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Coral Fernandez-Illescas will step down at the end of January to work for the Inter-American Development Bank, which funds development in Latin America and the Caribbean...
...here on his test scores, GPA and leadership roles. Yet his cultural background will not overtly receive the same pluses that await other minorities. Of course, an 18-year-old who has managed to work 80-hour harvest weeks, while doing make-up schoolwork and teaching himself Latin is usually preferable to yet another Stuyvesant grad in the eyes of Harvard admissions. Then again, anyone who has raised himself out of the gang culture of an inner city to get a 1500 SAT score would likely gain admission to Harvard, too. Both applicants would fulfill that goal of affirmative action...
...mail goes on to quote a letter to Cline from Professor of Latin American History and Economics John Womack Jr., in which he criticizes the library’s cataloguing system and reports problems with missing books, deterioration of services and a lack of communication between the library and the depository. More layoffs, according to Womack, would only worsen the situation...
...fact, his high school, Roxbury Latin School, doesn’t even have an orchestra. Jackiw said he wanted to lead a “normal life,” go to a non-music focused school and have non-musician friends. Attending Harvard allowed him the opportunity to settle into one niche without trying out other experiences...
Mixing elements such as photo-silkscreens and bell jars, this unique installation by Rosalía Bermúdez manages to charm and stun viewers with its presentation of the immigrant experience. Visit the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies before Christmas break to get a last look at this exhibit. Through Jan. 15. David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 61 Kirkland...