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...Evidence of Iranian sleeper cells in the U.S. is as thin as that of an Iranian hand in the JFK plot. In the mid-'80s there was a suspicion that Lebanese Hizballah, on Iranian orders, was trying to establish cells in the U.S., particularly in the Detroit area. But no cell was found. Some terrorist analysts still believe that Iran tried to kill William Rogers, the commander of the U.S.S. Vincennes, when a pipe bomb went off under his minivan in 1989. The Vincennes shot down an Iranian civilian airliner over the Gulf in 1988, and the attack on Rogers...
...Harvard Medical International considers its future, Pullen says that while it will continue to partner with other countries, it will not establish Harvard facilities similar to what it has in Dubai...
...That in the long run is probably going to be the best benefit to those countries rather than trying to establish universities,” Rudenstine says...
...department is considering a plan to establish voluntary tracks organized around a single “problem or puzzle”—such as “violence and conflict,” “human rights,” or “political participation,” according to Colton. Students would take several courses addressing that theme from a variety of perspectives. The program could be in place by fall...
...lectures nor the new “portal” courses in the sciences receive stellar reviews. Mathematics must be considered, too. Many of my friends who say they aced calculus in high school returned wounded from their first semester of college calculus. Hardly last, the College needs to establish parity in grading across the academic domains...