Word: medians
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...longer than ever to wed. But the rise in marrying age almost exactly mirrors the rise in life expectancy. In 1970 the average American woman could expect to live 74.7 years; by 2003 she could expect to make it to 80.1--a 5 1/2-year difference. Similarly, in 1970 the median age at which women first wed was 20.8; in 2003 it was 25.3--a 4 1/2-year difference. Women are waiting to get married longer at least in part because they are living longer...
...recommendations deserve particular attention from the full Faculty. First, the Task Force’s recommendation to create monetary and career path incentives for good teaching are on target. Currently, there is almost no incentive for good teaching. Teaching awards don’t consistently lead to above-median pay adjustments, and professors who gain distinction as teachers by being appointed to prestigious Harvard College Professorships do not see immediate bonuses. Faculty members will never be encouraged to focus on their pedagogy until their efforts translate into more than titles and pats on the back. Instead, we support the system...
...Senate and signed by the president before it can become law. Though the legislation promises to have a wide impact nationally, it will affect Harvard students far less than it will the average college student. Compared to national averages, Harvard students accumulate only about half of the national median student debt, said Sally C. Donahue, Harvard’s director of financial aid. And the median debt has declined over the past decade as more students have been funded by larger scholarships from the University. “Fortunately Harvard students have been borrowing less and less for the past...
...median base salary for the entire Class of 2006 was $105,000, according to the HBS Web site...
...valid explanation for why Asian-Americans are held to higher academic standards than other minorities, it fails to explain why Asian Americans are held to higher academic standards than white students. For example, the editorial even cites how at the University of Michigan, “the median [SAT] test score for Asian students…was 50 points higher than the median score for white students.” Secondly, the editorial argues that college admissions are not solely dependent on quantifiable factors like SAT scores. Few people would disagree with this. However, the editorial states that colleges...