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...sell, to determine whether they placed restrictions on what uses the school could make of it. Jonathan Lee, chairman of the Rose's board of overseers, has also begun discussions with Coakley's office to see if there are other ways it might intervene. Meanwhile Brandeis has to embark on the complicated process of identifying just which works, if any, it wants to bring to market - a market that's getting worse by the day. "This is going to take a very long time," says Lee. "I don't believe the university will be in a position soon to sell...
Harvard Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier announced Thursday that the school will embark on a review of its conflict of interest policy in conjunction with Harvard’s ongoing efforts to develop University-wide recommendations and guidelines...
...entrance of an apartment building in 1950s Germany. He is rescued by an attractive working-class woman named Hanna (Kate Winslet in a performance that heartbreakingly combines passivity and anger) who arranges his return home. When he comes back to thank her for her aid, they embark upon a heated sexual relationship, which, in due course, she abruptly breaks off. Some years later, as a law student, he visits a courtroom where he finds her on trial as a war criminal, which shocks him beyond measure. He also - quite belatedly - discovers that she is illiterate and that her shame...
...heart that being the first black president of the U.S. was next. And then he came. With only the advantage of age over me, a black man from Chicago who went to Harvard (sound familiar?) stole my dream. But a strange thing happened to me as I watched Barack embark on his historic journey to the White House. Since he first announced his candidacy, I could not help but cheer for him because even though I would have to sacrifice my own dream, it would mean the dreams of so many others would be fulfilled. In my mind, only...
...Jamal is brutally interrogated by police officers, flashbacks reveal how he managed to learn the answer to each question on the show, delivering the beautiful, exhilarating story of his life. After Jamal and his brother, Salim (Madhur Mittal), watch the murder of their mother by anti-Muslim rioters, they embark on a spectacular adventure through India, encountering gangsters, con men, and tourists while Jamal tries to rescue the love of his life, Latika (Freida Pinto).But what could have been a tragedy about poverty in India becomes instead a tale of triumph over adversity told with infectious joy by director...