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...results of a promotion exam for the New Haven, Conn., fire department because an insufficient number of minorities passed it. That seems inherently unfair to those who succeeded - including the dyslexic firefighter Frank Ricci, who hired tutors to help him pass and whose name adorns the case. The lack of minority success does not necessarily signify the presence of racial prejudice. The best way to rectify such a situation is to make sure the next test is truer. An appropriate 21st century standard should be proof of actual discrimination against specific individuals...
...dedicated to development in Allston, and as such would be redirected to related projects and not “issues that you are all facing as a Faculty.”Several MCB professors scheduled for eviction from Fairchild have expressed concern over the past few months about the lack of consultation during the University’s decision-making process, noting that revelations of the move came as a total shock. Although professors have been meeting with architects since March, they continue to express confusion about the upcoming renovations.“I don’t know anything...
...last few years, a trickle of physicists, computer scientists, and mathematicians to Wall Street has diluted the level of understanding of the formulas and algorithms processed by their high-powered computers, says economics professor David I. Laibson ’88. In certain cases, some economists say, their lack of economic intuition may have caused them to make incorrect assumptions that biased the models.One of the quantitative modeling concepts that has come under heaviest fire is Value at Risk, which, unlike Black-Scholes, was born of the demands of the trading floor.VaR projects the maximum loss a company will suffer...
...part of the UC—those issues include J-Term and budget cuts.”Flores readily acknowledges that she was forced to work to affect policy after decisions had already been made on both issues, but cites as the reason what she says is a lack of prioritization of student opinion in decision making.“It isn’t a choice. I’m only capable of being reactive and not proactive,” she says. “Was I reactive by choice? No. Did it turn out that...
...Republicans had a 55-seat Senate majority and a 232-seat House majority. Some party leaders got carried away and pursued policies that grew their own power at the expense of American taxpayers. Their unlimited power led to runaway spending, an explosion in obscenely wasteful and parochial earmarks, a lack of transparency, and once again corruption that sent several members of Congress to court and some to prison...