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20-627: The festival takes place over four days, as more than 100 selected films are screened throughout the weekend. Special events include educational film-related workshops, panels, and Master Classes; kid-friendly activities; live local music; nightly after-parties; and special badge-holders-only receptions. An awards brunch on the Sunday of the festival culminates in awards and other prizes being given to winning films and filmmakers. Workshops, parties, and receptions are typically held at various locations, including Millsaps College , local clubs and restaurants, and

40-474: A Michigan retirement fund, which claimed The Princeton Review leadership exaggerated earnings to boost its stock price. In 2012, the company was acquired by Charlesbank Capital , a private equity fund, for $ 33 million. On August 1, 2014, the Princeton Review brand name and operations were bought for an undisclosed sum by Tutor.com , an IAC company , and Mandy Ginsburg became CEO. The company

60-404: A company that owns online dating and college preparation services could amass data and exploit it in a way that preys on unsuspecting consumers, particularly younger people. "Do parents know that when their underage kids enroll for exam prep or tutoring, personal information may be shared with hookup sites that could then target their kids to become customers?" asked the critic, who concluded that

80-420: A series of techniques for "cracking the system." Katzman built the Princeton Review into a national and then international operation and was CEO until 2007, when he was replaced by Michael Perik. In March 2010, Perik resigned and was replaced by John M. Connolly. In April 2010, the company sold $ 48 million in stock for $ 3 per share, and a short time later was accused of fraud in a class action suit filed by

100-546: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Millsaps College Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi . It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church . The college was founded in 1889–90 by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster Millsaps , who donated the land for the college and $ 50,000. William Belton Murrah

120-534: Is headquartered in New York City and is privately held. The Princeton Review is not associated with Princeton University . The Princeton Review was founded in 1981 by John Katzman , who—shortly after graduating from Princeton University—began tutoring students for the SAT from his Upper West Side apartment. A short time later, Katzman teamed up with Adam Robinson, an Oxford-trained SAT tutor who had developed

140-778: Is no longer affiliated with its former parent, Education Holdings 1, Inc. On March 31, 2017, ST Unitas acquired The Princeton Review for an undisclosed sum. In January 2022, Primavera Capital Group acquired The Princeton Review and Tutor.com from ST Unitas. The Princeton Review offers test preparation courses, tutoring services, and or guidebooks for various tests via the Princeton Review website: The company offers courses worldwide through company-owned and third-party franchises . Countries with Princeton Review franchises include Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Egypt , Hong Kong , India , Indonesia , Jordan , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Malaysia , Mexico , Oman , Philippines , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , South Korea , Switzerland , Turkey ,

160-584: The Mississippi Museum of Art . Founded in 1999, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Crossroads Film Society is a membership organization created to promote, highlight, and grow independent film and filmmaking in the Deep South , especially among female and young filmmakers, filmmakers of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community , and indigenous filmmakers. The mission of Crossroads Film Society is to celebrate

180-978: The NCAA Division III and the Southern Athletic Association . Princeton Review The Princeton Review is an education services company providing tutoring , test preparation and admission resources for students. It was founded in 1981, and since that time has worked with over 400 million students. Services are delivered by 4,000+ tutors and teachers in the United States, Canada and international offices in 21 countries.; online resources; more than 150 print and digital books published by Penguin Random House ; and dozens of categories of school rankings. The Princeton Review's affiliate division, Tutor.com , provides online tutoring services. The Princeton Review

200-699: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , criticized the Princeton Review list of Best Party Schools . USA Today published an editorial titled "Sobering Statistics" in August 2002 and stated, "the doctor's group goes too far in suggesting that the rankings contribute to the problem (of campus drinking)." The editorial noted the fact that among the schools the AMA program was then funding as part of its campaign against campus drinking, six of 10 of those schools calling for The Princeton Review to "drop

220-694: The United Arab Emirates and Vietnam . Test preparation providers have been criticized in the past on the grounds that their courses claim larger score increases than they deliver. College rankings, including those published by the Princeton Review, have been criticized for failing to be accurate or comprehensive by assigning objective rankings formed from subjective opinions. Princeton Review officials counter that their rankings are unique in that they rely on student opinion and not just on statistical data. In 2002 an American Medical Association affiliated program, A Matter of Degree, funded by

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240-679: The annual ranking...had made (Princeton Review's) past top-party-school lists: many times for some. That's no coincidence." The editorial commended The Princeton Review for reporting the list, calling it "a public service" for "student applicants and their parents". The Princeton Review rankings for LGBT -related lists were criticized in 2010 by a ranking competitor in The Advocate magazine as inaccurate due to outdated methodologies. The Princeton Review has always based its "LGBTQ-Friendly" and "LGBTQ-Unfriendly" top twenty ranking lists on its tri-annual surveys of students at colleges profiled in

260-462: The art of filmmaking in all of its diversity and depth; showcase and promote a broader spectrum of film and video for the community; present and honor film related to Mississippi and the South; and provide educational opportunities and forums of discussion for film lovers and aspiring filmmakers. The Crossroads Film Festival was named in part for the widely known area of Mississippi where Robert Johnson

280-643: The best in the nation, according to The Princeton Review 's The Best 377 Colleges – 2013 Edition. The Millsaps faculty won praise in The Princeton Review' s special Top 20 category: Professors Get High Marks, where Millsaps was ranked twelfth in the country. Millsaps is one of 40 schools in Loren Pope 's Colleges That Change Lives . The school's sports teams are known as the Majors and their colors are purple and white. They participate in

300-739: The company "makes no guarantee that data sharing among its entities will not include those customers whose sole aim is to improve their grades and test scores." Indeed, another critic points out that The Princeton Review "policy states 'we may collect certain information from your computer each time you visit our site'—information like data 'regarding your academic and extracurricular activities and interests.' That information can be used to 'send you email notices and offers; perform research and analysis about your use of or interest in our products, services or products or services offered by others; [and] develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on our site and other sites. ' " No evidence

320-438: The company's Best Colleges book which asks undergraduates: "Do students, faculty, and administrators at your college treat all persons equally regardless of their sexual orientations and gender identify/expression?" The Princeton Review also publishes The Gay & Lesbian Guide to College Life (2007) . It has been available as an eBook since 2011. In 2016, the company was criticized by privacy rights advocates concerned that

340-640: The shooting of Jackson State University student and civil rights worker Benjamin Brown , who was killed by police at a protest. The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission photographed the Millsaps protesters and identified them. The Sovereignty Commission spied on and conspired against civil rights activists and organized pressure and economic oppression of those who supported the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Millsaps College professors were ranked among

360-550: The training of Navy and Marine officers in the V-12 Navy College Training Program . In April 1943, 380 students arrived for the Navy V-12 program offering engineering, pre-medical and pre- dental training. Thereafter Millsaps began accepting students year-round for the program. A total of 873 officer candidates went through Millsaps between 1943 and 1945. Millsaps College students protested

380-633: Was said to have sold his soul to the devil. It is also a reference to hometown Jackson's role as a metropolitan hub of the New South . Due to low movie theatre attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the 21st Crossroads Film Festival was held completely virtually and involved a profit-share initiative to support filmmakers. Unlike previous years, was held from November 12 to December 15 on Eventive, an streaming platform that supports film festivals. This article about an American film festival

400-507: Was the college's first president, and Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal Church South organized the college's early fund-raising efforts. Both men were honored with halls named in their honor. Major Millsaps and his wife are interred in a tomb near the center of campus. The current United Methodist Church continues to affiliate with the college. Millsaps was chosen as one of 131 sites for

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