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...place he's not hounded by electronic devices. But he has the power to turn off his BlackBerry, iPod, cell phone and any other electronic leash he wears. These so-called communication devices in many cases alienate users from the people around them. Electronic communication is not conversation. It lacks the characteristics of human interaction: the physical, mental and emotional sharing of thoughts. Tracey Gilpin Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S. Harvard in a New Light As a medical student very much intent on going to Harvard Medical School, I read with interest Nicholas Lemann's Essay on how élite American universities...
...Association of American Universities. “While this bill helps a little bit in that regard, it really misses an opportunity to do that.” Especially in the wake of a February bill that cut $12 billion from student loan funding, Casey said, the lack of emphasis on student financial aid was “regrettable.” Harvard lobbyists had joined higher education advocates from around the nation in Washington last week to attempt to influence the version of the legislation passed by the House. “Every major university in the country that...
Former Crimson associate managing editor Mary Ellen Gale ’62, who made up the paper’s one-person Tuskegee bureau, stuck with the paper until just before the Courier closed in 1968 because of a lack of funds. Gale covered landmark events like the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., but also local violence, including the gruesome murder of Sammy Young, Jr., who was shot in the head for trying to use a “Whites Only” toilet...
...country, put off by its pervasive poverty and an unsophisticated retailing environment populated mainly by small, independent shops. The handful of luxury brands operating in India did so quietly, selling mainly from boutiques located in five-star hotels. There was virtually no other option. India's major cities lack high streets, which elsewhere provide symbiotic clusters of posh retailers. While India is in the midst of a mall-building boom, there are very few upscale shopping centers in which companies can showcase their luxury products alongside those of similarly chic retail neighbors. India even has a shortage of major department...
...Moral Reasoning 22, “Justice,” is the textbook example. But in many cases, students end up with team teaching—for example, Biological Sciences 56, which boasts four professors on top of a full staff of teaching fellows. Such courses lack continuity and are only as good as the weakest link.The solution is simple: full-time teachers. It is no secret that the best researchers are not always the best teachers. By hiring top-notch teachers to look at the big picture of a course—particularly the new Courses in General Education?...