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...access to higher education. The fledgling Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) program, of which we are student coordinators, is a continuation of this legacy, and in its brief lifespan it has been wildly successful. But if Harvard is to be open to students on all rungs of the socioeconomic ladder, there is still work to be done, particularly in recruiting low-income students...
...argument is getting stronger, however, that this is a short-sighted bargain for the U.S. Beyond the terrorism risks, Washington's failure to control the nation's borders has a painful impact on workers at the bottom of the ladder and, increasingly, those further up the income scale. The system holds down the pay of American workers and rewards the illegals and the businesses that hire them. It breeds anger and resentment among citizens who can't understand why illegal aliens often receive government-funded health care, education benefits and subsidized housing. In border communities, the masses of incoming illegals...
...corporate America struggles to promote more women and minorities up the ladder, a new workplace buzzword is moving from executive suite to lowly cubicle. Part pop psychology, part human-resources jargon, the term microinequities puts a name on all the indirect offenses that can demoralize a talented employee. Equipped with this handy label, scores of companies, including IBM and Wells Fargo, are starting to hold training seminars that don't so much teach office etiquette as hold up a mirror showing how such minor, often nonverbal unpleasantries affect everyone...
...after its anticlimactic loss to the Bulldogs, the Crimson seemed primed for a lackluster day. On top of that, Harvard was facing a scrappy Princeton squad that had narrowly lost to Trinity, 5-4, in the semifinals.But the Crimson’s strength at the top of the ladder was enough to end the weekend with a team victory. Wins at the top four flights—three of them in straight sets—proved to be the advantage against the Tigers. “I was a little worried after all the hype [Saturday],” Fast...
...Year, Bono, is successful in the fight against global poverty. It is tragic that such examples were not used in this article to better define ambition. Instead, Britney Spears and Sean (Diddy) Combs are used as examples of people whose ambitions led them to succeed. If the ladder to the top includes their like, then I would rather get stuck on the rung of indifference. Joshua Lange Nagano, Japan...