I just thought this was kind of cool. According to the Daily Princetonian, up to 25 undergrads and 20 gradute students who were displaced by Katrina’s devastation can apply to attend their fall semester at Princeton free of charge. They can then transfer earned credits back to their home institutions after the semester is over.
It’s a small number because Princeton is a small school, but Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania announced similar plans. Hopefully, other institutions will do the same.
In related news, classes start this week at Princeton. I suppose it will be nice to see the students again, but on the other hand, the campus is so peaceful when they’re away.
They’re doing something similar at the University of San Diego and San Diego State University, too. I think it’s really nifty and am proud that our local schools are stepping up to help.
Go Toreros! And go Aztecs! Individual contributions are great, but it’s really cool when institutions put their resources to good use for something like this.
On a side note. I’ve always said that I’d love to visit New Orleans some day. Now the New Orleans that was is no more. I’m sure they’ll rebuild the city better than ever, but it will never be quite the same. Oh well, I’m going to be damn sure I visit New New Orleans as soon as possible.