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...Petraeus as a “soldier scholar,” adding that Faust is similar to Petraeus in that she is “a scholar who has written a lot about soldiers.” Faust prefaced her comments with the announcement that Harvard will join the GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Education Program next fall, which will provide substantial financial assistance for up to 150 military veterans to attend Harvard College, the Extension School, or one of Harvard’s graduate schools. The tuition assistance provided by Harvard will be matched by the federal government. ROTC...
...decision came at a turning point in the history of the College. With the recent end of World War II came the GI Bill and a subsequent rush of veterans looking to complete their college educations. This was in addition to the regular set of high school seniors vying to enter the Yard. Facing the task of turning away an unprecedented number of applicants, the College was forced to review its admissions standards...
...much-anticipated letter to Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders, one can't avoid being struck by his faith in the ability of the American people to overcome adversity and to move the nation forward. This is a legacy that stretches from the Revolution to Lewis and Clark on to GI Joe. Despite Buffett's grave concern about the state of the economy now and in the immediate future one of the most striking passages in his letter is "America's best days lie ahead." The same sentence might have been written into the President's address to a joint session...
...there’s a larger issue?” she said in a interview with the Globe, citing concerns that hospital staff carry the disease to more than one healthcare institution. Neither Barry nor representatives from Mass. General could be reached for further comment yesterday. Gastrointestenal disease, or GI, is an infection that causes nausea, vomitting, and diarrhea, and lasts 24 to 48 hours. —Staff writer Sean R. Ouellette can be reached at souellet@fas.harvard.edu...
...modern image of the middle class comes from the post-World War II era. The 1944 GI Bill provided returning veterans with money for college, businesses and home mortgages. Suddenly, millions of servicemen were able to afford homes of their own for the first time. As a result, residential construction jumped from 114,000 new homes in 1944 to 1.7 million in 1950. In 1947, William Levitt turned 4,000 acres of Long Island, New York, potato farms into the then largest privately planned housing project in American history. With 30 houses built in assembly-line fashion every day - each...