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What's going on here? Many self-described socially responsible funds tailor their investment criteria narrowly, screening companies solely on the basis of, say, promotion of unionized labor or links to abortion. Other funds just knock the worst offenders out of contention and still buy companies that violate stated principles--as long as other companies in the same industry do worse. But even socially responsible funds that weed out a broader swath of companies and corporate practices may wind up not meshing with investors' convictions when it comes down to the gritty details...
...Beyond such testimony, there are literary tools used to weigh plausibility. Were the Christian narratives written close after the events? Were there many talkative eyewitnesses? Do they agree? The details of Jesus' birth--in a humble place attended by only a few--are ill suited to the first two criteria. Mark and John do not tell about the Nativity at all. And despite agreeing on the big ideas, Matthew and Luke diverge in conspicuous ways on details of the event. In Matthew's Nativity, the angelic Annunciation is made to Joseph while Luke's is to Mary. Matthew's offers...
After establishing a rationale for the purpose of general education, the Committee should provide clear practical guidance for implementation. This will require explicitly defining the criteria and justifications underling the vaunted Harvard College Courses. It also means asking whether HCC will be required, and if so, how many HCC each student must take, and in what areas. The Committee has begun to ask these questions, but answering these questions without first establishing a formidable foundation is a short-sighted shortcut...
...purgatory. Saying a course should be interdisciplinary is one thing, but laying out the practical precepts by which the College can judge whether a course is sufficiently interdisciplinary to be an HCC is a step above. The Committee on General Education must exhaustively map out detailed proposals for HCC criteria in order to practically facilitate discussion before the Faculty is ready to vote...
...Tenure recommendations are based on multiple, often intersecting, criteria,” Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby wrote in an e-mail. Kirby wrote that the administration takes professors’ teaching records “very seriously,” and student letters “are read when the file is discussed by the FAS Academic Deans...