Word: reflective
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...surreal quality that makes it easier for us to secretly enjoy. We have full emotional license to savor the dark details because it’s a Harvard scandal, but one that for most of us has no personal consequences. Unlike the other two cases, which arguably reflect badly on the school, Randy and Suzanne don’t really affect most of us at all. The school is officially so distanced from the case that I saw no tutors or school administrators at yesterday’s arraignment. In years past, when The Crimson has printed information of this...
Also, if honors in general studies were to be eliminated, students would find themselves forced to write a thesis if they wanted their degrees to reflect outstanding academic performance. No one should write a thesis merely to have the words “cum laude” on a diploma, but it seems unavoidable that some would do just that. The result would be miserable students, bad theses and unhappy advisors...
...more than a decision by one party to lend money to another in the hope of a return. The system can't function without trust--trust that the money so lent will not be stolen or applied to illegal purposes, and trust that an enterprise's accounts will accurately reflect the state of its business. Company directors, lawyers and accountants are said to have "fiduciary" duties--the word derives from Latin for trust--that place upon them obligations to do more than collect fees and salaries...
...Harvard community should take a moment to reflect with gratitude on all the good work that he has done during his decade here. Appiah has enriched the students and faculty at Harvard for more than 10 years, and as he heads off for Princeton, it is thankfulness, rather than loss, which should be foremost in our hearts and minds...
...important to recognize that all who work at Harvard, regardless of rank or position, contribute in vital ways to the teaching and research mission of this great University,” Summers proclaimed in his statement. “It is essential that our employment policies and practices reflect this principle...