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...Professor Richard is an original, rigorous, and creative scholar who has made important and impressive contributions to the philosophy of language,” said FAS Divisional Dean for the Arts and Humanities Diana Sorensen in a press release yesterday. “His work ranks with the best being done in his field today...

Author: By Manning Ding, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tufts Prof. To Join Philosophy Department | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...even 20,000 more to the 68,000 already committed to the fight would still run a high risk of failure, while that risk would be lowest if the White House dispatched a further 60,000 to 80,000 troops. The reinforcement number talked about in many of the press reports on Obama's dilemma - a little upward of 40,000 new troops - represents McChrystal's medium risk scenario. (Watch a video about the soldier's experience in Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Escalation Obama's Only Choice in Afghanistan? | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...China's cultural ministries saw Frankfurt as a way to boost the country's clout overseas. The General Administration of Press and Publication sponsored the translation of more than 100 Chinese books into German and English to be sold at the fair, part of China's $7.5 million investment in the event. The writers who were approved for the official program in Frankfurt included Yu Hua, an author of earthy, sometimes profane novels of human struggle including To Live and Brothers. While Yu's sex- and drug-laden writing could have been banned as late as the 1980s...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Troubled Coming-Out at Book Fair | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

Harvard’s commitment to the Food Bank comes just before the University launches its Public Service Week, which begins today and recognizes and promotes public service activities and careers. According to the University’s press release, roughly 7,000 Harvard students contributed more than 900,000 hours of service in and around Boston...

Author: By Barbara B. Depena and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard To Support Area Food Bank | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...adamant on Sunday, when asked if President Obama was considering a so-called second stimulus to deal with the rising unemployment rate. "I think it's too soon. It's premature to say, 'Is a second stimulus needed?' " she told David Gregory, the host of NBC's Meet the Press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White House Readies a Stealth Stimulus | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

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