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...more” foreign recruitment, though he added that the University’s efforts are “highly decentralized.” At Harvard, student recruitment occurs on a departmental rather than University-wide level. The increase in foreign graduate students comes as Harvard expands its presence overseas??and especially in Asia. This year the University launched a China Fund—in part to promote research projects with Chinese partners. And in March, then-President Lawrence H. Summers travelled to India for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new Harvard office in Mumbai. Meanwhile, students...
...restrictions on the use of torture by the CIA. And the Attorney General nomination of Alberto Gonzalez—who has called the Geneva conventions “quaint” and said that our laws against torture don’t apply to all “aliens overseas??—didn’t exactly win us any battles in the war of ideas...
...College still lags behind peer institutions when it comes to easing the study abroad process, students who have headed overseas said. Harvard operates only one self-run program overseas??in Chile—and many students are participating in programs run by other colleges...
...track system,” which will provide students with a list of pre-approved study abroad programs as an alternative to designing their own. Listing programs which students know will be acceptable for study abroad eliminates one of the greatest hurdles to going overseas??proving that an original program represents a “special opportunity.” Until the two-track system is finalized, students will still have to get approval on a case-by-case basis—necessitating that Dean Kirby and the administration work as expeditiously as possible to institute this...
...loves America. According to the Associated Press, J. Lo, Kid Rock and Ja Rule are off to a “U.S. Military base overseas?? to entertain the USO troops during the holidays, sponsored by the popular music pantheon. Those stationed in Kosovo will have the pleasure of being serenaded by Mariah Carey. U2’s Bono ended the band’s Elevation tour in Miami with the exclamation, “I’d like to say how much we love this country and we wish you safety and prosperity,” wearing...
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