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...isolation,” she says. “You want to think about the whole experience that students have, and obviously the concentration is a huge part of their experience.”The increased departmental emphasis on the needs of students not bound for graduate school appears consistent with the final report of the College’s Task Force on General Education, which emphasizes that since only a small fraction of graduating seniors plan to enter academia, scholarly training is comparatively less important than the sensibilities necessary to make thoughtful decisions in the world.This heightened focus...
...while administrators have formed working groups to gather input, and prominently flagged a “Web resource” to communicate most, but not all, of the cutbacks, decisions regarding the next round of cuts appear likely to again be purview...
...find themselves disappointed, whereas those who seek to improve the well-being of others may have a greater likelihood of being happy themselves. Research shows that those who are altruistic and selfless often have higher levels of happiness. Psychologists Ed Diener and Pelin Kesebir write, “Happiness appears to bring out the best in humans, making them more social, more cooperative, and even more ethical.” These findings are consistent across multiple studies and environments. Moreover, according to Earley and Konow, “some tasks, such as helping others, appear capable of sustaining happiness...
...namely, a large, multi-billion dollar capital campaign—never materialized, derailed by tumult over Summers’ presidency and the administrative turnover that followed his forced departure in 2006.But even with Faust solidly entrenched in Mass. Hall nearly two years after her installation, heavy debt financing appears likely to persist for some time.According to Shore, University development officers typically report difficulty raising money for bricks and mortar, versus programmatic elements. And Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Tamara E. Rogers suggested in a recent interview that she intends to hold off on discussions with potential Allston donors...
...Coleman has made no promise that he wouldn't try to appeal to the highest court in the land. "The only caveat would be if the U.S. Supreme Court ordered cert and issued a stay in a certificate, which I find highly implausible - it would enrage the Senate and appear blatantly political," says Norm Ornstein, a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. Everything about the Franken-Coleman battle, of course, is blatantly political, but under this scenario, the U.S. Supreme Court would have to overcome its preference for staying out of state disputes and take up the case...