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...scientists. On the whole, European universities are underfunded and not well managed. We're so snooty about the U.S. and its alleged meretricious consumerism. But they're investing twice as much in knowledge as we do, which is really their investment in the next generation. How does this gap get fixed? Governments have to put their money where their mouth is. AND HOW SHOULD THE WEST APPROACH CHINA? China would be much more worrying if it were to fail. We should draw China, and India as well, into global leadership on economic and political issues. ISN'T THAT ALREADY HAPPENING...
...LOOK BACK, WHAT WILL WE SAY ABOUT FREEDOMS THAT WERE NOT YET GRANTED IN THIS ERA? You know, we haven't done enough yet to bring African Americans and women fully into power--though women certainly have come very close. When you think of things like the achievement gap in education that separates African-American youngsters from white youngsters, you know we haven't done enough yet. When you look at the difference in life-spans, you know we haven't done enough yet. When you look at income differentials, you know that we need to do more on education...
...those who don’t.Among those who chose to go abroad over the past two years, non-science concentrators greatly outnumbered science students—by more than five to one last year, according to the Office of International Programs (OIP) annual report.And while this gap at Harvard is part of a larger national pattern, according to OIP director Jane Edwards and Associate Dean of the College Georgene B. Herschbach, administrators and faculty want to address the discrepancy.“We have to redouble our efforts—and we know that—to gear...
...hours. According to local press reports, police were certain of his whereabouts but waited several hours before raiding the house because they were "worried he was armed with explosives." This record of failures illustrates a key problem facing Indonesia's security forces. "There is a huge gap between the professionals at the top and the local police," says Sidney Jones, who heads the Southeast Asia office of the International Crisis Group. "They can be hopeless...
While many professors had been aware of the move for at least several weeks, the broader picture surrounding the slowdown remains unclear, shrouded by what some professors have called a communication gap between University Hall and department chairs...