Articles by Rina Haller

35th Street Dorm Doubles in Price, Raising Student Concerns

By Rina Haller • Published: April 9, 2014 • Comment ()

With four residential dorm buildings on the Beren campus, there is ample living space for all Stern students. Yet, upon receiving the email from University Housing with this year’s housing application, students were startled to discover that the price of the 35th street dorm has nearly doubled. Already considered a bit more extravagant because it […]

Largest Gift in Einstein’s History to Boost Faculty and Research, Not Scholarship Program

By Rina Haller • Published: March 17, 2014 • Comment ()

At Muriel Block’s bequest, $160 million was recently given to Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The gift is the largest in Einstein’s near 60 years and ranked six in The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 2013 list of the nation’s top donations. According to Matthew Yaniv, Director of Media Relations, “Ms. Block stipulated that her gift exclusively support […]

Honor’s Full-Tuition Scholarship Program Eliminated

By Rina Haller • Published: February 17, 2014 • Comment ()

The S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program has reduced the amount of scholarship money offered to applicants, due to a limited amount of funding and to the growth of the program. While honors students were previously eligible for scholarships up to $36,600 (a full scholarship), the modifications reduce the honors merit scholarship to $30,000. When the […]