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...Guts"--courses reputed to have either generous grading or slim workloads (or in the ideal case, both)--have been a hallmark of general requirements at Harvard since the very earliest years...
...control costs in an era of exponentially exploding tuition prices, we wonder about the ramifications of current trends in the job market. As the power and influence of unions wane due to the competition with cheap labor at home and abroad, many workers are forced to accept increasingly less generous contracts. The new contract for Local 254, Harvard's union of custodial workers, is a case in point: older workers are offered more attractive early retirement plans to make room for new employees who will be paid far less. It's no wonder that income inequality is steadily increasing...
Whether or not this claim is true, it speaks to Harvard's reputation as the wealthy son of 360 years of generous investment, right back to John Harvard's personal library...
...Harvard is blessed with generous alumni," says Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Thomas M. Reardon...
...occasional bent for theatrics); both have a sweetly teasing way with a melody. Cheatham's talk-singing on 10 of the 14 tunes may be an acquired taste. On the continuum of singing horn players, he's probably closer to Dizzy Gillespie than to Armstrong, but listeners with generous ears will be charmed...