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...other nation can boast of so many and such different institutions: 156 universities, 1,953 four-year colleges, 1,378 two-year colleges and technical schools. More than half these are defined as private schools (although nearly all get some form of state or federal funding). Collectively, they employ 793,000 faculty members -- not to mention a supernumerary army of deans and other administrative personnel -- and accommodate 14 million students. One sign of the astonishing increase in part-time students: only about 20% of these knowledge seekers annually receive one or more certificates of graduation, from A.A. (Associate of Arts...
...have a splash of celebrity. Says Emanuel Azenberg, who produces Neil Simon's work: "The real problems the theater has are not solved by a momentary sense of breath that the stars bring us." Instead of thinking about how to cut costs and reach a broader audience, producers who employ stars typically have to accede to higher salaries and shorter runs and thus raise ticket prices -- to a $50 top for Streetcar and Maiden -- to try to recoup faster...
...surplus in history. Much of that excess capital should flow right back into the U.S. through purchases of stocks and bonds and by other forms of investments. Last week, for example, Sony began hiring for a TV-assembly plant it is opening this summer outside Pittsburgh that will eventually employ 1,000 people...
Certain allegations have been raised concerning the administration of The Memorial Church. These allegations were made by an individual who had left the employ of Harvard University four years ago. It was at the time of this individual's separation that these allegations were first published...
...lack of a clear-cut policy has enabled hard-liners to hold sway. Shutting out the Russians, though, may prove more dangerous than propping them up. Secretary of State James Baker announced in January that the U.S. would contribute $25 million toward an institute in Moscow that will employ Russian nuclear scientists and presumably keep them from hiring out to outlaw states such as Libya and Iraq. The same logic should apply to space scientists and hardware, which -- as the hard-liners themselves maintain -- could pose a threat as well...