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...True naiveté is the misconception that this generation cannot change the world. Negligence simply isn’t an option any longer. The world we live in, from our school systems to our ecosystems, is unsustainable in its current state, and our generation must change that. The idealism of today is not the irrationality of lofty thinkers but the optimism and creativity of those facing the hard facts. The alternative is accepting defeat, accepting that negligence and bad policies have led to an irreparable state...
...same way that the eventual house renovations will need to meet the concerns of students and the city of Cambridge, Harvard’s other, longer term development project across the river in Allston is faced with the sometimes exorbitant demands of the city planning bureaucracy and the broader Allston community. No matter how excessive the demands of Allston residents may seem, however, Harvard should always err on the side of generosity, not only to preserve the best possible relationship with the Allston community, but because, as the world’s richest university, we can afford to undertake...
...majority of seniors depart Harvard with positive impressions of their undergraduate experience, some say that they wouldn’t mind staying longer. “I could do another 12 to 16 years here,” Philip R. Goldfarb ’08 said. “I can’t imagine anywhere else I’d be a better academic or have a better social experience...
...assuming assets typical for each income level. Families with incomes above $180,000 and even $200,000 will continue to be eligible for varying amounts of need-based aid. In addition, loans have been eliminated from all aid packages, and home equity is no longer considered in financial aid calculations. For nearly 95 percent of American families, the cost of attending Harvard will be the same or less than it would be at state flagship public universities...
...hullabaloo around here, as development officers try to preserve momentum from the first part of the fundraising drive and refocus it into the new push. There’ll be palm-greasing, backslapping, nostalgia, and simple exhortations to key alums to the fact that the final goal is no longer near, but two years and $135 million away...