News & notes: honoured to provide women of Wilson's school mates Gomperts

By Rebecca Gomperts, Wilson School visiting scholar, to provide women with 100 "achieved for the most inspiring individual girls and women" of has been honored as one.

Achieve universal access to reproductive health reduce women deliver maternal mortality, and its own political commitment and financial investment. That is generating the group.

Is the founder of Web wave Gomperts and women.

To provide consultation for countries where illegal, abortions wave women abortion move ships in international waters, is an organization.

Is a site providing women on Web women on abortion advice.

In February, Gomperts lecture waves women's mission against the two Daily Princetonian column have spurred.

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News & notes: Lindsay GS ' 06 the name of Gordon College President

D. Michael Lindsay GS ' 06 Gordon College, a Christian liberal arts college, Wenham, Massachusetts, has been President nomination.

Attended prior to earn degrees in Lindsay Baylor University Bachelor's degree at Princeton Theological Seminary, University of Oxford. After receiving his PhD in sociology, Department of Rice University Faculty, University joined.

He is currently the Director of the leadership of Professor of sociology and rice research programme.

Lindsay is going to succeed as r. Judson Carlberg Gordon College President, effective July 1.

Is his first book, "faith Hall of power: how to participate in the Gospel elite in the United States," was published in 2007 by Oxford University Press.

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10% Or less of the News & notes: United States student Pell grants 2008 - 09 were

Chronicle higher education's recent report 9. 9% College student Pell grant recipients revealed 2008 - 09.

Based on the need for Pell grant money education grants, is organized by the Ministry of education United States.

The report showed that 15% or less of the richest countries 50 school students receive grants.

10 School-Pell grants for low percentage led by Washington University Louis, only 5. By 7%, had been a student.

At Harvard University in the second, 6... 5 Percent and University of Virginia's 7. 0 Percent, was third. 8 Pens... 2 Percent, ALE-8. 10 Brown 9%. 9 Percent 12 Dartmouth. 1 Percent, at Cornell University 12. 5% And 15 Colombia. 1 percent.

Pell scholarship money recipient 2008 12.1% or more of students, University of - 9 from 2004 - 05 represents the fourth place among colleges with the biggest Fund, 50 growth was. First Williams, 4. 4 Percent increase.

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News & notes: Rutgers started to speak Morrison $ 30,000 to pay

Talk pay Rutgers University Princeton University Humanities Association honor Toni-Morrison Rutgers University commencement ceremony on May 15, $ 30, 000.

She is also Honorary Doctor of letters appears.

Honorarium is a 245-year-old Rutgers University commencement speech to pay must be the first time.

$ 30 K or less, Rutgers paid Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is is $ 32,000 star of MTV's "Jersey Shore, campus in the last week speak.

According to the New York Times, the Rutgers officials said the money paid by Morrison paid PepsiCo, Inc. and the State or student, no vending machine contracts by providing funds.

Reported that have moved to hold times than Rutgers University commencement ceremony and elaborate opening attendance to all college students, soccer stadium events.

Morrison-Nobel Prize in literature 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner and fiction in 1988, he has been awarded.

She "loves", "song of Solomon. "Such is the author of numerous novels she started in connection with the creative writing faculty students established artists, Princeton Atelier program.

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