Word: arounders
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...sheer magnetism of Harvard's international reputation attracts students from around the world like no other university--any-where...
...biggest challenge, perhaps, is to make sure that the world directs adequate scientific thinking and technological development to the key issues of disease, food supply, climate change and environmental degradation facing the poorest countries. This step though will require a deeper ethical commitment around the world to a more wise and equitable sharing of our global bounty." Outgoing Director of Harvard Institute for International Development
...historical moment when the meaning and functions of the nation-state are undergoing profound transformation, when capital can move freely, but people cannot, an especially important set of questions for lesbian and gay studies is emerging around the relationship between sexuality and citizenship. How is sexuality being shaped and reshaped through migrations? What are the sexual politics of national belonging? What are the national (and transnational) politics of sexual dissidence?" Assistant Professor of English
While the reasons behind the international attraction to the University are nebulous, at best, administrators and academics around the world say they include the comparatively flexible undergraduate curriculum, the number of world leaders who spent time at Harvard, the University's generous financial aid policies, the renowned Harvard professional and graduate schools and, perhaps most importantly, the Harvard mystique...
Having made it a point to travel around theglobe for the University, Rudenstine places"internationalization," as he terms it, at the topof his agenda. Last week, in an interview with TheCrimson, he listed international efforts as one ofseveral projects that will occupy the remainder ofhis tenure as president. He says the deans andvice presidents will be meeting with him andFineberg in the autumn to plan strategy...