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Western perceptions of Africa are based on preconceptions and not first-hand knowledge, a prominent Nigerian novelist told an audience of more than 175 people yesterday at Boylston Hall...
Encouraged by the program thus far, Nhan Truong is planning a summer youth enrichment program. She expects to hire six counselors and to enroll 48 refugee children in the program. Nhan Truong said she hopes the counselors will live in the same neighborhood as the children to "see first-hand what the children have to live through." A Private curriculum developing consultant has agreed to help structure an academic program that emphasizes creative learning...
Honorary trustee Jesse Philips said that it would be productive for students to gain first-hand knowledge of the situation, especially in light of Oberlin's recent decision to divest...
Haig staffers are also trying to downplay the former general's image as a war-monger. "We have had 12 generals who became president, but none in war-time because they have all seen it first-hand," Joseph said. They have spent more than $24,000 on the N.H. campaign...
Other professors said that while they had no, first-hand experience at Harvard it is possible for the faculty to have ideological differences that would not affect a student's educational experience...