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...might even wonder whether the committee has chosen to pursue positive press coverage and change merely for its own sake. When last year’s now-defunct proposal for a system of distribution requirements was released, Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan’s response was that “It’s not going to put Harvard on the front page of The New York Times.” Possibly not. But maybe this is an issue where the best course of action isn’t to make waves...
Verba’s recent accolades include the Johan Skytte Prize in 2002—the highest international honor in political science—and being named as one of the “tweediest” professors by the now-defunct M Magazine...
...really fun, and at least one will probably win a Nobel Prize (our money is on David Liu). The 1b class is more of a mixed bag, taking fewer risks and breaking less ground than LS1a. This class takes a more traditional approach to biology, expanding on the now-defunct BS50 course by focusing on genetics and some peripheral disease-related material. The 1a profs seem more polished than those in 1b, though Daniel Hartl stands out as a truly impressive lecturer. Maryellen Ruvolo and John Wakeley clearly have interesting points to make, but get lost in their expansive Powerpoint...
...faces key challenges in defining a mission that contributes something new to the campus rather than competing with the mission of the Institute of Politics and in avoiding the fate of the now-defunct Harvard Social Forum, which similarly sought to unite advocacy groups. By carefully listening to the groups it seeks to serve and by focusing on the ways these groups can learn from each other and support each other’s initiatives, CPS just might help facilitate a stronger and more effective political community...
...celebrate their triumph. But while unions and some student groups said President Jacques Chirac's disavowal of the law was enough reason for them to end repeated demonstrations, more hard-core university and political groups pledged to continue staging marches and protests until the wider package of measures the now-defunct law was part of are repealed, including a similar, nine-month-old arrangement giving smaller businesses more flexibility fire young, new workers...