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William C. Kirby released his last annual letter to colleagues on Friday—a 14,000-word missive that trumpets the growth of the Faculty, the construction of new buildings, and a proposed choice-based model of general education as the legacies of Kirby’s four-year tenure at the helm of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...Africa, parliamentarians gave him a standing ovation. But the National Assembly is less united on another matter: moves to change Nigeria's constitution to allow President Olusegun Obasanjo, who was elected in 1999 as the democratic savior of Africa's most populous nation, to run for a third four-year term in 2007. Obasanjo himself has not publicly committed to running. But with a bill calling for a constitutional amendment now before parliament, the President's backers are rallying support for another term. Only Obasanjo, they argue, has the backbone to consolidate economic reforms that include paying off the country...
...meant much more than simply another win or loss. Those in the stands, from the seasoned Fenway veterans to the newbies viewing the park for the first time, all offered feelings of amazement, pride, and quite a few fond memories. “It’s been a four-year dream of mine to see my roommate standing in front of the Green Monster and roaming left field so gracefully,” said Joe Carr, a Boston native and the roommate of leftfielder Chris Mackey. “Seeing number four out there reminds me of a young...
With due respect to the folks over at COFHE, they’ve got it all wrong. The “literacy” with which they are concerned is inarguably essential, but incorrectly assigned. That 50 percent of four-year graduates are unable to calculate a tip is inexcusable, but rather than blame it on the fact they avoid math classes in college, why not ask how they passed high school not knowing how to take 15 percent. Standardized tests in secondary schools are intended to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary tools to succeed in college...
...body here,” she said.Although Harvard’s efforts to encourage applications from community college students are limited, there is a national trend indicating an increase in the number of four year colleges and universities seeking to admit these students. Many colleges try to attract such applicants using articulation agreements, which provide for the automatic transfer of community college graduates to four year universities. Most recently, the University of Virginia (UVA) instituted a guaranteed admissions agreement with the Virginia Community College System, which enables community college graduates who achieve a 3.4 GPA and meet certain course requirements...