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Under significant pressure from students and faculty, the College has repealed its policy of withholding funding and credit for travel abroad in countries identified by the State Department as particularly risky...
...College’s change of policy comes after protests from students and faculty over the past year’s restrictions. Over 400 students, faculty, and staff signed an online petition last spring asking the College to change its travel abroad policy. Undergraduates, professors, and administrators had expressed concern about the extent of Harvard’s use of the State Department’s list, which included almost 30 countries...
Early this summer, Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 asked a task force—including Associate Dean of the College Georgene Herschbach, Director of the Committee on Education Abroad John H. Coatsworth, Harvard College Professor Jorge I. Dominguez, Edwards, a representative from the General Counsel, a student, and others—to reevaluate Harvard’s travel policy...
...counterterrorism official. "There was a little bit of grandstanding in some of his comments." Still, there is reason for concern. An offshoot of Algeria's ultraviolent Armed Islamic Group, the GSPC had largely waged jihad at home against the Algiers regime, but now appears set on taking its terrorism abroad, officials say. Confidential French intelligence reports reviewed by Time confirm the GSPC has decided within the last six months to internationalize its fight by linking with al-Qaeda-associated groups, and sees France as its primary target. While the GSPC-linked group arrested last week did "have a project...
...really cares what you did over the summer, so plan a succinct summary of your activities. This should ideally be about 20 to 40 words. (If you went abroad last semester, 20 will suffice.) For example, you might say, “I spent most of the time saving Africans and working on my Haki Sack game. Did you see the Entourage finale?” Something like that will really cover all the bases. Ideally you would follow this up by removing a crocheted sack from your pocket and performing a “Double Around the World...