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...already owns could be at least a break-even venture. Schools much smaller, with far fewer financial and intellectual resources, have formed true and productive partnerships with their local neighbors. The University of Pennsylvania’s deep commitment to local engagement described in its “Penn Compact?? and the University Park Partnership between Clark University and Worcester, Massachusetts are two worthy examples...
Skocpol said that the requirement had been approved by the Graduate Policy Committee, the Committee on Graduate Education, and recommended by the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development—all groups chaired or co-chaired by Skocpol. The task force released a “compact?? this past winter urging professors to give as much weight to teaching as they do to research...
...Skocpol said that the requirement had been approved by the Graduate Policy Committee, the Committee on Graduate Education, and recommended by the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development—all groups chaired or co-chaired by Skocpol. The task force released a “compact?? this past winter urging professors to give as much weight to teaching as they do to research. Professor of German Peter J. Burgard criticized the motion as “an eleventh-hour attempt.” “We don’t have a compact that...
...Others have said that the low attendance was implicit criticism. Indeed, some professors present at the meeting criticized the compact for focusing too much on the faculty and not enough on students’ responsibility for their own learning. Yet while their concerns are legitimate—and the compact??s authors agree that student behavior must also be addressed—any disagreement professors have with the report hardly excuses their absence. Rather, it strongly suggests their apathy...
...Annan’s influence on international events extends far beyond peacekeeping. His 2000 Millennium Report outlined a wide range of commitments, which he called on member states to undertake jointly. And in such initiatives as the 1999 “Global Compact?? and the 2001 “Call to Action,” he has personally spearheaded plans for action against such challenges of growing magnitude as globalization and HIV/AIDS. Annan’s tireless dedication to promoting international collaboration and adapting the U.N.’s work to the ever-evolving catalog of world...
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