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...With the administration in discussions about a retirement incentive program for faculty and no indication of increasing the pace of faculty hiring anytime soon, a number of professors expressed concern that restructuring FAS may be a euphemism for shrinking the size of the Faculty.History lecturer Adam G. Beaver, who is also the department’s assistant director of undergraduate studies, said the FAS administration took a “very drastic measure early” by freezing most of its running faculty searches.“The long-term health of the University lies with the long-term strength...
...There are so many things already sucking away faculty time from teaching in their home departments,” said history lecturer Adam G. Beaver, who is also the department’s assistant director of undergraduate studies and said that he would strongly favor the creation of a great books program. “Great books would be another thing...
...nudge for someone to take romantic poetry next year, or give an incentive to broaden [the academic path] that they would otherwise take if just left to their own devices.”The History Department is aiming to reform their advising system as well. According to Adam G. Beaver, the assistant director of undergraduate studies, there are four layers of academic advising—drop in or by appointment department advising, House advisers, department-funded events which promote interaction with faculty, and peer concentration counselors. Beaver said the department is looking to add more House-based outreach by hosting...
Then came the cars. And the backyard barbecues. And the black-and-white TVs. Ozzy and Harriet, Lucy and Ricky, Leave it to Beaver. In September 1958, Bank of America tested its first 60,000 credit cards (later named Visa) in Fresno, Calif. Within a decade, Americans had signed up for more than 100 million credit cards. Today, the number tops 1 billion. African Americans were able to pull themselves into the middle-class bracket through the social gains of the civil rights movement, though a disproportionate number still live below the poverty line. (Read the 1974 TIME article "America...
...Canadians overlooked Obama's one faux pas - mistakenly calling Ottawa "Iowa" - and seemed to appreciate his stop at a farmers' market to wow crowds and buy a Canadian cinnamon-and-sugar pastry known as a beaver tail. He has set a higher bar for the U.S.-Canada partnership than perhaps any President before. But with the goodwill generated from his first charm offensive, his chances of success look pretty good...