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...There is no perfect curriculum,” writes Rev. Peter J. Gomes in his essay, “only one that works as well as it can for its peculiar moment in time.” The set of recommendations as it now stands says little about the contemporary challenges to a liberal arts education, focusing on streamlining our curriculum rather than remedying the antiquated ideas behind...
...Home Again Re "Why do so many of India's Stars Live Abroad?" [Feb. 13]: I applaud the essay by Vir Sanghvi, editorial director of the Hindustan Times, in which he asks why Indians are more successful outside India than at home. Alas, a similar problem plagues Nigeria. Those born in the 1970s who left to study in Britain and the U.S. now want to return home and apply the skills and business practices learned in the West. But their enthusiasm is met with scorn, suspicion and envy. I wonder whether Nigerians feel betrayed or fear the Western work ethic...
...Home Again Re "Why do so many of India's stars live abroad?" [Feb. 13]: I applaud the essay by Vir Sanghvi, editorial director of the Hindustan Times, in which he asks why Indians are more successful outside India than at home. Alas, a similar problem plagues Nigeria. Those born in the 1970s who left to study in Britain and the U.S. now want to return home and apply the skills and business practices learned in the West. But their enthusiasm is met with scorn, suspicion and envy. I wonder whether Nigerians feel betrayed or fear the Western work ethic...
Sanford Kreisberg, founder of Cambridge Essay Service, is one such consultant who has been aiding students in their application essays since...
...counteract the possible trend of increasing reliance on such services, HBS is considering increasing the number of interviews, administering different essay questions for different applicants, and monitoring students as they write their essays to ensure authenticity, according to a recent Boston Globe article...