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This doesn’t mean we all need a firm background in the intricacies of fiscal policy. In fact, part of the beauty of this type of literacy is that both a specialist and a generalist can gain insight from the same set of facts. The former may understand the implications for future research in far greater detail, but the latter can still appreciate the contribution to the big picture...
...recent piece on the implications of cutting U.S. aid to the Palestinian people (“Wielding Aid Against Democracy,” op-ed, Apr. 6), David DeBartolo demonstrated a rare grasp of the intricacies of aid politics and the importance of far-sightedness and cultural insight in U.S. foreign policy. As an American Harvard graduate employed by a U.S.-funded program for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, I live the new post-Palestinian election reality, in which Palestinians feel rightly proud of holding successful democratic elections (despite an ongoing military occupation) and hopeful that the Hamas-led government...
...search committee used passages nearly identical to those that appeared in a similar missive sent out at the outset of the University’s last presidential search in 2000. The committee’s letter, sent to hundreds of thousands of Harvard affiliates, provided the first public insight into what the nine-person body is looking for as it launches the University’s second presidential search in less than a decade. The committee’s choice of Summers in 2001 proved to be unpopular with some members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, leading...
...Horowitz’s previous searches have produced nothing definitive, although he said there have been some “heart-stoppingly close calls.” However, he said that if one assumes the existence of extraterrestrial life, even a negative result can provide useful insight, narrowing down the list of possible ways aliens might be communicating with us. While this might seem like a comforting consolation prize, Horowitz said he was reluctant to settle. “I’d like to go the other way,” he said...
...given month will comprise a well-ordered set of events, geared at bringing together freshmen who share interests. One week would hold an informal meeting of a peer advising group, where first-years would be able to benefit from each others’ questions and experiences, and the insight of their shared peer adviser. An entryway study break would take place another week, and Peer Advising Fellows would attend their assigned entryways to mingle and answer questions. One-on-one meetings between fellows and their advisees would ensure that advisers check-in with their advisees on a regular basis, unlike...