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...Dodds mentions this part of the job parenthetically). Indeed, the accomplishments of Nathan Pusey's tenure, by no means unimpressive, are not startling new departures, but courageous and competent responses: the amazing repair of the Divinity School, the staunch defense of academic freedom when threatened by McCarthyism and the NDEA; holding the Ivy League together during trying times; launching and completing a gigantic capital funds drive when Harvard and higher education needed the shot in the arm: "building high" when urban crowdedness demanded it; alerting this university and others to the dangers of Federal aid; recognizing the new international character...
...addition to the four NDEA-sponsored centers, a number of colleges and universities have miniature Africa programs. A CRIMSON survey of 77 educational institutions revealed that 46 of them offer at least one course on Africa. Only 18 offer more than one course, however, and outside of the government-supported centers not more than two or three have the capacity for language instruction...
Crooks also pointed out that the Inter-University Program in Near Eastern languages will be offered at Harvard this summer. The Ford program, which uses NDEA funds for fellowships, rotates among five cooperating universities, including Princeton, Columbia, Michigan, and Cornell...
...pointed out that Harvard and several other universities have objected to the affidavit in both the NSF Act and the National Defense Education Act. Harvard currently refuses to accept NDEA funds because of the disclaimer section...
...Faculty announced its reasons for prohibiting the hockey team from participation in the NCAA tournament. He says that Harvard has little to gain from "arguing bck and forth and answering a lot of mail." Harvard thinks there is plenty to gain in making clear its protest of NDEA affidavits or its support of the Peace Corps, federal aid to education, and certain admissions and athletic policies. The Faculty's decision on the hockey team has major implications about Harvard's approach to athletics and its decision-making process; the protest action is as important as the others on which...