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...connections in Congress and his record of bringing big-money projects home to the district, including Katrina recovery funds for schools and streetcar repairs, as reason enough to deserve reelection. His opponents, for the most part, are appealing for change rather than risk alienating voters by attacking Jefferson outright...
...first year students (one already exists for second- and third-year students). While no single piece of the review is unprecedented in legal education, the breadth of change is. That the HLS Faculty unanimously approved the review, which had its share of unconventional—if not outright controversial—proposals, is a testament to exemplary leadership and thoughtful procedures. What, if anything, can the College take away from the HLS review as it attempts to overcome the controversies and hang-ups that have mired its own review? While the analogy is hardly perfect (for starters, the Faculty...
...admissions committee. Though over a million manuscripts are published in journals yearly, many more are submitted and rejected. The gatekeepers of science—peer reviewers who are reputable scientists and well versed in a particular field—advise journal editors whether to reject a manuscript outright, send it back for revisions, or publish it. And publication is everything in science. If an experiment doesn’t appear in print, it might as well have never been performed. But the peer review process, even to researchers, can seem like a black box. Since the scientists who review...
Since the curricular review began to consider a new model for general education at Harvard College in 2002, the going has been anything but easy. Several reports were greeted with uncertainty and even outright opposition from the Faculty, and Harvard's top administrators—Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby and University President Lawrence H. Summers—both resigned. With today's report, the Task Force on General Education is trying to get the review back on track after troubled times...
...Alckmin's sudden rise - he had rarely polled more than 30% - was a shock to Lula, who believed his landmark social programs and solid handling of the economy would be enough to give him an outright win. Analysts said many voters made up their minds to vote for Alckmin at the last minute not because they like him but because they wanted more time to make a decision. Lula's refusal to participate in the debate left many voters angry, and they wanted to punish him by forcing a runoff. "People thought, why am I going to vote for someone...