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A petition that circulated last spring advocating that the University divest from Israel, Summers said, is an example of anti-Semitism’s spread. While aspects of Israel’s foreign policy “should be vigorously challenged,” the calls for divestment seek to...
Winthrop House Master Paul D. Hanson, another signer of the divestment petition, said he agreed with Summers’ underlying message about the danger of a rise in anti-Semitism, but said that the protests over divestment were not anti-Semitic.
Just four months ago Hu Jintao toured Washington as Chinese leader Jiang Zemin's heir apparent, and it seemed China was preparing for the first smooth political succession in its modern history. But reports have swirled in the months since then that Jiang--once expected to cede his post as...
America's love affair with porsches is so strong - almost half of all those made are sold in the U.S. - that for several months the sports car's German maker has been considering whether to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. But when Porsche chief executive Wendelin...
Speaking at the June 6 annual meeting of the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus, Summers said that at his instruction the financial aid office was drafting new guidelines for the process under which students who develop irreconcilable conflicts with their parents may petition to be considered financially independent.