Word: academia
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...It’s no secret that conservatives are a relatively small minority in academia,” said Filipe R. Campante, an assistant professor at the Kennedy School of Government and a specialist in campaign contributions...
...forget in the afterglow that this is truly an open question - his field army will endure and, because of their immense skill, they will bend the political process to their will in years to come. And years from now, when they meet in the corridors of power or academia or at the inevitable reunions, they'll look at each other and smile, and they won't even have to say the words: We did something amazing back in Iowa, on January 3, 2008, didn...
...look at Harvard’s East Asian Studies concentration reveals that only four Asian cultures are covered—China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. No subcontinent, Southeast Asia, or Oceania.In fact, Harvard’s East Asian Studies program is a case study for demonstrating the inseparability of academia from underlying political power plays. East Asian studies was founded at the height of American-Asian animosity, with the undergraduate concentration approved in the early 1970s at the height of China’s Cultural Revolution, during and after Cold War military animosity with Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Some Eastern...
...result, Harvard’s graduates in the sciences are departing the traditional path to academia for careers in consulting, law, and government. Many say the University’s curriculum should adapt to the new job market...
Peyerl and other science Ph.D.’s from Harvard say the University’s curriculum and advising programs should include exposure to careers outside of academia...