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...would surely mute most Arab criticisms. The largest impediment to action is political will. China, Russia, and India, all importing Sudanese oil and investing in the country’s booming economy (Sudan’s GDP grew by 14 percent last year), are loath to ruffle the Khartoum government??s feathers. But if they are to ensure their long-term interests they must act. An unstable Sudan is a powder keg that could incite violence across Northeast Africa, raising oil prices and fueling sectarian hatred...
...activists’ concerns about academic freedom in the island-nation. The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) and the Harvard College Office of International Programs (OIP) have obtained a federal license for a joint effort with Cuba’s preeminent educational institution. The U.S. government??s current embargo on trade with Cuba has stymied Harvard students’ past attempts to study in the country with programs that were not College-affiliated. Current law forbids student travel to Cuba unless the student is from a university that has applied for and received an academic...
Exactly 50 years ago, I arrived at Harvard and settled into Hurlbut Hall, then a newly converted freshman dorm. I returned this month as a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government??s (KSG) Institute of Politics (IOP). The changes are startling...
...What the student database would do is require institutions to give that information to the federal government??with or without the students’ consent,” said Tony Pals, a spokesman for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, of which Harvard is a member...
...deterrent. This case, with an appropriate sentence, can have this effect,” said Goldman. The Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s office said it will enter its memo regarding the sentencing by the end of the week. Smiley contended that his full cooperation with the government??he maintained in his Tuesday memo that 40 out of the 97 thefts would not have been realized without his assistance—merits a reduced sentence. His library opponents disagree and hope to see a stiff sentence handed down on Sept. 27. “One of the potential...