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...distinctive mark on Princeton University in a much shorter period of time.This is neither the time nor the place to comment on Summers’ tenure; it will take some time to sort out his contributions. But the turmoil at the University during recent times should not blind us to the possibility of effective, decisive leadership at our great universities. Howard E. Gardner ’65 is Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has been at Harvard as a student, researcher, and faculty member for 45 years...
Unlike Schuster, who said he believes that “pledging blind allegiance” to the United States stifles the intellectual capacity of children, Fantini said that Cambridge school-children should be given a little more credit for forming their own opinions...
True love is supposed to be blind. On blind dates, it tends to be pretty awkward...
...blind to the tumult that defined much of Summers’ tenure. The list of indictments is not short. A public spat with former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 led to the departure of one of the dynamos of the African and African American Studies department. Then came Summers’ remarks linking proponents of a divestment movement from Israel with anti-Semitism “in their effect, if not their intent”; this accusation alienated professors who felt Summers was effectively squelching debate...
These latest studies, which are part of the giant Women's Health Initiative, are not likely to be contradicted anytime soon. Investigators tested the benefits of calcium and vitamin D in the most scientifically rigorous way possible--with a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial...