Word: interest
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...some extent the impression may have been created because the newspapers picked it up that Harvard was purporting to provide the answer for everyone else--that is an artifact of the media and that has nothing to do with what we were trying to accomplish, nor did the interest in the media arise in any way from our efforts. So whether or not other colleges profit in any way or adapt their curriculum from ours is something that is hard for me to predict. My guess is that there will probably be some colleges perhaps that would find their situations...
...Cambridge Option" sounds more like a novel about British Higher Education than what it really is--Harvard's plan to provide low-interest loans for faculty members so they can purchase homes in Cambridge...
...objective of bureau research is to provide information on the U.S. economy to policy-makers in the public and private sectors," McLure says. "Our prime interest is to communicate our results to people who use them. Naturally we don't mind them falling into the hands of people who think our projects are worth funding," he adds...
...area that Congress cut in this year's budget and one that might decline or even disappear in future years is the National Direct Student Loan program (NDSL), an alternative that offers students loans at 3 per cent interest, as opposed to the 7 per cent Harvard charges on its own loans. Across the nation, NDSL has been plagued by students defaulting on their loans, and Congress dislikes the program. Nor did a 60 Minutes expose of the NDSL's problems in the fall help its reputation. Next year, Harvard will receive $440,000 in NDSL funds, 26 per cent...
...community--because of the 80-20 split, employers like it." Gibson adds, "work-study reduces the debts students have to pay because it's not a loan and it is an opportunity for the students to get real work experience. They can work in areas of their vocational interest." Both Gibson and Maguire note that students have not yet taken full advantage of work possibilities in the community, since they tend to work in the University, but both hope to expand community employment next year...