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Chetty has spent the past five years teaching at the University of California, Berkeley and was offered tenure at Harvard last year, at the age of 28, the same age as department superstar Lawrence H. Summers. Chetty, however, did not accept the University’s offer until last week...
While a global financial crisis underscores the vulnerability of the University’s coffers, “belt-tightening” has become an administrative catchphrase—but departmental leaders say that confusion over the precise nature and extent of cuts will remain until top administrators offer more specific information...
...endorsements themselves. “The impact of endorsements really depends on the student group, size of the group, dedication of the board to turn out voters,” Lam said. “Endorsements are only the first step of a campaign.” Student groups offer campaigns access to e-mail lists, name recognition, and a ready-made means of getting out the vote in an election that last year saw a record-low turnout of 2,181 undergraduates at the polls. Beyond that, a student group endorsement can simply lend weight to a candidate?...
...generous district budget, all schools in the city are able to offer small learning communities, but some wonder how small is too small. Many parents and faculty said they worry that small middle school populations do not give students the chance to participate in extracurricular activities like orchestra, theater, and sports...
...Schwartz and Biggers are joined by a crowded and capable field of rivals. The candidacies of Roger G. Waite ’10 and Alexandra A. Petri ’10 and of Michael C. Koenigs ’09 and Aneliese K. Palmer ’12 offer a refreshing comical perspective on UC politics. Their parodies are incisive, and their policy proposals—which range from permitting pets in dorm rooms to the installation of a Hapsburg prince—amusing. While we do not consider them viable options to run the Undergraduate Council (and the candidates...