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Harvard's administrative board provides students with few of the legal protections provided by courts, such as the right to cross examine accusers and to be represented by counsel. But while many call the system unjust, its standards have proven difficult to challenge in court...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ad Board Challenge Faces Uphill Battle | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...that governs mathematical ability and spatial reasoning--two key ingredients to the sort of thinking Einstein did best--was significantly larger than average and may also have had more interconnections among its cells, which could have allowed them to work together more effectively. While the case is far from proven, says Dr. Francine Benes, director of the Structural Neuroscience Laboratory at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., "it's a fascinating discovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was Einstein's Brain Built for Brilliance? | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

Rudenstine has worked tirelessly almost from the day he took office to lead Harvard's $2.1 billion capital campaign, the largest fundraising drive in the history of higher education. With the campaign nearly complete, Rudenstine has proven he is an adept fundraiser--if not a visionary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Variety of Administrators Shape Life at Harvard | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

...Dean of the College Harry R.Lewis `68, entering his fifth year on the job.Lewis has proven that he is not afraid to makeunpopular decisions--like randomization andtighter alcohol policies--but this boldness,coupled with a penchant for sticking his foot inhis mouth, have not won the dean many friendsamong students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Variety of Administrators Shape Life at Harvard | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

...many people actually believed in a generaltheory of secularization that was popular in thelate '50s and early '60s," Gomes said. "Peopleactually believed that religion was on the wayout-and they were proven wrong...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Praying Alive | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

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