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...drive, more that we are trying to strengthen existing links,” Collier wrote. Collier admitted that Oxford views Harvard and the other Ivy League schools as competition. “We view ourselves as a world-class university and would like to attract the best students in the world—as do the Ivy League universities,” Collier wrote. Harvard College Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 said that Harvard is not specifically concerned about losing potential students as a result of Oxford’s recruiting...
...invincibility, keep doing things their way. So the white coats go on when it's time to approve new products. For a few hours, teams of engineers will come forward with their best ideas, hoping to dazzle the most powerful men in Silicon Valley. Google paid crazy money to attract top talent--supercharging the nerd market in the process--and this is the recruits' chance to show the investments were worth...
...schools,” said Richard Bradley, author of the book “Harvard Rules,” a critical assessment of Summers’ tenure. But, according to Bradley, if deans depart or are forced out by Summers, that “makes it harder to attract good people down the line.”As Gomes said, “You don’t change deans like socks. If you do, then you’re inviting a lot of trouble.” THE ‘OLD DAYS’ AREN?...
...just a few kids who enjoyed hip-hop.” To that end, Felton and Jacoby—in conjunction with members of WHRB’s indie-rock department, “Record Hospital”—designed a hip-hop comp in order to attract and train knowledgeable DJs. They also began to seek out new music from hip-hop labels while undertaking the massive project of labeling and filing thousands of vinyl LPs accumulated during the old days. Now that the department is more established, its ambitious directors are drafting plans to extend...
...concern that the rising scientific sophistication of other countries poses a challenge to the United States’ technological and economic leadership. “To remain at the forefront, America must increase investments in basic research, improve math and science education, provide incentives for research and development and attract and retain the brightest minds from all around the globe,” the letter stated. Casey said the letter is a product of the Council of Competitiveness, a long-standing organization of business and university representatives in which Summers participates. The range of influential figures who signed the letter...