Word: actionã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...first recorded mention of a Harvard student artist was probably in 1652, when a few Harvard boys spent their Sunday afternoon performing a play. Their shenanigans were rewarded with disciplinary action??they had shamelessly been “impersonating the devil on a Sunday.” It’s a story that former OFA Director Myra Mayman finds particularly apt. “The first mention I could find of anything having to do with the arts…was bad behavior that could be punished,” she says. “Anything after...
...ripe for addressing this longstanding weakness. It is critical that Harvard’s leadership recognize the broad coalition of students that wants a better environmental law program to be a top priority. Dean-Designate Kagan should turn the law school’s long-stated intent into action??and do so as soon as possible. HLS is already a rewarding place to study and explore so many fields of law. Let’s not ignore this exciting, important area any longer...
Smith cites Moore’s public statements in the media this fall on affirmative action??which he made after simply informing the board of his stance...
...that a number of leading institutions are disregarding NACAC’s rule allowing Early Decision applicants to also apply Early Action??Princeton, Brown, Yale, Stanford and now Harvard all limit their early candidates to one early application—NACAC has decided to delay enforcement until it can review its definition, according to Martin A. Wilder, NACAC vice president for admission, counseling and enrollment practices...
...June, we can expect rulings in which the Supreme Court clarifies the boundaries of race-conscious affirmative action??decisions where race can still be used in higher education admissions, but probably only under very limited circumstances. Race will not disappear from the legal landscape, but its role could be seriously diminished. The alignment of the justices in the University of Michigan cases is still uncertain, with Justice O’Connor being the likely swing vote in a pair of 5-to-4 decisions. But, the impact of the Supreme Court’s decisions, regardless of whether...