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...Feldstein was appointed president of the National Economic Bureau, a focal point of economic research, "Feldstein has served as ringmaster to 130 of the best economists in the business, young and old; he probably has had more to do with defining the present-day concerns of his field than any others single man," Warsh writes...
...many minority student leaders, the sound of construction crews and the imminent vacancy of thte present Hillel building on Mt. Auburn St. serve as focal points for their own efforts to obtain a multicultural student center on campus...
...latest round in the College's struggle to maintain healthy race relations on campus may have revealed that Epps' approach to the issues--which has focused on Black-Jewish tensions, the focal point of last spring's conflicts--has not been comprehensive enough...
...definition which formed the focal point of the debate roughly parrots Massachusetts state law. The broad Task Force definition which raised eyebrows in suggesting Harvard students should be held to a higher standard than the law was branded by Jewett as "either impractical or inappropriate as a disciplinary standard...
...deep religious faith is the inspiration and focal point of "The Spirit and Soul of Latin America," an exhibition at Dudley House by Panamanian artist Sheila E. Lichacz. These strikingly original pieces convey her Catholic beliefs through a juxtaposition of shards of ancient pottery with sand, soil and, in some cases, paint...