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William Arrowsmith once lamented that precious few rewards exist at research universities for good teaching. “Universities are as uncongenial to teaching as the Mojave Desert to a clutch of Druid priests. If you want to restore a Druid priesthood, you cannot do it by offering prizes for Druid-of-the-Year. If you want Druids, you must grow forests.” We all know that it takes decades to grow a forest, and no institution can afford to wait decades to create an environment in which great courses will spontaneously emerge and good teaching will thrive...
...community college in New Haven. Stop. Right now. Imagine walking, alone, with your head down. Imagine crying yourself to sleep each night. Now realize that a technical school is not for you. Further, imagine walking off campus and being mugged. New Haven is not right for you, either. Clutch your red folder tightly, oh genius paragon of mankind. You have earned this day, and this great institution has deigned to accept your presence. May we not find you in a gutter tomorrow, intoxicated or impregnated, but rather well rested, alive, and convinced that Harvard has chosen wisely...
...strolling among them, chatting and laughing with their proud families. She was the star of the show, making people grin - indeed, sometimes erupt with laughter - her own face switching between that studied placidity that is her trademark and a really dazzling smile. After the Queen moved on to another clutch of guests, Ashley Giles, one of the cricketers, appeared starstruck. He is 33, used to the pressure of top-level sports and the adulation of crowds. Yet he was visibly moved. "Just coming to Buckingham Palace in itself is an incredible honor for me," he said, shaking his head...
...opens and dissolves Parliament, makes splashy visits abroad and hosts dinners for foreign leaders - and head of nation, a focus for British unity and identity, rewarder of excellence, a visible oasis of continuity in an accelerating world, even as Prime Ministers (she's had 10) come and go. A clutch of other symbolic roles - Head of the Commonwealth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, chief of the armed forces - reinforce a peculiar kind of omnipresence in public life. In a media-soaked age, that is a fantastic asset...
...team that has often fallen just short in crucial situations delivered in all the clutch moments yesterday, sweeping a rescheduled doubleheader with Columbia (18-17-1, 1-3). After rain left conditions unplayable at Baker Field on Saturday, the Crimson instead opened its Ivy slate at Cornell, but the return to New York City was a happy one for Harvard (13-14, 2-2). The sweep, by scores of 2-1 and 1-0, moves the Crimson to a third-place tie behind league leader Princeton...