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...least popular--were deposed on the spot. The typical 17th century account of Jamestown argues that everything would have gone well if everyone besides the author had not done wrong. Smith, for instance, described his fellow colonists as "ten times more fit to spoil a commonwealth than ... to begin...
CORRECTION: The April 26 news article "Allston Asks for Benefits" incorrectly stated that a cooperation agreement between Harvard and Boston Redevelopment Authority would not have to be completed before the University could begin construction. In fact, while the agreement must be completed before construction commences, it does not have to be approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority beforehand...
With construction on the Allston science complex slated to begin this fall, the benefits proposed by the Harvard-Allston Task Force—a group of 17 local residents appointed by the Boston mayor—will be incorporated into a legally binding document that outlines the benefits the University must provide to the neighborhood. The “cooperation agreement,” which does not have to be completed before Harvard begins construction in Allston, will be signed by the University and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
Harvard officials said that they plan to issue a draft project impact report for the University’s science complex plans to the BRA by the end of this month. After that, a 75-day public comment period will begin, after which the BRA will either approve or deny Harvard’s plans...
...Gender will always be a difference,” says Claudia Goldin, explaining why she has continued to come back to studying women in economic history.“No matter how many of these differences begin to fade, I don’t think that they’ll ever go away entirely,” she says.What Goldin sees, though, is that today these different ways of life often result from the different choices men and women make, rather than from discrimination.For her next project, the Lee professor of economics will study men and women?...