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...Harvard-Yenching Institute last week. Perry begins her new role July 1. She succeeds Harvard-Yenching Professor of Chinese History and Philosophy Tu Weiming, who has served as the Director since 1996. “I hope to build upon the strong foundation laid by Professor Tu to broaden further the activities of the Institute, both geographically and programmatically,” Perry, the Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, said in a press release. “She is an internationally recognized specialist on Asia,” said Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Harvard-Yenching Institute...
Faust’s friends and colleagues expect that instead of emulating Summers’ speech, she will broaden her scope and focus on Harvard’s leadership role in higher education, and the responsibilities that come with...
...five-year capital campaign focusing on the College, hoping to bring in $250 million. The campaign was wildly successful, reaching its goal in three years and prompting Bok and then-FAS Dean Henry Rosovsky to raise the target to $350 million. According to Bok, the chance to broaden financial aid convinced alumni that it was fair to raise the amount solicited mid-stream. “The argument that really convinced them was the idea that there had been lots of inflation and we had to have a lot of money to ensure that no deserving student with the proper...
...hope is to really broaden the base of undergraduates who consider a future career in business,” said Andrea L. Kimmel, who directs the program...
...students from lower income brackets, as early admissions programs tend to “advantage the advantaged” who have access to guidance that might motivate them to apply early to a school. With the increased time available for recruiting high school students, the admissions office hopes to broaden the Harvard applicant pool by reaching out to schools in low-income areas, Fitzsimmons said. Another goal of eliminating the early admissions programs is to push the application process later into the senior year and extend the high school experience, he said. However, institutions must consider both what...