Word: academia
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Years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a Harvard president to date a professor. The University’s draconian nepotism rules proscribed a vast number of types of romantic relationships where conflicts of interest might arise. Once two-professor couples became ubiquitous in academia, these rules were relaxed to accommodate the rise of women in the workplace. But even then, there wasn’t much chance for a precedent to be set—Harvard hasn’t seen a single President in the last century...
...Academia is difficult when one is utterly unprepared. Thus, the need for a place to do work. Finding this place has been the major challenge of my undergraduate career. There are a number of nebulous requirements for this mystical, magical location: the workplace needs to “feel” right, with an “appropriate” level of noise—not so much as to distract, but not the hell of total silence. The environment must “encourage” relaxation, but not sleep; the nearby “activity” should...
...addition to her numerous tomes and articles on ethics, Kamm has also held several prestigious fellowships, including the Guggenheim. And beyond academia, she consults on ethics for the World Health Organization...
...community if only five percent of the entering class took advantage of a possible two-year deferment. In peer discussions and social interaction these students would express their views, drawing on experience to form important cultural bridges. A tour in the service would also offer a temporary break from academia into a journey of self-discovery, while at the same time providing service to country and community. Something is lacking in this couch-potato era when tests of one’s fortitude are so rare that “reality” television shows like Survivor and Fear Factor...
...will head the division of public health practice, an area he described as “a bridge between academia, government and community...