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...particular, the report advised a cap of two large student events per weekend night and a registration deadline of three weeks in advance...
...spending rates became a particular point of focus in January after the Senate Finance Committee, led by its ranking member, Iowa Republican Charles E. Grassley, sent questionnaires to the nation’s 136 wealthiest universities asking for information on endowment growth and spending, as well as tuition and financial...
...University’s reliable failure to meet its stated aim of spending five percent of its endowment has drawn attention not just from outside critics but from Mass. Hall as well. According to former University president Lawrence H. Summers, persistently frugal spending habits became a particular point of concern...
...difficult value judgments and tradeoffs. But approaches that inhibit the dynamism of our economy would clearly be a step in the wrong direction. To be sure, new technologies and increased international trade can lead to painful dislocations as some workers lose their jobs or see the demand for their particular skills decline. However, hindering the adoption of new technologies or inhibiting trade flows would do far more harm than good over the longer haul. In the short term, the better approach is to adopt policies that help those who are displaced by economic change. By doing so, we not only...
...Broken Pipeline,” which pushes for higher funding levels, the Academy’s study focuses on the distribution of funding, which Berlowitz said is more important than the actual funding level itself. “Even if the pie is small, it is important that these particular groups have their fair share of the pie,” Berlowitz said. —Staff writer June Q. Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...