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Shallow corporatist principles—devoid of any purpose except accumulation at all costs—have guided Harvard’s investments and continue to direct its handling of the endowment meltdown. Critical economic decisions are made under a shroud of secrecy; high administrators give vague answers to urgent educational questions; powerless directors are told to freeze hiring and salaries; hard-working, lower-wage staff who make Harvard function are laid off in the worst recession in 40 years by an institution that proudly touts its courses in ethics, religion, and morality...

Author: By Wayne M. Langley | Title: At the Crossroads | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...have truly been impressed with him and his willingness to give back,” said classmate Ralph T. Linsalata, commenting on Joseph’s nonprofit work and his career in general. “In the financial services world he’s had a significant impact. He always seemed to end up as the driving force...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Joseph, 72, Was Leader on Wall Street | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...cops give us the ‘hippie eyes,’ but they’re generally nice,” Jono M.L. Rosenthal ’13 said...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fight the Power... | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...don’t want to give this type of impression that this farther along than it is,” said Glenn Dranoff, one of the study’s co-authors and a Harvard Medical School professor. “It needs to be underscored that this is a mouse model...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Cancer Vaccine Developed in Mice | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...Many Troops? Obama is expected to give Army General Stanley McChrystal somewhat less than the 40,000 troops he requested in the midsize of the three options he presented to the President. Like a kid seeking a $10 weekly allowance who starts the bidding at $20, McChrystal's "lowest-risk" option was for some 80,000 reinforcements. But both he and the Pentagon knew that the U.S. military doesn't have enough troops for such an increase. McChrystal's smallest option - about 10,000 more troops - was scrapped because the U.S. military felt it was too risky. They've coalesced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Afghanistan Speech: What to Watch For | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

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