After several months of scrutiny on the University's use of race in admissions, the Office of Admissions is redoubling its efforts to increase minority recruitment to the University by hiring two new admissions counselors. The counselors have been hired to run the new Outreach subsection of the Admissions Office under the supervision of Valerie Gregory, associate dean and director of minority recruiting.
The Academical Village, and its peers across the nation, has been feeling the surge of an ever-growing influx of high school seniors, according to a recent report by the U.S.
The fact that some of the University's buildings are in need of renovation may not occur to students and faculty seeking refuge from the rainy wrath of Hurricane Floyd. Nevertheless, the dilapidated condition of 100 year-old Fayerweather, Rouss and Cocke Halls has come to the attention of some members of the University community. Some plans for renovation are in the works, but await funding approval from the General Assembly.
