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...back to the numbers. Sure, they confirm what everyone involved in the debate is willing to concede, but it's the size of the disparity that's surprising. And since early applicants are more likely to be admitted, it does seem to support Harvard President Derek Bok's claim that early admissions "advantage the advantaged." Of course, there are several legitimate counterpoints to that, primary of which is Stanford Provost John Etchemendy's IRS analogy in his Times op-ed, which concludes: There is nothing about early admissions, in itself, that gives an advantage to those who apply early...
...library’s connectivity in the Library Digital Initiative, to increasing storage via the Harvard Depository, to spearheading Harvard’s partnership with Google to digitize thousands of public-domain books, Verba has proven to be a genuine freethinker and pioneer. According to Interim President Derek C. Bok, Verba is preparing to retire, saying he wants to spend more time doing research. He will step down at the end of the academic year, after being first appointed in 1984 and leading a distinguished career as HUL director of length only matched by Thaddeus W. Harris, Class...
...Harvard graduate schools—were selected in May of this year. Together with the faculty advisory group, they will report to the Presidential Search Committee, comprised of members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers. The committee does not include Interim President Derek C. Bok. Murray describes the role of the committee as one of “synthesizing” input from students and passing on such information to the search committee. He said that student advisors have regular contact with members of the search committee, “sometimes directly and other times through...
...Foundation was established in 1981 with the goal of improving relations among various racial and ethnic groups within the College community. But opponents of the proposal at the time said that existing institutions could best improve race relations and that such an organization would only aggravate racial tensions. Bok agreed to the Foundation’s creation, but only under the criteria that it support both minority and majority groups. Counter has served as Director of the Harvard Foundation since its inception. Counter said yestereday that the Foundation was created to “build a community around people...
...million dollar contribution to the new Dental School building, will someone at Harvard please provide a detailed explanation as to why the investigators decided to exonerate Douglass before this matter sullies Harvard’s reputation completely? If this cannot be done, then I suggest that President Bok organize a totally independent second inquiry, with a panel drawn from scientists with no affiliation to either Harvard or the U.S. water fluoridation program. SAMUEL S. EPSTEIN Chicago, IL September 19, 2006 The writer is professor emeritus of environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public...