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...loftier responsibilities of the Dean of the College accrue, and the others are sloughed off onto lower level deans and administrators, the dean of the College may find himself in a stronger position as a lobbying voice for students amidst his colleagues in the Faculty...
...Revolutionary War, for example, brought Harvard away from practical studies and towards loftier inquiries into ethics and virtues...
...daily Harvard grind, some loftier...
Congress and the White House, already working to reform the nation's failing schools, are training their sights on a loftier target: the ivory tower. That's because the Higher Education Act, which governs most federal student-aid programs, is up for renewal. With that in mind, congressional Republicans are considering amending the law to increase accountability of colleges. One proposal under discussion would mandate that students show improvement on standardized exams, much as the No Child Left Behind Act does for elementary and middle school students...
...match-up is not unfounded optimism. The Crimson have seen these Wildcats before. Harvard (22-4) and Kansas St. (28-4) last squared off in December of 2001 when the Wildcats won, 72-56. However, the Crimson believes that Kansas St., ranked seventh in the nation, will face a loftier challenge this time around...