Word: proceed
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...once famously declared, that Harvard freshmen “bring a little knowledge in and the seniors take none out, so it accumulates through the years”? Do we, as faculty, perceive the “spark of creativity” in the students who arrive here, then proceed to “water” it, as he is reputed to have declared at Commencement? Is education the discovery of our own ignorance (Will Durant), the art of living an ethical life (Hegel), the ability to listen to almost anything without losing our tempers (Robert Frost), life itself...
...beginning has been made in improving the undergraduate experience,” though he cautioned that “we still have a long way to go.”It is this focus on the undergraduate experience touted by Summers, some say, that has allowed the College to proceed with the launch of the Undergraduate Life Fund. Established in February under the auspices of the Harvard College Fund—which is controlled by the dean of the Faculty—the fund gives the College access to its own steady source of alumni funding for the first time...
...harder to raise money for a building that has already been built.”Administrators have defended their decision to go ahead with the projects, saying they had little choice.“We needed more space for science and decided to proceed with the buildings, trying to secure donor funding, but assuming all along that the buildings could be debt-funded,” Maull said. “If Harvard wants to lead in science, it has to forge ahead.”The planned expansion of the campus into Allston, meanwhile, will put an unknown amount...
...told TIME at least 350 of their supporters had been arrested in three separate demonstrations in Cairo Thursday. They join scores of other activists detained in the last several weeks at similar rallies. For their part, judges Mekky and Bastawissi refused to enter the courthouse in protest. Unable to proceed without them, the hearing has been postponed until next Thursday...
...treated the same way,” Goodman wrote in an e-mail. “Or rather,” she added, “that all work is subject to the same scrutiny, because it’s still up the professor to decide how to proceed if or when the program identifies a problem.”At Westside, according to Goodman, “all the teachers loved it, because it meant that they were able to read for quality and let the computer read for honesty.”And with the world wading through...