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...right and the left like to portray environmentalism as sacrifice - denying oneself some kind of pleasure (a heated pool, extra space in an SUV, the convenience of dry cleaning) in order to help save the planet. Conservatives do so partly because they believe pursuing self-interest in the form of material pleasures is necessary for the proper functioning of markets. Liberals do so because they believe rampant materialism can distort the proper functioning of democracies (and because "Yes We Can" T shirts don't need dry cleaning anyway). But what if environmentalism didn't really involve sacrifice in the first...
...Yanamadala says that professors should be trusted to form ethical relationships, and that disclosure and transparency will allow for complete “self-regulation...
...hard to fault an intervention that makes everyone better at what they do without an extremely compelling reason. If this power came in any other form, we would not hesitate to use it, just as few complain about how weight training makes athletes stronger and computers make students more productive—even though neither is “natural.” But for some reason, when excellence comes in pill form, it’s hard to swallow...
...pragmatic. The next three to five years will be a time for trial and error, says Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education Stephanie H. Kenen—who will serve as Gen Ed’s administrative director next year. “A new curriculum does not spring fully formed from Zeus’ head,” she says. And indeed, Gen Ed has already begun to be faced with the questions that the conceptual outline of the program never had to address. LITTLE VENTURE CAPITALThe problem of resources—both in terms of financial support and faculty...
...Bauhaus. Founded in Weimar in 1919, the International or Bauhaus style rejected the monumental wedding cakes, dripping with decoration, that prevailed in late 19th century architecture. The movement's leaders - Walter Gropius followed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - sought a new holy grail in design: the unity of form and function, expressed in ways that were modern, simple and sparse...