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...University's career services, there were just 15 government and nonprofit employers at the annual Big East Career Day in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden; others were kept out to make room for 135 private-sector employers. This year, just 80 private companies signed up for the March 13 event, where 30 federal agencies will be on hand accepting résumés. "The good news is, the Federal Government is definitely hiring," Kerr says. Still, according to the NACE report, the projected increase is less than 6%. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
Last night's "Witness" event in Memorial Church--meant to celebrate the intersection of the arts, humanities, and human rights--featured Toni Morrison reading from her 2008 novel, A Mercy. But Princeton's Nobel Laureate didn't join in the dancing (more on that after the jump.) Morrison, who recently turned 78, read from her wheelchair...
...convinced I had 15 minutes of fertility left, and this with the boyfriend who’s 16 years younger. Needless to say, we’re no longer together.” Michael B. Hess ’09, the former treasurer of the Lampoon, coordinated the event, bringing Drescher to Harvard through family ties. “She’s coming to be indicted as an honorary member of the Lampoon tonight,” Hess said. “Her movement is inspiring and informative for everyone to learn about.” Former Lampoon President...
...mental health services wait a decade on average before receiving treatment, U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy said at the Institute of Politics yesterday. Kennedy, a Rhode Island Democrat, spoke on the need to reform health care systems to better address the need for affordable addiction and mental health treatment. The event began with an introduction by Minnesota Congressman Jim Ramstad, who talked about finding himself in a Sioux Falls jail in 1981 before finally seeking treatment for his addiction. According to Ramstad, over 26 million people currently suffer from addictions—only 16 million of whom have health insurance...
...importance of creating an inclusive environment. “This is an important conversation that we don’t talk about much. It’s about the multiple identities we have and how we embrace them,” Tatum said in an interview before the event. And students did not hold back from raising the questions on their minds. The conversation touched on issues that ranged from the importance of appearance in identifying race to the financial difficulties for historically black colleges and universities. “One reason for this event was so students can feel...