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You can understand why some NFL players are disinclined to work for Rush Limbaugh, should he become a co-owner of the St. Louis Rams. The conservative yakmonster has openly wished for the nation's first black President to fail - which won't endear him to a league dominated by...
Harvard received an A- on the annual College Sustainability Report Card for the fourth year running, outpacing its Ivy League peers on such measures of greenness as "administration," "investment priorities," and "shareholder engagement." The report, first published in 2007 by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, aims to identify universities that have...
Of course, SEI found fault with Harvard's endowment management practices, grading the University a C on endowment transparency. Apparently, Harvard makes endowment holdings "available only to trustees and senior administrators." By this parameter, Harvard will have to settle for being just above average—a scathing C-.
Somewhere along the way, I think, many Harvardians transferred their high-school mentality to higher education. We view attending lectures, just like showing up for 10th grade, as an external expectation—something that society and parents tell us we have to do. It’s easy to...
Hey, Wanna Join Our E-Study? Re "Logging On To The Ivy Leagues" [April 27]: granting degrees to students who qualify through online study is merely acknowledging the actualities of university study today - notes and exams are taken on computers. Grading and advice to students could easily be done via...