[1] Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Teaching and Learning Opens Doors to Princeton University Students, Faculty.

Business Editors/Education Writers

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000

New Center a Laboratory for Cultivating,

Disseminating Teaching Innovations

Started with a $5 million endowment from Princeton University alumnus Harold W. McGraw, Jr. (Class of '40), a campus center for teaching and learning bearing his name is being dedicated today as part of an ongoing celebration of the University's 250th anniversary campaign.

The McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning will become a place for sharing teaching and curriculum strategies, exploring novel uses of technology, strengthening graduate students' teaching skills, and facilitating undergraduate learning.

"Princeton University is unique for its dedication to excellence in undergraduate teaching and for its ground-breaking leadership in higher education," said Harold W. McGraw, Jr., chairman emeritus of The McGraw-Hill Companies, who is a long-time supporter of the University and has dedicated his life to furthering education. "This new Center combines the best of these Princeton traditions with the most forward-looking commitment to innovation."

A private dedication ceremony will be held on Friday, October 20, 2000.

The McGraw Center is designed as an incubator and a distribution point for best practices in higher education teaching. It offers the technological and professional resources to support interdepartmental, interdisciplinary sharing of information and techniques, collaboration on projects and curricula, and incorporation of high-tech tools into teaching and learning.

"Harold McGraw has had a long devotion to literacy and education, and now with the new McGraw Center, he is helping us redefine teaching and learning for future generations," said University President Harold T. Shapiro. "We are grateful for his wonderful generosity and his expansive vision for the University."

Among the Center's key features:

-- An Electronic Classroom for hands-on learning using computers and digital
audio-video equipment.

-- The Multimedia Learning Resources Lab with multimedia workstations; a design
and development studio; a media library; and an expanded language lab with
audio, interactive video, computing, and foreign language word processing.

-- The Writing Center with computer workstations and soundproofed spaces for
advising and tutoring sessions.

-- Seminar Rooms for videotaping instructors.

-- Lecture/Demonstration Room for lectures, workshops, and conferences.

-- Video Study Facility for small groups of students to work together.

-- Study Hall with space for individual and group tutoring.

As part of its overall program, the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning will also incorporate two well-established programs already serving undergraduates, the Princeton Writing Program and the Language Laboratory, emphasizing and supporting two central elements of the Princeton curriculum. The McGraw Center will regularly host visitors for lectures and workshops on new methods and new tools.

Among Harold W. McGraw, Jr.'s many previous gifts to Princeton University, when president of the Princeton University Press, he endowed the editing of Albert Einstein's papers. He has also established an endowed chair for writing courses. In 1988, The Harold McGraw, Jr. Prize in education was established in tribute of Mr. McGraw to honor individuals whose accomplishments can serve as effective models for the education of today's and future generations of Americans.

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The corporation has more than 400 offices in 32 countries. Sales in 1999 were $4.0 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.