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...local university’s decision to sell a prized collection of modern art works by artists including Warhol, de Kooning, and Lichtenstein has ignited a firestorm of controversy that may prompt administrators to keep...
...that raw brainpower comes with handicaps as well, including a tendency to make verbal blunders that haunt Summers for years. As chief economist at the World Bank, he penned a memo explaining the "impeccable" economic logic of dumping toxic waste in developing countries, igniting a firestorm despite his protests that he was being sarcastic. Years later, as president of Harvard, he publicly raised the hypothesis that women have a less innate ability for science and math than men do, sparking a controversy that helped lead to his dismissal from the top job, despite repeated apologies and clarifications. "The stories...
...officers say they take into account the fact that some schools are more rigorous than others. But as more universities downplay the SAT or drop it from consideration altogether, colleges are making it known that GPAs are more important than ever before. And this shift is fueling a growing firestorm over grades: 75 districts in 12 states have relaxed their grading standards since 2005. Meanwhile, attendees at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities this month in Seattle argued for ditching grades in college and instead using the long-form "narrative evaluations" already required by some...
...parched Southern California is drying up, as is financing for levees in flood-plagued northern environs of the state. And that's just for starters as California faces a budget deficit of more than $41 billion over the next 18 months. (See pictures of the aftermath of a California firestorm...
...supplies. Embarrassed and facing domestic and Arab pressure, President Hosni Mubarak left the breach open for the best part of a week before sealing it and renewing Egypt's insistence that it would open the border crossing only to Abbas' men. Now, in the midst of a new political firestorm created by the impression of Egyptian complicity in Israel's onslaught, pressure on Cairo is once again mounting. Still, Mubarak reiterated on Tuesday that Rafah would be opened only when the Palestinian Authority is in charge of Gaza...