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...though obviously not cut out of the mold as a fighter pilot," says McPeak, himself a one-time lead solo pilot with the Air Force's Thunderbird fighter-jet flying team. "The important thing is to have a feeling about airpower and its capabilities, not to come from any particular piece...
...other continuing Harvard connection is the faculty. He picks their brains, whether it is Robert Blendon on attitudes towards health care, David T. Ellwood ’75 on poverty, Jennifer L. Hochschild on the American dream or many others on their particular expertise...
...It’s not all smoke and mirrors, of course. If Harvard is as good as the experts say it is, then it should be tough to bitch and moan here without coming across as spoiled. But not all complaints are created equal, and one, in particular, carries weight...
...one’s transcript should not be dismissed as an unfortunate consequence of putting competitive students together. Grades matter—a lot—when it comes time to apply for law school, medical school, a fellowship, a job, or virtually any post-graduation endeavor. Choosing particular electives to avoid the risk of too many unnecessary Bs and Cs may not be idealistic, but it can hardly be criticized as unwise. The pass/fail grading option, however, could be better used as insurance to allow students to take appealing classes they would otherwise see as too much...
...looking forward to taking the A.R.T. into the future,” Paulus said. “I’m looking forward to reaching new audiences, in particular a younger generation of audiences and artists. And to me, the undergraduate student body is central to that...