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...address divestment of the Harvard endowment is misguided and wrong. The money raised by Senior Gift does not contribute to the endowment, and the Harvard College Fund does not determine investment policy. Those who try to set these two honorable causes against each other have done so to the detriment of both...
...catalyst—not the sole reason—that turned a long delayed career choice into a reality. But owing to the recent recruitment efforts of other schools, we are particularly worried that the current round of academic cherry-picking may succeed, to Harvard’s great detriment...
...sectors in those countries face enormous difficulties. One of the advantages of globalization for China and India, however, is that they can acquire knowledge from other countries by sending their students abroad. Then this newly acquired expertise can be used to make economies at home more competitive, to the detriment of other countries on the global stage. The only way to avoid this practice of outsourcing education would be to deny Indian and Chinese students admission to U.S. universities, a move that would be sure to cause outrage. Gianluca de Duonni Waterloo, Belgium...
...sectors in those countries face enormous difficulties. One of the advantages of globalization for China and India, however, is that they can acquire knowledge from other countries by sending their students abroad. Then this newly acquired expertise can be used to make economies at home more competitive, to the detriment of other countries on the global stage. The only way to avoid this practice of outsourcing education would be to deny Indian and Chinese students admission to U.S. universities, a move that would be sure to cause outrage. Gianluca de Duonni Waterloo, Belgium
...knock-out talent, and the proliferation of such tired or terrible numbers as “Like A Prayer” and “Walking in Memphis” (terrible, n’est pas?) have marred the image of this no-instruments genre, to the great detriment of those talented groups who can turn heads with their song and who preserve different and unique kinds of vocal music. Two such groups share a stage this Friday, when the Radcliffe Pitches celebrate 30 years as Harvard’s premiere female a cappella ensemble with a jam alongside their...