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...University is to be led by a life-long historian, who specializes in power relations and the spread of ideas. She has thought long and hard about two topics that are central to running the university, and now she has a chance to act. While I can see the appeal of a having a physical scientist to oversee the growth of Allston, I am comforted in having a president who has spent her life studying the foibles of our own species. Even more importantly, I am delighted that we have a president whose entire life has been dedicated to scholarship...
Young Heroes is based on the idea that no one is too young to make a positive difference in the world around him or her, and that service, if begun early, can become a life-long commitment. "Middle school is a crucial time in life. You are making a lot of decisions about what kind of person you are going to be," says Vera Garrity, 24, a Young Heroes and City Year alumna now in her second year at the University of Virginia Law School. "After being in City Year, no matter what I do, I will always do service...
Finally, a long-term goal of REP is to encourage life-long sustainable habits in Harvard students. A large-scale light-bulb swap is currently underway to have students switch from traditional bulbs to compact fluorescent lights...
...accomplishing goals. Teachers and parents tell us that the rewards of praise, recognition and pizza are motivating,” Fuller said. He added that Pizza Hut was “proud of the success of the Book It program, which has encouraged millions of students to develop a life-long passion for reading...
...hope, however, that Faust does not arrive at the door of Massachusetts Hall with an unshakeable label as the “anti-Summers”: the woman, the historian, the life-long academic, the gentle administrator...