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...Nevertheless, Hill said he expected a draft agreement by tomorrow that would lay out the steps that needed to be taken and a time frame for all the choreography to occur (Hill hoped everything could be accomplished in "single-digit weeks.") For the moment, the atmospherics are good - a rare occasion. But don't be surprised as details once again get in the way of a deal. It's happened before...
Harvard will have next weekend off to prepare for the ECAC Championships, which will occur Feb. 16-18 at the Crimson’s Blodgett Pool...
...appointments during 2005-2006, the Task Force found almost no discussion of teaching in formal case statements for junior faculty appointments. For tenured appointments, such statements were shockingly irregular. The committee correctly suggests that teaching records should be examined more thoroughly and consistently. A change will only occur when Harvard sends a clear signal to prospective faculty members that teaching matters in tenure decisions.Second, the Task Force’s proposal to create a system for faculty to audit and evaluate their colleagues’ courses will create a culture of constructive criticism that can only benefit teaching. Similar systems...
...examined and exposed bravery and cowardice, in others and in himself. He dissected tyrannies large and small, in the high offices where power is held and guarded, and on the street, in the slums, and on the road, where gestures of kindness and casual acts of cruelty constantly occur. To my mind, Another of Day of Life and Shah of Shahs, about the mechanics of the Islamic revolution in Iran, are his finest works. Others might vote for The Emperor, about the court of Ethiopia's longtime dictatorial emperor, Haile Selassie, or The Soccer War, which covers time spent...
...SCIENTISTS PROBE the limits of neuroplasticity, they are finding that mind sculpting can occur even without input from the outside world. The brain can change as a result of the thoughts we think, as with Pascual-Leone's virtual piano players. This has important implications for health: something as seemingly insubstantial as a thought can affect the very stuff of the brain, altering neuronal connections in a way that can treat mental illness or, perhaps, lead to a greater capacity for empathy and compassion. It may even dial up the supposedly immovable happiness set point...