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Hopkins prepares for Windows Vista upgrade

Although pressed to keep up with technology, Hopkins IT will not immediately install Windows Vista on the computing systems. Microsoft recently released Windows Vista, the first overhaul of the windows operating System since the release of Windows XP in 2001.… Post the First Comment

Minority enrollment rises; study finds workplace disparities

Number of minority applicants to Hopkins increases 69 percent over past three years, with a record 2,070 for '07
Minority enrollment rises; study finds workplace disparities
Hopkins' Admissions report a 69-percent increase in the number of minority student applications since 2003. Two-thousand and seventy applications from African-American, Latino and Native American students were reviewed in 2007, a stark contrast to 1,220 from three years ago.… 4 Comments

Some black, female employees surveyed express discontent

The results of a study recently released by the Diversity Leadership Council (DLC) indicate that minority and female employees of Johns Hopkins view their workplace experience less positively than white men. It is one of the first-ever comprehensive sets of data for Hopkins employees that report some form of discrimination.… Post the First Comment

Lost info sparks new legislation

Legislative efforts to increase consumer information protection have begun in Annapolis following Hopkins' admission that it misplaced highly sensitive information for thousands of its employees. Some of the ongoing bills are pushing to ensure that consumers are notified immediately in such situations; others are being passed so that the option to freeze credit reports would be made available to individuals.… Post the First Comment


JHU Sustains First Place in Fed. Funding

Hopkins maintained its three-decade-long dominance of research and development spending this year, keeping its number one rank in scientific, medical and engineering research expenditures. Over $1.4 billion were spent on research and development in the year 2005, over $1. Post a comment

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