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...China's will be larger within a generation. And Japan is facing an unprecedented demographic contraction, with its population expected to nearly halve within the next century. So Japanese leaders know they must act?to remake their once miraculous economy so that it can perform new wonders, and to establish a prominence in international affairs that guarantees that the waking dragon to the west does not decide to push around its archipelagic neighbor...
...June, Whole Foods will stop stocking lobsters as well. The company contributes 5% of its profits to charity--a long-standing policy that has continued despite its 1992 debut on Wall Street. Last month it announced it would donate more than $570,000 to a foundation it helped establish to battle poverty in developing countries. The foundation will offer small loans to aspiring but poor entrepreneurs to set up such things as vegetable stands and small dairies in countries like Costa Rica and Peru, where Whole Foods buys some of its goods...
...Chair David Pilbeam introduced his committee’s report, which was released in May but not discussed by the full Faculty until yesterday.The report recommends that all faculty participate in undergraduate advising, particularly freshman advising; that concentrations put more resources toward pre-concentration advising; and that the College establish the position of Associate Dean of Advising.Pilbeam said at yesterday’s meeting that compared to that of peer institutions, Harvard’s current advising system is inadequate to meeting students’ needs.“When students rate their advising experience, we do relatively very poorly...
...academic achievement,” the nine presidents wrote. “Continuing to develop academic personnel policies, institutional resources, and a culture that supports family commitments is therefore essential for maximizing the productivity of our faculty.” The statement followed up on their 2001 pledge to establish “equity for, and full participation by, women faculty.” Summers had yet to be appointed president at the time. Aside from Summers, Hennesy, Hockfield, and Tilghman, the other presidents to sign yesterday’s statement were: CalTech’s David Baltimore, UC Berkeley?...
...Davidson said.The Crimson hopes to ride these triumphs into future successes, including, hopefully, a national ranking.“This run out of the Ivy League is great for us,” Davidson said. “We want to constantly try new stuff. Hopefully, we can establish ourselves as a top-25 team...