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...home-furnishings giant, is in expansion mode, especially in the U.S. and Russia. Although he is retired, IKEA's founder, Ingvar Kamprad, 78, regularly visits some of the chain's 204 stores in 33 countries. Last month, he talked with TIME's DODY TSIANTAR in the restaurant of the Elizabeth, N.J., store. Some excerpts...
...DIED. ELIZABETH JANEWAY, 91, influential social critic and early feminist; in Rye, N.Y. Starting out as a novelist, she befriended Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan and developed an interest in the burgeoning women's movement. In 1971 she wrote Man's World, Woman's Place, the first of six nonfiction books on gender and power that brought her national acclaim...
...theory of innate differences is part of modern psychological debates, both Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker and Professor of Psychology Elizabeth S. Spelke ’71 told The Crimson. Even the sociologist who called Summers’ remarks uninformed, Kimberlee A. Shauman, said, “What was disappointing about [Summers’] comments was the kind of privileging of biology over socialization.” Shauman’s is perfectly legitimate criticism, hardly rendering the question of innate differences invalid for discussion or further research. In fact, it is a good question to study precisely...
Professor of Psychology Elizabeth S. Spelke ’71 is renowned for her research on the development of spatial abilities and mathematical skills. In an e-mail to The Crimson yesterday, Spelke shared her thoughts on President Summers’ recent remarks regarding women inthe sciences...
With respect to residential life, the new dean will oversee the dean and associate deans of freshman, and the resident House Masters. This change in management (as the outgoing Dean of Freshman Elizabeth Studley Nathans currently answers to Deputy Dean O’Brien) suggests better coordination between the Houses and the Yard. Even if the College does not implement Yale-style freshman housing assignments—which we firmly oppose—this administrative change could be useful in working to bridge the gap between freshmen and upperclassmen. Under the current structure of anachronistic proctors and irregular faculty advising...