Word: academia
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...Professor of Economics Claudia Goldin, whose own research has examined the progress of women in academia and professional life, said she “was pretty flummoxed” by the negative response to Summers’ speech, which—in her view—displayed “utter brilliance...
Goldin said that Summers’ support for women in academia is well-known. “The reason Larry gave this talk is that he’s extremely interested in the way that institutions can enable individuals to perform to their maximum. And it bothers him when individuals do not perform to their maximum,” Goldin said. She added that Summers is “really dedicated to changing institutions” so that women can attain leadership roles throughout academia...
...come to think of Summers as a kind of despot, benevolent or not depending on who is asked. Like any respectable emperor, he has concerned himself with territorial expansion. He has a precise vision of where Harvard and academia should be headed. Summers seems to shy from criticism, even though it tends to be preemptively muted out of concern for job security or good standing...
...come to think of Summers as a kind of despot, benevolent or not depending on who is asked. Like any respectable emperor, he has concerned himself with territorial expansion. He has a precise vision of where Harvard and academia should be headed. Summers seems to shy from criticism, even though it tends to be preemptively muted out of concern for job security or good standing...
Three years after the al-Qaeda attacks, academia is embracing the post-9/11 world. Some 200 colleges and universities offer homeland-security studies much as, decades ago, national-security programs sprang up to address the issues of the cold war. Community colleges--already in the business of training fire fighters, police officers and medical technicians to deal with hurricanes and earthquakes--were first to mount new certification programs tailored to unnatural disasters. Four-year institutions quickly followed. Last fall San Diego State launched an interdisciplinary master's degree in homeland security, attracting students from nursing, criminal justice and political...