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...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...
...campaign plane. Sasso's job is to help target Kerry's wandering message and keep him from going wobbly. Sasso, who oversaw the beginning and the end of Michael Dukakis' ill-fated 1988 campaign, was sent aloft, as one ally put it, because the campaign lacked a Kerry peer who could tell the candidate when and where to get back in line. Although his odds are longer now, Kerry has plenty of time to turn it around, and he can take some small courage from the fact that a man named Al Gore was ahead four years ago next month...
Most of Harvard’s peer institutions have yet to publicly release their endowment figures for fiscal year 2004, but the University is sure to remain billions of dollars ahead of even its nearest competitors. Yale University maintains the second-largest endowment in higher education, with a market value last reported at $11 billion...
...report, which examined 15 peer institutions, found that Harvard has more groups in proportion to its student body than most other private universities. Harvard has one student group for every 21 students, and that number counts “umbrella organizations,” such as the Phillips Brooks House Association, as one group...
...town of Reims, where edgy art installations and Art Nouveau carvings complement the 20 million bottles of champagne resting inside. While most wineries are open to visitors, some houses, like Krug, Salon and Bollinger, are open only by appointment, and it helps to know someone. But to peer deeply into the soul of the region, you must visit the independent producers, makers of the so-called grower champagnes. Such vignerons carry on a love affair with their land. It shows in their complex wines. If you call for an appointment, they will receive you with grace. Some of those...