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This is definitely not a done deal--NYC has solicited proposals from many institutions, and it's not certain they will do the project at all. The NYT has a nice
by asr 15y ago
This is definitely not a done deal--NYC has solicited proposals from many institutions, and it's not certain they will do the project at all. The NYT has a nice overview here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/nyregion/bloombergs-big-push-for-an-applied-sciences-school.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/nyregion/bloombergs-big-pu...
- SnowyEgret 15y agoThanks asr for the NYT overview...yes, they seem to be just in "talks" right now, but the prospect is pretty cool.
- jsherry 15y agoPerhaps just as interesting as the article itself are the comments. http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/nyregion/bloombergs-big-push-for-an-applied-sciences-school.html http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/0... It's interesting to hear the varied opinions from residents of NYC, some of who are angry about public dollars going toward a private institution while the public schools in NYC struggle. Also interesting are the varied opinions on competition in NYC: some love it, while some wish the money went towards the incumbents such as Columbia, etc. Personally, I think that the competition could help raise everybody's game in Applied Sciences area in NYC - at least that's the hope.
- SnowyEgret 15y agoJsherry...I am with you on competition...it definitely raises the standards of all of our endeavors, i.e., with ourselves and the evolution of our ideas, with startups and every business out there under the sun.