Two minutes at a board meeting does not substitute for an active participation in this decision.

This is a good move. It puts in place a good first step in creating a process where the community is involved with the decision-making for their campuses.

If reflects a sad trend in American education, where suburban schools have become a place to educate the young, and urban schools a place to warehouse the poor.

This is not a trend we are seeing at Hopkins, in fact our alumni participation has actually increased over the past three years.

Steven has a role in one of the spots for that campaign. His participation in the Interns spots is reduced. We are looking at alternatives for marketing strategy and that is what the Interns campaign represents. We are always looking for ways to represent our brand value. We have an ongoing relationship with Steven. Also, [the] 'Dude, you're getting a Dell' tag line will be sticking around -- it is in the Interns spots now.

Steven has a role in one of the spots for that campaign. His participation in the Interns spots is reduced. We are looking at alternatives for marketing strategy and that is what the Interns campaign represents, ... We are always looking for ways to represent our brand value. We have an ongoing relationship with Steven. Also, [the] 'Dude, you're getting a Dell' tag line will be sticking around -- it is in the Interns spots now.