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...University in daring directions. Five years later, Summers is leaving Mass. Hall, having lost the Corporation’s support after frequent tussles with a Faculty affronted by his leadership style. But during his tenure, Summers for a time did as the Corporation had hoped, using his pulpit to extend Harvard’s international reach, push for a more rigorous undergraduate curriculum, and endorse a bolder vision for Allston development. Summers’ roadmap for the University, professors and administrators say, will be completed by future Harvard presidents. In a way, Summers’ agenda is now the University?...
...program “Washington Week” analyzing significant legal events.In 2002, Greenhouse and Lewis became the first non-lawyers to receive the Henry Friendly Medal for distinguished figures in the legal world from the American Law Institute.But Greenhouse’s interests and involvement extend far beyond her profession. “Linda has a very broad interest in public policy—in life,” Lewis says. “She’s acute on all subjects, not just the law.”Greenhouse is a fellow and council member of the American...
...declared on its front page, “Like the Red Book a generation ago, the report released this week is likely to have widespread influence throughout American higher education.”But if the faculty passes the current review without major revisions, its influence is unlikely to extend much beyond Harvard Yard. “It’s not going to put Harvard on the front page of The New York Times,” Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan says.But come July 1, the president who helped Harvard usher through...
...hospitals and community health centers in the northern suburbs of Boston. “The kind of patients I treat are the kind of patients who would benefit from universal healthcare,” said Lasser. “I think it’s important that we extend health insurance to all sections of our society.” They identify Canada’s main problem as one of funding, and America’s as one of structure. There are a few standards by which the U.S. outperforms Canada. The study found Americans less likely to smoke...
...committee, wrote an op-ed in The Crimson calling for improved safety measures and criticizing the mentality that generated violence against women. The letter praised recent security improvements like the shuttle system and increase in the number of security guards, but it further suggested that the University provide floodlights, extend patrol hours, and institute self-defense courses...