Word: progressives
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...grown into a campus-wide initiative in which 40 percent of food options in each dining hall at Yale are sustainable. Martin Breslin, the director for culinary operations at Harvard University Dining Services, wrapped up the discussion with the 2008 HUDS Sustainability Report, documenting Harvard’s progress to advance sustainability and offer fresh, local produce in dining halls. Harvard’s Sustainability Week, which takes place from Oct. 19 to Oct. 24, will feature a variety of activities organized by the University as well as by the Phillips Brooks House Association and student organizations such...
...understanding of philosophy to the Greeks who developed it and the Latins who preserved it for us somewhat intact. The metaphysics and natural science first discoursed upon in Plato’s Academy and Aristotles’s Lyceum laid the basis for modern rational thought and technological progress. These philosophers also first presented to us the problem of politics as we know it. “What is the best political regime?” and “What is the best way of life?” are questions that lie at the bottom...
Initiative with 11 subjects. Setting up a free account even allows users to track their progress in the same way students track grades...
...trappings of luxury” in Shanghai, as well as the “huge change” they have represented. “The mentality is to be a successful entrepreneur—to get rich is glorious, and those who do so achieve national progress,” he said. Spelman, now retired, also discussed how the personal values of the Chinese have been affected by profound social and political change, the trajectory of China’s political and economic structure, and how the United States should respond to China’s modernization efforts...
...American Mathematical Society, the United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, particularly among those who could shine at the highest levels. Eastern Europe and Asia, on the other hand, place higher emphasis on rewarding mathematical skills, creating cultures that value progress and achievement in math far more than we do in the United States. Requiring that students merely perform just well enough to make the grade provides little motive to excel. In America, it seems, this paradigm holds true. The study suggests that while many girls have exceptional talent in math?...