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...quickly became clear that if Harvard were to embark on a serious, credible and effective policy, we needed to have first-hand, accurate information. We asked Notre Dame, the University of Michigan, Ohio State University and the University of California system to join us. Together we have commissioned an inquiry by a diverse group of experts--including a consultant whom we met through Harvard students--that is now visiting factories, meeting with workers' and human rights organizations in seven countries that manufacture licensed apparel, examining economic data bases and making independent inquiries into working conditions...
...This film, written and produced by Ben Younger, testifies to the power money holds over the young and ambitious. It documents one of American history's biggest scams through a very real and tenable character. Younger portrays first-hand how a relatively innocent and naive boy is drawn into corruption. But the film gives hope to future generations as this boy triumphs into manhood...
...amazing way of capturing the hurt and the despair--as well as the hope and the innocence--in the hearts of the people. Walking through the show, you feel almost as if you were walking with the people in the photographs, feeling their emotions, seeing their hurt first-hand--and somehow knowing that it can never be understood completely...
Professors teaching together is a nice concept. Students benefit from watching great minds duke it out over contemporary and academic issues, often hearing first-hand the opposing positions of an academic debate. According to the Chair of the Economics Department, Professor Jeffrey Williamson, co-taught classes actually encourage professors to perfect their teaching styles. Williamson said that junior faculty especially benefit from co-teaching courses with senior faculty members...
...process of preserving cultural authenticity, the cafe's owner is offending the American spirit of equal opportunity. Amanda L. Burnham '01, a frequent patron of Cafe Pamplona (and a Crimson executive too), became privy to this bias first-hand while looking for a job last spring. Burnham attempted to apply for the serving position advertised in the cafe's window. Though she did not talk with the owner herself, the waiter that Burnham spoke with told her that she shouldn't even bother applying...