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...program that would waive tuition for third-year students at Harvard Law School who commit to working five years in public interest law received an enthusiastic first response—far more so than its optimistic proponents expected. Over 110 first-year students participated in a non-binding sign-up for the Public Service Initiative at a banquet earlier this month—50 percent over the targeted number, according to Law School Dean Elena Kagan. The graduating class of 2011 will be the first class eligible to have the full amount of third-year tuition waived under the program...
...don’t leave a tip?” Wolpe asked Pinker. Pinker addressed the issue of generosity from a psychological standpoint. He explained that people are altruistic for three reasons: because they want others to reciprocate, because others’ judgements pressure them, and because they must commit to moral principles to win others’ trust. “The ultimate way to show that you have integrity is to have integrity,” Pinker said. Despite the spirited debate, neither budged from his original position, and the discussion remained congenial. An hour into the conversation...
Which Batman incarnation have you enjoyed more, the campy '60s one or the grim, "I want to commit suicide if I have to watch half an hour more of this" Dark Knight from this past summer?There are aspects of all the various incarnations that I like. The animator Bruce Timm, I think, got it best. He was the art director and designer for Batman: The Animated Series. The opening credits are the single best Batman movie that anybody has ever made. It's about 45 seconds and there's no dialogue or words on the screen. It's brilliantly...
...plan calls for Treasury to inject billions of dollars into the banking system. Paulson is requiring the nine biggest lenders in the country - including Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan - to sell $125 billion of preferred shares to the taxpayer and to commit in return to lending out much of that money. That should have an immediate effect in reviving the lending business. Treasury is making another $125 billion available to smaller banks on the same terms...
...Exchange came to a close on Friday. The first was that the meeting of the G-7 - whose finance ministers and central bankers were set to convene in Washington - would unveil details of a plan to inject capital into banks worldwide. The second was that the G-7 would commit to a coordinated guarantee of interbank lending...