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...subject of Roger Rosenblatt's insightful new book, Coming Apart: A Memoir of the Harvard Wars of 1969. Although he is currently a contributing editor of Time and The New Republic and the author of such books as Children of War, Rosenblatt in 1969 was firmly imbedded within Harvard academia. Having recently received his PhD in English from Harvard, he was the newly minted Head Tutor of Dunster House, a Briggs-Copeland Instructor, and the director of the freshman writing program. Popular among students and well-regarded by his peers, Rosenblatt gained the reputation of "a guy you could...
...Houghtons have donated $1.25 million to the Faculty of Arts of Sciences to establish an endowment fund, the interest from which will be used to bring women scholars to campus and allow undergraduates to interact on a personal level with women in fields ranging from academia to journalism to medicine...
...contribute a valuable experience in preparing us for the world beyond the Ivory tower. It is true that we will never get this chance to plunge into academics and learn without any outside interference once we leave here. But it is precisely because the outside world is different from academia that we need extracurriculars. The form of learning they impart is something no class can teach us yet will be immensely useful once we leave these hallowed walls...
Extracurriculars bring a diversity into the student body as well as impart a certain diversity of experience. The path of academia, like any other future profession, is for a chosen few. Extracurriculars provide opportunities for many other students to do what they like and do well. They provide diversity in our own experiences so that life has more flavor than the daily bread and butter of lecture. All these activities do sap energy and time that could be used for academics, but that may be a fair price to pay for the good we receive. The administration should be glad...
...week after he notified defense lawyers of lab errors in a case. It was not until 1994 that Whitehurst's claims were taken seriously enough to reach the inspector general's office. Freeh has promised to address the lab problem by hiring a distinguished scientist from academia to run the lab, seeking accreditation from an outside professional society and investing $30 million in a new facility. "We're embarrassed by it," acknowledged Bill Esposito, the bureau's new deputy director. The accusations could compromise the prosecution of some major cases, including the Oklahoma City bombing, and reopen hundreds more...