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...believe that my work as a mathematician will speak for itself, I also suspect that my path to secure employment may be more difficult in departments, such as Harvard’s, that have never had a female tenured professor of mathematics. It is important that I earn the respect of my peers, who will one day be my colleagues, for my talents and not as a statistical anomaly: a woman who is adept at mathematical reasoning. I do not expect that science and mathematics will ever be blind to gender, but obsessing over sex characteristics is not going...
...think it’s about time that the University start treating its workers with the respect they deserve,” said Gould-Wartofsky. “Without them, Harvard wouldn’t work...
...With respect to residential life, the new dean will oversee the dean and associate deans of freshman, and the resident House Masters. This change in management (as the outgoing Dean of Freshman Elizabeth Studley Nathans currently answers to Deputy Dean O’Brien) suggests better coordination between the Houses and the Yard. Even if the College does not implement Yale-style freshman housing assignments—which we firmly oppose—this administrative change could be useful in working to bridge the gap between freshmen and upperclassmen. Under the current structure of anachronistic proctors and irregular faculty advising...
...during President Bush's second term. (Allies, and even the 9/11 Commission, have long warned that the ongoing conflict, and the unconditional U.S. support for Israel, impedes America's ability to achieve its goals in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East.) While Dr. Rice's comments in this respect have been well-received, the tough policy choices required to achieve the goal of ending the conflict may yet prove disappointing to allies. Peace between Israel and the Palestinians is not simply about an absence of fighting; it's about drawing a political boundary between the two sides in order...
...more than 40 books, the Indian-born doctor-turned-guru Deepak Chopra has offered spiritual guidance to a large and devoted following. In his latest, Peace Is the Way (Harmony; 263 pages), he envisions a world in which citizens make peace a priority and show respect for their opponents. He spoke with TIME's Andrea Sachs about God, war and his own popularity...