Oopsie! How did THAT happen?

From today (Thursday's) New York Times


August 24, 2006

Evolution Major Vanishes From Approved Federal List

By CORNELIA DEAN

Evolutionary biology has vanished from the list of acceptable fields of study
for recipients of a federal education grant for low-income college students.

The omission is inadvertent, said Katherine McLane, a spokeswoman for the
Department of Education, which administers the grants. "There is no explanation
for it being left off the list," Ms. McLane said. "It has always been an
eligible major."

Another spokeswoman, Samara Yudof, said evolutionary biology would be restored
to the list, but as of last night it was still missing.

If a major is not on the list, students in that major cannot get grants unless
they declare another major, said Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director
of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Mr.
Nassirian said students seeking the grants went first to their college registrar,
who determined whether they were full-time students majoring in an eligible
field.

"If a field is missing, that student would not even get into the process," he
said.




Full article at:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/washington/24evo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>



-- cary

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:49:32 -0500, Cary Kittrell wrote:

>
> From today (Thursday's) New York Times
>
>
> August 24, 2006
>
> Evolution Major Vanishes From Approved Federal List


And that's not even the major problem. One-ninth
of everything you know is wrong.

And if you think it messes up freshman lectures,
just think about the poor astrologers.

Gray Shockley
------------------
Stop throwing the Constitution
in my face; It's just a goddamned
piece of paper!
- George Bush - Born Again Christian






>
> By CORNELIA DEAN
>
> Evolutionary biology has vanished from the list of acceptable fields of study

> for recipients of a federal education grant for low-income college students.
>
> The omission is inadvertent, said Katherine McLane, a spokeswoman for the
> Department of Education, which administers the grants. "There is no
> explanation
> for it being left off the list," Ms. McLane said. "It has always been an
> eligible major."
>
> Another spokeswoman, Samara Yudof, said evolutionary biology would be
> restored
> to the list, but as of last night it was still missing.
>
> If a major is not on the list, students in that major cannot get grants
> unless
> they declare another major, said Barmak Nassirian, associate executive
> director
> of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

> Mr.
> Nassirian said students seeking the grants went first to their college
> registrar,
> who determined whether they were full-time students majoring in an eligible
> field.
>
> "If a field is missing, that student would not even get into the process," he

> said.
>
>
>
>
> Full article at:
>
>
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/washington/24evo.html?_r=1&oref=slo
> gin>
>
>
>
> -- cary