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Other perceptions, however, are more mythical. For example, especially after 1996, Asian Americans were portrayed in the media as hyperactive political donors eager to use wealth to accomplish political goals. Brian Adams and Ping Ren addressed this question in a 2006 study that examined candidate fundraising and campaign donor patterns among Asians in New York, LA, San Francisco, and Seattle (four U.S. cities with high Asian populations). They found that, contrary to popular belief, Asian fundraising and donation patterns do not exceed average. With some exceptions, Asians are roughly proportionally represented among campaign contributors...
...goal of unification, Faust said, also helped guide the seven major appointments she has made to fill vacancies in the leadership of several of Harvard’s schools and in Mass. Hall. “They all bring to their new roles an impressive record of accomplishment as teachers, scholars, and academic leaders,” Faust wrote. “And they all share a commitment, with one another and with our other deans, not only to the success of their own faculties and schools, but to the future of Harvard as a whole...
...instance, a small history seminar should not count for a Historical Studies requirement. Last year, the Dean of the College and Dean of the Faculty unilaterally decided that a number of new humanities courses would count for Core credit. That should happen again on a much broader level. To accomplish this, arbitrary technical requirements for Core courses should be relaxed. Courses without midterms are just as valuable—often more—than those with them. The Committee has admitted the senselessness of such administrative hurdles; the Faculty need not await the full implementation of General Education in order...
...system” that consists, in large part, of aggressive special interests representing everything from corporations and unions to environmental groups. Another hard truth: America will be red and blue, not purple, for the foreseeable future. Democrats will only make progress past red and blue when they actually accomplish something...
...Democrats have a unique opportunity to consolidate the political sea-change of the 2006 election by electing a Democratic President and then providing firm international leadership. The person that will be best able to accomplish these tasks and begin to address the country’s long list of neglected domestic challenges is Hillary...