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...ask Zuckerberg about the theory that closed, proprietary networks like Facebook could stifle the Net's innovative spirit. That idea is the subject of The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It, a new book by Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. He argues that the rise of gated, closed communities like Facebook, the advent of the iPhone and even the seemingly innocuous standards-setting of Google could draw nerd talent away from the disruptive kind of innovation that occurred on the wild and woolly Net. Zuckerberg pauses...
...seniors graduate this week and reflect upon their academic life at Harvard, they may ask themselves the question: How well has Harvard taught me to understand others in my world?Those in math, engineering, and the sciences have learned a common language with which to communicate with fellow practitioners across the globe. Those in the social sciences cannot boast such concrete understanding, but Harvard’s Social Studies program has gone a long way toward promoting international concerns. Those in the humanities, however, may despair—although they may know everything there is to know about postwar Georgia...
...goal is to use maximize the use of our endowment—we don’t want to ask donors for money where we can access endowment wealth,” said Deena Giancotti, FAS?...
...Wednesday morning, Faust will address the graduating members of Harvard’s Reserve Officer Training Corps in Tercentenary Theatre, and her pledge to use the speech to criticize the military’s controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which bars openly gay individual from serving in the armed forces, has already drawn fire from conservative and pro-military groups across the country...
...need a kickstart in the right direction to get going. When I really thought about doing Teach For America (TFA), I began to wonder how I could do anything else. After a life of excellent education, of incredibly loving and supportive family members, of the best friends anyone could ask for, after four years of Harvard—with its ancient historical duty to its country and its world to send its graduates into service wherever they are needed—how could I turn down the opportunity to spend two years working at something obviously worthwhile...