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...aftermath of the 2007 financial crisis many blamed on reckless lending and poor risk management, critics questioned the value of the MBA, the two-year education meant to churn out future titans of industry...
Administrators routinely used the CUE ratings to single out teaching fellows for official commendation or closer scrutiny of their teaching abilities, and concern was expressed that poor ratings could carry consequences for junior professors and teaching assistants...
...obligations that most people fulfill. They ignore chores. They neglect niceties. They annoy neighbors. But they love the noble, the extraordinary feats that few people attempt. They devote themselves to cutting-edge research or life-saving charities because they want to help people—particularly people who are poor. So Harvardians can’t be bothered with everyday tasks like laundry. They have Africa to save. Harvard thinks big—not often...
...change and energy debates came to the fore. Obama’s move in April to promote offshore drilling was an unnecessary and unsavory concession whose political benefits do not outweigh the consequences to the environment. It represented not thoughtful compromise, but rather the political strong-arming that yields poor policy...
Political oddities punctuated these national-level debates throughout the academic year. Obama’s surprise Nobel Peace Prize reflected a poor decision on the prize committee’s part, but we recognized the grace and humility with which Obama handled a politically delicate situation. In contrast, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele inappropriately behaved in an outlandish fashion that was an embarrassment to the Republican Party. His involvement in the strip-club funding debacle and indelicate handling of racial issues evinced our argument that the RNC had no one but itself to blame for choosing such...