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...your ranking, you look at workforce growth. But does that take into account competition for those jobs...
...Topeka, popular discussion buzzed around everything from child psychology to the conceptual validity of “separate but equal institutions.” By the time that ruling was handed down, however, the decision boiled down to one fact: State and local laws that segregated American citizens on account of their race violated the constitutional promise of equality...
...first report is forthcoming. No specific date for its release has yet been set.Until it is published, the exact contents of the Task Force’s report will remain a mystery to students and other members of the Harvard arts community. While the Task Force has taken into account peer institutions, past Harvard reforms, and student opinions, all that can be certain at this point is that, like all institutional reforms at Harvard, the implementation of Task Force’s findings will take time.PEERING AROUNDEnglish professor and Task Force head Stephen J. Greenblatt and several other members declined...
...with real case studies—from the health repercussions of Astroturf to the dangers of the international sex trade—will effectively combat the insular nature of academic study, which too often looks at single issues in isolation. Instead, case studies will force students to take into account all of the real-life problems that complicate public health issues at hand. This is not to say that all theoretical bases for understanding have been thrown aside—nor should they be. Rather, these case studies have been framed effectively so as to wed both practical and theoretical...
...authors of the study don't take into account the overall economic development of a country, only the access that men and women have to resources. This levels the playing field between economic powerhouses like the U.S. and third-world nations like Ethiopia. The result is that countries where there are more high-paying jobs for everyone are not given an advantage over countries where there is little economic opportunity. It's easy to understand the thinking here - fairness, basically - but the data does not paint an overall picture of how women are faring in their daily lives...