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The wave of change that has swept Asia has affected nations eager to put their past behind them. In China's Nanjing, archaic buildings that housed "comfort women" will be dismantled to erect skyscrapers. Japan tried to whitewash its militaristic past by culling mention of the rape of Nanjing from...
Harvard will provide some on-campus housing and will waive tuition costs for students who have already paid tuition to colleges and universities in affected regions. The University will also match donations of up to $100 made by students, staff, and faculty to any of eight specific charitable relief organizations...
Harvard’s announcement came a day after many Boston-area schools—among them Tufts University and Boston University—promised educational sanctuary for students from affected schools, including Tulane University in New Orleans.
Kirby told The Crimson Saturday that students are being admitted on a “rolling” basis and that some have already been notified of Harvard’s decisions. In addition, the admissions office has stated that it will grant high school students from Katrina-affected areas...
“We have had over 250 inquiries...and the Admissions Office is responding to every one of them,” he wrote in an e-mail Saturday. “We are of course acting now with great speed to do all we can to help these...