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...clear: my point is not that Harvard should de-emphasize its global character or admit fewer international students. On the contrary, international students illustrate perfectly how benign nationalism and worldliness can go hand-in-hand. My beef is with the Americans who fail to follow their lead...
...study by Markwood's organization found that fewer than half of all communities in the U.S. have begun to plan for the social groups, caregivers and physical facilities they will require as the population ages. There is a good chance, says Markwood, that the inevitable ramp-up in "aging preparedness" will be too late to fully meet the need...
Still, there's no denying that fewer and fewer black youths are taking up the sport. One reason commonly offered is that black neighborhoods lack the necessary equipment and facilities--bats, gloves, green fields--to train children to play. In sociology, this is called deficit theory, the idea that one group does not do what another group does because it lacks the resources. Deficit theory is often used to explain the behavior of black Americans. But it is almost always wrong. If lack of green spaces and the cost of equipment explain why black Americans don't play baseball today...
Still, the measures provoke strong opposition. Roger Clegg, president of the Center for Equal Opportunity, argues that "we need more--not fewer--incentives for immigrants to assimilate and become full-fledged American citizens." Unfortunately, the immigrants of Takoma Park don't offer much of a rebuttal. If noncitizens truly want to vote, they can't blow off elections...
...Radcliffe has fewer than 15 faculty members, 81 staff members, and an endowment of $473 million, but the school raked in nearly $11 million in gifts under Faust’s leadership last year, more than the totals raised by the Graduate School of Education and Harvard Divinity School. The University as a whole raised more than $500 million last year...