VIRGINIA E-MAIL: Concerned about “spam” e-mail, the University of Virginia has formulated a new policy for sending mass mailings. Sending e-mail to the entire university is reserved for emergencies and must be authorized by the president, the executive vice president or their designees. Anyone who sends e-mail to one of the many subgroups at the university must request permission from the head of the group or the “owner” of the mailing list.

STUDENT MANAGERS: Students at the University of Wisconsin will be managing $10 million of the Wisconsin system's Intermediate fixed-income fund. However, these aren't freshmen; they are students in the School of Business' Applied Security Analysis Program. And it isn't the first time they've handled university investments. Students in the same program have been managing equity portfolios since 1970—taking an initial $100,000 gift and turning it into $1.5 million.

EARLY WARNING: Students at the University of Missouri are going to be getting some early warning that failure may be on the horizon. The university is piloting a program this semester for students who have less than 60 credit hours or are first semester transfer students. If, at midterm, these students are making less than a C minus in participating classes, they will receive an unofficial midterm grade notifying them of that fact. They will also be referred to advising and support services that can help them succeed. ¶