The 4-year plan announced last week is roughly 2/3rds spending cuts and 1/3rd new taxes. Spending Cuts Education spending has been kept constant on at least a nominal basis, while welfare spending will be cut, number of state employees will be cut, and salaries for new employees will be cut. These are indeed the steps [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Response to Ireland’s Four-Year Plan
Posted in Economics, Ireland, Mohit Agrawal on November 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Handling Money When Traveling Abroad
Posted in Ghana, Mohit Agrawal on November 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently gave a presentation to EWB-PU’s SEADS Scholars about how EWB-PU handles money on our international trips. The money strategies that EWB-PU uses for our trips can similarly be used by other Engineers Without Borders chapters or even individual international travelers. The strategies that I outline below are very similar to those I used [...]
EWB-PU Dues/Fees Response
Posted in Engineers Without Borders, Mohit Agrawal on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jane Yang ’11 and I, as co-presidents of the Engineers Without Borders chapter at Princeton University (EWB-PU), were asked to provide feedback on proposed changes to the dues/fees structure of EWB-USA. The proposed changes, and our response, is provided below. We believe that the changes would be extremely detrimental to the Princeton chapter. In preparing [...]
Mitchell Scholarship
Posted in Awards & Scholarships, Ireland, Mitchell, Mohit Agrawal, Princeton University on November 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’m excited to have been named a George J. Mitchell Scholar and to have the opportunity to study at the National University of Ireland, Galway next year. I want to thank the US-Ireland Alliance for allowing me this opportunity. I also want to thank my fantastic professors at Princeton, Purdue, and the National University of [...]
