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Endowment
Just curious. Can anybody verify the endowment listed on this site? I just checked the President's state of the University page on the Hofstra web site and (according to that site, as of 2007) Total endowment investments have grown to $228 million, net of trusts and annuities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.189.35.249 (talk) 20:05, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
I updated the endowment section with a link. I realize that the endowment is much larger than 2005-2006, however I have yet to verify the amount posted on this site. Dantali (talk) 01:10, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Nonsense Humour Magazine
This section should be updated, as it hasn't come out six times a year for the past 2 years. Also, it would be nice to have some sources for the awards from newsday, etc. Looks like it could use a cleanup, or else get rid of it and just state its existence.-FranklinPierce3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.4.160.47 (talk) 18:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
debate will happen
the bid was accepted. someone add it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.161.204.86 (talk) 21:53, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
Future Endeavors
I decided to add this section as Hofstra seeks to potentially open a medical school (they are currently 'exploring it") and host a presidential debate. These are two important (potentially landmark) decision the school is taking (which will costs millions of dollars) and I feel a section informing people of these undertakings is needed.--24.189.35.249 14:16, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
The Medical School portion of this Misplaced Pages article is premature. The details contained in the article lack any sort of citation and at this point would be considered speculation, bordering slanderous to suggest that the medical school is already in the process of accrediation. This is nonsense. In addition, there have been no talks whether the school will be granting an MD degree or a DO degree. Again, there are absolutely no citations for this article and this is against current Misplaced Pages guidelines. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.5.241.62 (talk) 22:10, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, no, you're mistaken. Not only have there been "talks whether the school will be granting an MD degree or a DO degree," but also this is firmly established. The others have been announced (though I wasn't the one who added them to the article). Not sure about accreditation; I'll check. For the others, I'll add a citation. Also, um, slander? CHE (talk) 23:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Academics
The site should have more information regarding programs, rankings, etc --24.189.35.249 00:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Hofstra introduced the Lions in 1987, but they weren't made official until July 1, 2005. How should that be listed? MBisanz
Honorary Degrees
I added this section as I saw that many other colleges/universities included it in their wiki page. --24.189.35.249 18:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Notable alumni
The alumni section has had a run of false or gratuitous entries. It may still need pruning. Please ensure accuracy. And not everyone is famous. Unless someone is obviously famous, it would help to provide some documentation. (The director of marketing for The Sandwich Factory, for example, if he even exists, does not appear on google, and warranted deletion.) If you have serious contributions, it would help to back them up or they will disappear. CHE 15:22, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
Official Source for Notable Alumni
Hofstra's own "Alumni of Distinction" page
In addition, Hofstra also divides their notable alumni according to the college they graduated from. I.E.- If you want to see "drama" or "communications" alumni of distinction, then you have to goto the college of drama site (http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/HCLAS/DD/DD_alumni.cfm) or college of communications site, etc. I don't know why the school does this, but they do.
As far as the other alumni, they can all be verified by doing a simple web search.
Can't possibly be true
> Herbert A. Deutsch, composer, inventor of the Moog synthesizer (Hofstra Alum)
Nonsense! If he invented it, it would be called the "Deutsch Synthesizer"
It is absolutely true! Goto his web page at Hofstra.edu and read his official bio. http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/hclas/music/music_deutsch.cfm
Scroll down to the bottom of his official bio and "actually" take the time and read!!!! He "collaborated" in the development of the Moog synthesizer with Robert A. Moog.
No it is true, I had a class with him and he was only the co-creator. It pretty much came down to the fact of bad business ethics. He also showed us a segment of a program that was on A&E I think that also said he was one of the co-creators. Why would he lie about it anyways?
Phi Alpha Gimel
Very funny to who ever listed this as a Greek Life org at Hofstra. In 'reality' this is the Fraternity started by Captain Hero on the Cartoon Network series Drawn Together. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.83.131.183 (talk) 06:11, August 26, 2007 (UTC)
Greek life section
Why was it removed? 69.113.27.96 (talk) 23:37, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
There's something there now, but it sounds like the mission statement of the Greek life office and isn't really neutral; it makes claims that Greek life enhances overall quality of life. While that may be the stated goal of fraternities and sororities, to claim that it does so as a fact is problematic. I flagged it using the AD banner-thingie, though I don't know if that's the appropriate one to use in this situation. Also, is there a better way to indicate this problem when it exists for a specific section? Wantonlife (talk) 05:41, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Controversy?
The current phrasing: "Hofstra became the center of national controversy" means that it became the center of a national disagreement. Over what? Recent contributors (including those who deleted and restored the text) want to clarify what national disagreement was related to this episode? The facts seem well established. CHE (talk) 14:46, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Also, this section seems out of place considering it's importance over the 75-year history of the University. It would make more sense to have a Controversy section, and post any controversial historical moments in there. HofstraUniversity (talk) 13:37, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
- Disagree If an independent editor would like to pare down the section, I can understand that, but should certainly be mentioned. Moreover, a user named HofstraUniversity presumably has strong COI concerns here and should likely not be editing this article at all, certainly not in a controversial manner.