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While President Bush’s $3.1 trillion-budget increases funding for higher education with an eye toward financial aid, the proposal freezes funding for the areas of scientific research that matter most to Harvard. “This proposed increase in Pell Grant funding is welcome news,” said Kevin Casey, Harvard’s senior director of federal and state relations. “But I think the budget overall for higher education is a mixed bag.” Casey cited the zero-increase in funding for the National Institute of Health...
...very small, but we can change the world,” Li said, adding that no matter where one lives, everyone has the same hopes...
...she’s a fantastic goal scorer people focus on that.“I would say her scoring goals this weekend is more of what she’s capable of. I guarantee you that there will be much more of that coming into the games that matter. She’s a big game player.”Vaillancourt and Kessler are both candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the best player in women’s college hockey. Cahow is also in the running, and on Saturday continued to lead a strong Crimson defensive...
...most recent meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has confirmed what many critics of higher education have long suspected: Concerning pedagogical matters at Harvard, the lunatics now run the asylum.After somewhat heated debate, and much delay, the Faculty finally mandated that professors must offer “Q” evaluations for all their courses enrolling at least five students. The legislation’s sponsor, music professor Thomas F. Kelly, while conceding the possibly flawed premise of the evaluative escapade, however insisted that, to be fair, all graduate-student teaching fellows deserve to be judged by their...
...matter how attractive that message may be to those who feel politically and economically marginalized, it won?t be enough to bring down the government. Still, there are signs Abdullah may be trying to adapt. In the upcoming elections, Abdullah's ruling UMNO party is running a younger crop of candidates with fewer ties to Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the architect of the country's affirmative-action policies. Abdullah says he needs "one or two more terms" to successfully complete various economic projects he has started. One more term seems certain. But how long his administration lasts after that...