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...tweet,” that means that a handful of Harvard professors—including Jeffrey Miron, Gary King, and Niall Ferguson—have Twitter accounts, which just might make them cooler than you. Well, Niall Ferguson was already cooler, but, then again, you’ve known that for awhile...
...World Economic Forum’s conference in Davos, Switzerland welcomed unusually large delegations from many universities, including Harvard, which sent a number of senior administrators and well-known professors...
...development that deserve praise. The mailings provide colleges with a novel new form of advertising, exposing students to institutions they might have otherwise ignored. Bright students might discover that great universities are not found only on the front page of U.S. News and World Report; as a result, lesser-known schools could attract more intellectually gifted students who might otherwise base college decisions on name recognition alone. Similarly, waiving the application fee attracts students who find the cost of applying to college prohibitively high, which increases the accessibility of higher education...
...Workers' Party presidential candidate in October's general election. The constitution prevents Lula from seeking a third consecutive term, which is why he picked the tough-talking former Marxist-Leninist to carry on his progressive policies. But to win the job, Dilma - who, like many Brazilian public figures is known by just one name - will need Lula out on the campaign trail...
...health scare suffered by the normally robust President is a major worry for Dilma, who has never run for office and is little known and - so far at least - little liked. Although she is widely respected as hardworking and competent, she also has a reputation for being domineering and authoritarian. Analysts agree that for Dilma to have any chance of being elected, she'll need the popular Lula by her side...