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...these cartoons cannot be examined outside the context of the anti-Muslim sentiment that has, of late, gained so much legitimacy in European public discourse. The spurious examination employed by Ms. Ingram naturally leads to quaint visions of a "clash of civilizations" or of a noble Europe bearing the burden of free speech against rapacious Muslims who just don’t get it. I also vigorously object to Ms. Ingram’s casual use of the phrase "national integration," a morally bankrupt and discredited concept that has been used by European extremists over the past century to advance...
These kinds of bets “do amazingly well at getting the outcome right” in elections, said Associate Professor of Government Barry C. Burden, who studies public opinion and political methodology...
...fellow and student at Yale Medical School, wrote in an e-mail that the fellowship “meets a critical need” because it enables recipients to “pursue projects and jobs that you consider important” while avoiding the high burden of debt.Theodore C. Marentis, another 2006 fellow who is currently studying at the Harvard/MIT Health Science & Technology Program, said he already had plans for the projects he will pursue after he has used his fellowship. Marentis said that once he is a physician, he hopes to organize seminars in his home country...
...bureaucracy in the way of petitions for credit. Thankfully, today, much of the frustrating hurdles have been done away with, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) administrators can be found eagerly pleading with students to go abroad through brochures, fairs, and advising. Nevertheless, more can be done. Financial burden still too often inhibits students desiring to study abroad from actually venturing out of Cambridge. Harvard-sponsored programs, regardless of their locations, have Harvardian price tags. The summer programs, which last from three to six weeks, cost between $4,500 and $7,700, excluding airfare, a health insurance...
...said author and playwright William A. Strauss ’69, an outspoken critic of the HMC compensation structure. “The amount they are paying these individuals is enough that you could take some of that money and have a tuition freeze, to substantially reduce the debt burden on students from middle and working class families...