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...performance studies?This fall, six students did not have to decide, as Harvard and the New England Conservatory (NEC) launched a joint program for undergraduates. Although the joint curriculum is still tiny, it may well be an answer to the prayers of Harvard musicians who have struggled to obtain institutional support for their performance training.A LONG TIME COMINGYale College currently offers a joint program with Yale’s Graduate School of Music. Columbia University’s undergraduates have long been able to receive training at the Juilliard School. Many other schools give academic credit for concert training. Tufts...
...past few decades, the SSN has deviated from its original purpose. Now, SSN’s are required in order to set up basic services such as cell phones, credit cards, and to apply for a driver’s license.Until October 2004, all international students were eligible to obtain a SSN without the necessity of engaging in employment. However, as of Oct. 13, 2004, only those students with evidence that he or she has secured employment or a promise of employment from the school (on-campus job) or an Employment Authorization Document from Department of Homeland Security (off-campus...
...donors, Jack Blais, an optical coating entrepreneur who has been a trustee of Dana-Farber since 2002, and his wife, Shelley. In addition to Friday’s donation, the couple has given $13.5 million to the institute since 2000. And this summer, the couple paid $15 million to obtain the naming rights for the New England Patriots’ training facility, which they rechristened the Dana-Farber Field House. Researchers at the Blais Center for Proteomics will study proteins to better understand the way normal and cancerous cells function. The donation will also be used to fund the purchase...
...counseling program. The Boston Site Director for Project Health Tom Mackie praises Farid’s commitment to her clients, calling her an “exceptional volunteer and person.” Farid guides women through the bureaucratic red tape of Boston’s aid services to obtain necessities like healthcare and housing for them and their families...
...consent laws “appear to increase the health risks to the adolescent by delaying medical treatment or forcing the adolescent into an unwanted childbirth.” The AMA goes further, arguing, “Physicians should not feel or be compelled to require minors to obtain consent of their parents before deciding whether to undergo an abortion. The patient—even an adolescent—generally must decide whether, on balance, parental involvement is advisable. Accordingly, minors should ultimately be allowed to decide whether parental involvement is appropriate.” When the country?...