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Upon learning of the CIA funding, a participant of the conference, David Lelyveld, expressed his concerns over the confidential funding with regard to its potential impact on academic independence in a letter to Safran and The Crimson...
Looking back, the past decade appears as a succession of collisions between the optimism of 2000 and brutal reality. If there is a consistent theme to the past 10 years, it is that we have consistently underestimated the likelihood and impact of negative, high-consequence events. The assumption that a past run of peace and prosperity is assured for the future has led us to confuse wishful thinking with disciplined planning and preparation...
...years later, the once-heralded banners emblazoned with “Green is the New Crimson” now go unnoticed in Harvard Yard, and faculty and students worry that Harvard’s efforts thus far will only have a limited impact in leading the fight against climate change...
Beyond Harvard’s efforts to green its own campus, several faculty members and students argue that the University’s role in fostering a life-long commitment to sustainability among Harvard students will have a more far-reaching impact than reducing greenhouse gas emissions in labs and offices...
...What we actually do on our campus has just a small impact,” says environmental science and engineering professor Daniel P. Schrag, who is also the director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. “The real impact we have is our impact on our students, who go on to become leaders in businesses and government...