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...such courses, there’s a temptation to intellectualize the subject of race to the point at which it becomes completely divorced from both historical and present context. Some students may feel that the best policy is to look at the subject of race from a purely historical and intellectual standpoint—perhaps with a genuine wish to divest racial thinking of its power—while ignoring the very real and very present societal and emotional consequences of the subject at hand. However, this is often the very thought process that contributes to the type of barefaced...
...Yale or Princeton, a standard introductory course in chemistry would count towards the science requirement. But Harvard’s new report would require that a general education science course frame scientific material in the context of social issues...
...says Michael Pettis, a finance professor at Peking University. Existing pension systems are inadequate and cover only 13% of the population; with the number of Chinese over 60 expected to soar from nearly 140 million now to 250 million by 2020, the financial burden is only worsening. In that context, the allegations against Chen "are very serious if they are true," says a former economic-planning official. "[Pension reform] is one of the most important things the government is trying...
...Iraq. "My faith frees me," the President once wrote. "Frees me to make the decisions that others might not like. Frees me to do the right thing, even though it may not poll well. Frees me to enjoy life and not worry about what comes next." In every messy context, the President seeks succor in a simple certainty--good vs. evil, terror vs. freedom--without sensing that wars are also won in the folds of uncertainty and guile, of doubt and tactical adjustment that are alien to the fundamentalist psyche...
...Spec notes that blueberry muffins were "packaged in special Columbia Campaign wrappers," clearly as a signal to potential donors that they're money will not be wasted. There's also a news analysis, slugged "IMPLICATIONS," that places the campaign in the broader context of higher-education development...