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December 18, 2006
Quick Takes: Case Western's new chief
Inside Higher Ed, December 18, 2006
Barbara R. Snyder, provost of Ohio State University, was named the next president of Case Western Reserve University. In an e-mail interview, Snyder said she was confident she could collaborate with professors. "An effective shared governance process is necessary for the university to achieve its goals," she said, adding that "nothing promotes trust more than being trustworthy." Read article.
November 06, 2006
Free birds
Inside Higher Ed, November 6, 2006
Just as campuses once banned non-union grapes or stocked Nicaraguan coffee, colleges are increasingly choosing cage-free eggs, responding to student activists' appeals for socially conscious consumer choices and endorsing what they call a sustainable farming practice that gives chickens more room to roam. Among the colleges that have made the switch are Dartmouth and Oberlin Colleges; Case Western Reserve University... Dining service managers cited a variety of reasons for deciding to purchase the cage-free eggs, which are often significantly more expensive -- at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Delmar Crim, the culinary director, said the eggs cost an extra 40 percent. Among the reasons identified include the efforts of student activists, stated institutional concerns about animal welfare and environmental issues, and a desire to provide higher-quality, better-tasting products. Read article.