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...that the "Larry debacle" forced the appointment of a woman president. Given how few people were involved in the presidential search process, it is surprising that everyone on campus seems to have the inside scoop. In reality, with the exception of the committee members themselves, no one knows what factors??be it leadership skills, academic background, fundraising prowess, or even gender—swayed the committee...
...much fanfare, Princeton University announced last month that it would not raise undergraduate tuition for the coming year. According to The New York Times, several factors??including alumni donations, the 20 percent return of endowment investments, and the decision by trustees to spend more of the endowment—enabled Princeton to implement this freeze. Certainly, Princeton is to be commended for using surplus financial resources to ameliorate the massive burden high tuition rates impose on students and their families, especially those from middle- and low-income households. But we believe that extra available dollars at universities...
...women today: it may give potential candidates the impression that running for president represents a particularly bold move. Another is that women are being held back in some way on campus. While we will not jump to that conclusion, recent history suggests that some institutional or, more likely, cultural factors??on the UC itself or on campus at large—are discouraging qualified candidates from running. Without further investigation, it is hard to say what those might be, but we welcome initiatives, such as the Harvard College Women’s Center’s planned study...
Breeden said she takes full responsibility for the similarity to Handelsman’s cartoon but cited “mitigating factors?? she would not disclose...
...improve pedestrian and bicycle traffic. And it is as pedestrians and cyclists that most Harvard students will benefit from these developments.There are more garages serving Harvard Square now than in the 1950s, but the problem was never really “solved.” A combination of factors??including the rising costs of car ownership, improved public transportation, and a student body drawn increasingly from all over the country and all over the world—combined to make Elder’s fear a reality, and finally took the wheels out from under the Harvard...