The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2011. Prepared by the Staff of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles “The 46th administration of the CIRP Freshman Survey finds the political and social views of incoming first-year students leaning in a more… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Refugees and Asylees: 2011
Refugees and Asylees: 2011 – May 2012 “The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S. and their immediate relatives) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S. and their immediate relatives). This Office of Immigration Statistics… Continue Reading
Sunlight Foundation: Appropriators May Undercut Legislative Transparency
Daniel Schuman and Eric Mill: “House Appropriators may deal a tremendous blow to prospects for improving public access to legislative information. In a draft report expected to accompany the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for 2013…appropriators misunderstand how data can be “authenticated,” and kick responsibility for improving public access to legislative data to a non-public task… Continue Reading
A movement to improve e-book access and services for public library users
ReadersFirst: “Libraries have a responsibility to fight for the public and ensure that users have the same open, easy and free access to e-books that they have come to rely on with physical books. They face two major challenges. The first is that, unlike print books, publishers are not required to sell e-books to libraries… Continue Reading
Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits
Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits, by Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant, June 2012. “Five overarching recommendations for the library profession emerged from the discussions, presentations, and facilitated small group work at the summits: Increase librarians understanding of library value and impact in relation to various dimensions… Continue Reading
Report – Cities to Face Sharply Rising Costs for Garbage Treatment
News release: “A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of garbage generated by urban residents between now and 2025. The report estimates the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) will rise from the current 1.3 billion tonnes/year to 2.2 billion tonnes/year,… Continue Reading
LinkedIn Member Passwords Compromised
Vicente Silveira, June 6, 2012: “We want to provide you with an update on this mornings reports of stolen passwords. We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts. We are continuing to investigate this situation and here is what we are pursuing as far as next steps for… Continue Reading
Voting Hot Report: State-Level Maps and Graphs on Voting
“The Census Bureau today released a menu-driven, interactive Web page permitting users to access for any state a series of graphs showing percentages of adults who voted and registered in every congressional and presidential election between 1996 and 2010. In addition to graphs showing voting and registration trends over the period, users may choose a… Continue Reading
CRS – Ability to Repay, Risk-Retention Standards, and Mortgage Credit Access
Ability to Repay, Risk-Retention Standards, and Mortgage Credit Access – Darryl E. Getter, Specialist in Financial Economics, June 5, 2012 The ability to repay and risk-retention standards, while designed to curtail the pre-crisis proliferation of risky lending practices, are likely to simultaneously reduce access to mortgage credit. Although ability-to-repay standards would encourage consistent underwriting at… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Beige Book, June 6, 2012
Current Economic Conditions By Federal Reserve District, May 2012: “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest overall economic activity expanded at a moderate pace during the reporting period from early April to late May. Activity in the New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts was characterized as growing at… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Afghanistan, Combating Terrorism, Commercial Space Launch Act, Veterans' Pension Benefits
Afghanistan – USAID Oversight of Assistance Funds and Programs, GAO-12-802T, Jun 6, 2012 Combating Terrorism – State Should Enhance Its Performance Measures for Assessing Efforts in Pakistan to Counter Improvised Explosive Devices, GAO-12-614, May 15, 2012 Commercial Space Launch Act, Preliminary Information on Issues to Consider for Reauthorization, GAO-12-767T, Jun 6, 2012 Disaster Recovery –… Continue Reading
CRS – Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Health Care Financing, June 5, 2012 “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey, 39% of all workers in 2010 had access to a health care flexible spending account. When viewed by firm size, 56% of workers in firms with more than 100 workers… Continue Reading
