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...obstacle to Harvard’s efforts to diversify. “We’re worried that there are kids out there who would be great at Harvard who are not going to make it out of high school,” Fitzsimmons said. Harvard’s approach then, he said, includes talking to students ever earlier in their academic careers—as early as middle school. According to Fitzsimmons, the elimination of Early Action and the exemption of families with incomes under $60,000 from parental contribution to tuition are aimed to convince prospective students that...
...Practical concerns also include the fact that travelers with Israeli stamps in their passports cannot enter Lebanon or Syria, and vice versa.Essrae Cherim, executive administrator to Ury, allows that passport complications and exclusivity of religious sites remain problems. “This project is taking a very long-term approach (hopefully this path will be in existence hundreds of years from now),” writes Cherim in an e-mail. “We understand the current constraints on the people and the governments and understand that, for now, these changes may not be right for them...
...reality competition show for fashion designers.Having grown up an hour and a half outside New York, Matthews had already cultivated a deep love of the city’s nooks and crannies, and saw the potential in bringing the “Project Runway” approach to another medium.Her first step was to gather capable friends who would be willing to go out on a limb to get the magazine started. Jenny A. Skelton ’08 came on as business manager, having worked with Matthews on the Harvard yearbook, and has become what Matthews calls...
...biomedical research, serves as an enabler for his students, pairing them with experts in whatever field they express interest. Edwards wrote in an e-mail that student projects include everything from “a new kind of interactive toy bear” to “an entrepreneurial approach to poverty in Africa.” Students are assessed on their work on these individual projects, as well as group projects and case studies. Thomas D. Hadfield ’08, who is enrolled in the course, credited Edwards for his accessibility, noting that “he meets...
...Given the variety of interpretations of last week's election, almost any 2008 Democrat candidate could justify a White House run. Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, who announced last week he will seek the White House, has emphasized a commonsense, centrist approach highlighting personal values that candidates like Casey won on. Of course, Gore could look at the victories of Brown and others as proof positive that the party can win with an unapologetically liberal candidate who is strongly opposed to the war in Iraq and President Bush's handling of the war on terror...