friday, may 4, 1990
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxvi, no. 23
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This year's commencement speaker, Dr. Lynne Cheney, chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and valedictorian, Virginia Obrecht, will extend a final bit of advice and bid farewells to the graduates. Dr. Cheney was recommended as this year's speaker by philosophy chairperson, Dr. Sharon Schwarze. Cheney and Schwarze had met and became friends in Washington, D.C., as they were both finishing their doctorates, raising their children, and looking for similar jobs in education. Both women had interests in philosophy. ''I'm very pleased and proud (that Cheney will be speaker) because both she and I encountered a lot of predjudice against women (teaching)," Schwarze said. "It will certainly be a coup for us to have her." As Dr. Schwarze began her teaching career, Dr. Cheney went on to more creative things, according to Schwarze. Cheney has become a most articulate spokesperson for humanities, curriculum, and higher education, according to Schwarze. Cheney, who had become professor at several colleges and universities, now represents and believes in the independent federal agency that supports education, research, preservation and public programs in the humanities--The
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National Endowment for the Humanities. She has expressed the need and importance to focus more attention on the humanities through three reports, as chairperson for the NEH. "American Memory" (1987), a study of humanities education in public schools, "Humanities in America" (1988), and "50 Hours: A Core Curriculum for College Students," had reflected her concerns. Cheney has also written two other novels, and co-authored a third with her husband, Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense. "50 Hours" suggests that colleges and universities strengthen academic requirements with the humanities so students receive the best possible education. She speaks of a core curriculum's importance and provides various examples that are used nationwide. "Lynne (Cheney) is really setting the style for college education," Schwane said. "She's shaping the constitution of how humanities are being studied and looked at.'' Cabrini's curriculum is similar to those which Cheney suggest. However, the college's courses had developed before her work was published, according to Schwarze. Last September, seminar classes had formed and became a requirement for those graduating 1993 and later. The program provides students with an insight in the humanities area, promoting self awareness and understanding. ''The whole system is quite
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new," Schwarze, also a member of the curriculum committee, said. The general-.education requirements have been eliminated and there is more emphasis in mathematics, language, and computer _ competency. The change in the curriclum, however, was supported by a grant from the NEH. Cheney suggests five basic areas that should be covered in the humanities core curriculum, including cultures and civilization, foreign language, mathematics, natural sciences, and the social sciences and the modem world. "Students who approach the end of their college careers without knowing the basic landmarks of history and thought are unlikely to have reflected on their meaning," Cheney wrote in "50 Hours." '' A required course of studies--a more Cheney on 15
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Tuition climb~ record 10 percent for 1990-'91 by Sharlene Sephton The tuition and room and board fees for the 1990-'91 academic year reflect a record-high 10 percent increase over the current year. The real cost of the tuition increase will be an added $1, I 00 for resident students and $600 for commuters, according to Beth Cairns, assistant director of financial aid. "It doesn't seem like we're gouging students," John Barclay, chief financial officer, said. "It's the cost of doing business." The price of higher education will be double the rate of inflation for the cost ofli v ing, a phenomena that has been reported among colleges and universities nation-
wide. ''Cabrini is not out of whack with other institutions," Cairns said. From speaking with other financial aid directors, Cairns has found the average increases this year range from JOto 11 percent. "We are just about the lowest for the area. Immaculata is a few $100 lower than us. I have heard of Catholic schools of our size with 15 to 18 percent increases," Barclay said. In a March letter to all parents and students from Sr. Eileen Currie, president, she described the circumstances and consequences of the board of trustees approval to raise the rate from its usual eight to 10 percent.
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"It doesn'tseem like we're gouging students." -JohnBarclay,chief financialofficer the real costs incurred,'' Currie wrote. These costs were listed as technological and scientific equipment costs, library holdings, facility maintenance, utilities, health care and development programs. Although 1990_-9l enrollment
figures are slightly down from last year's, the possiblity of more intense recruiting costs do not seem to be a factor. "Luckily Cabrini is in a really nice position that we do not have to face that problem. Cabrini is a mid-priced, liberal arts, Catholic college that is attractive to the present population," Cairns said. One change that will be absolutely implemented this year is a penalty of more unmet need for those students who applied late for financial aid. "It was more important than ever this year to have everything in on time. We've always had a scarcity of funds. We continue the awarding process until the money
runs out," Cairns said. Students who have not filed the correct forms promptly will have an unmet need of a few hundred dollars more than previous years. 'Cairns encourages students to review the real costs and compare them againsttheir award to find out the bottom line. Through individual meetings with the office, students can figure out which payments may seem unreachable, and alternatives can be worked out. The tuition trend for the upcoming years is unpredictable according to Barclay, depending on inflation and world affairs. "If we don't raise tuition now, though, we won't be in the business to teach your children," Barclay said.
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