University.

Dartmouth
College acts on McKinsey report
Dartmouth has acted on a McKinsey report's recommendation, issued in 2006, which criticized the college's institutional structure, the college reports.

Harvard:
Harvard Law School To Reduce Public Service Funding
Harvard Law School suspends their Public Service Initiative, which waived third year tuition for law students who committed to working for five years in the public sector after graduations. This will not effect current students. Harvard also cuts per-student funding for summer work in the public service students but commits to expand loan repayment for graduates.

Penn:
3 wrestlers charged with assault
Three Penn students, who are also members of the wrestling team, are charged with assault and suspended from the team. This comes in response to an alleged assault on October 3. The students were arrested on November 16th and posted bail a day later.

Yale:
Unlike peers, Yale cuts back on consultants
Yale cuts their consultants, 100 of whom arrived to New Haven in November 2008 from Accenture. As of next year only 10 to 15 will remain at Yale.