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...percent to 3.4 percent, was among the top legislative priorities for the new Democrats-led Congress in its first 100 legislative hours. The bill must still be approved by the Senate and signed by the president before it can become law. Though the legislation promises to have a wide impact nationally, it will affect Harvard students far less than it will the average college student. Compared to national averages, Harvard students accumulate only about half of the national median student debt, said Sally C. Donahue, Harvard’s director of financial aid. And the median debt has declined over...
...blog Secrecy News doesn't buy that theory. "I just think they're naive," says Aftergood, who was contacted by Wikileaks via e-mail in late December to join the site's advisory board. "They have a very idealistic view of the nature of leaking and its impact. They seem to think that most leakers are crusading do-gooders who are single-handedly battling one evil empire or another." Aftergood declined their offer...
...YANKEES What economists are struggling to predict is how pervasive the impact of this housing slowdown will be on the rest of the U.S. economy, and abroad. Perhaps most surprising, American consumers are continuing to spend, regardless: automobile purchases are sluggish, but retail sales rose by a higher-than-forecast 0.9% in December. "I'm not prepared to bet against the American consumer. That's a highly dangerous proposition," says Jesper Koll, chief Japan economist for Merrill Lynch...
After accepting the HHMI presidency, Cech told the Rocky Mountain News, “I’ve wanted for quite a while to make an impact on science education. I’ve had a number of opportunities out of state to do that. This was the best such opportunity...
...undergraduates, Richard A. Musgrave—a founder of modern public sector economics—was in retirement.Musgrave, who died Monday at age 96, also came from an era preceding current economics faculty. But his ideas about the state’s role in the economy left a lasting impact felt by Harvard faculty and alums today.Having taught public finance at Harvard for about two decades, Musgrave had been an emeritus professor since 1981.“The training I received well after he had retired was different because he was around,” said Dean for the Social...