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...Asia Asia's increasingly assertive leaders are demanding that the U.S. recognize the continent's growing economic and geopolitical clout. Many feel that Obama, despite his personal ties to Asia, isn't giving the region the respect it feels it merits. An editorial in the Bangkok Post - the leading English-language daily in Thailand, a nation that is usually dependably pro-American - summed up the prevailing sentiment: "Mr. Obama's promises about restoring U.S. interest in Asia ... have proved so far to be more talk than substance...
Bart Couder, Steenokkerzeel, Belgium You forget the language barrier. In the U.S., most people speak English. In Europe, you have several world languages: English, French, Spanish, German. This means a lack of communication at the ground level. The great hurdle will be to agree upon one language. This would facilitate everything. (See pictures of 20th Century Britain...
...Conservative students should take more classes in departments such as English and literature,” he said. “Because these classes are full of some of the most liberal professors on campus, and they will challenge you and force you to justify your views...
...time, English professor Elaine Scarry voiced concerns that the proposed degree titles—“Bachelor of Liberal Arts” instead of “Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies,” for example—may be confused with degrees offered by the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...
Professor Daniel G. Donoghue, Director of Undergraduate Studies in the English department, said that having theses due before spring break is needed to give faculty ample time to grade theses and conduct oral exams before final grades are due. Four weeks is usually required for a comfortable grading schedule, he added...