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Princeton's Pagels and Harvard's King try to decipher the document. Why reward Judas? Because Jesus' death helps prove what the Gospel writer thought was Christ's real message: that his--and our--true essence is not flesh but immortal spirit. And the text bad-mouths other disciples as an indirect way of attacking 2nd century Christian bishops who encouraged believers to be martyrs...
...been strictly enforced. A new computer system was recently developed to keep track of the time faculty spend on academic activities. A separate committee is also evaluating the criteria for the role of teaching in career advancement. “It’s important that we also reward teaching through non-financial means,” Slavin said. “Having a very accomplished research career is the traditional way of achieving a promotion, so we’re looking at ways to incentivize teaching with promotions.” Clifford M. Marks contributed to the reporting...
...Kennedy School of Government’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation is teaming up with IBM to reward what they deem as the world’s most creative approach to the business of government with a prize of $100,000 next fall. The “IBM Innovations Award in Transforming Government” program will identify government entities throughout the world endeavoring to improve the delivery of public services ranging from education and healthcare to national security. “We’re looking for the big, profound transformative innovations that are redefining...
...also regularly consulted Air France employees so that they began to feel involved in the airline's management (staff opinions are sought on cabin uniforms from Christian Lacroix), and he struck labor agreements that would leave American managers gobsmacked. "We found a right balance of effort and reward, of commitment to plan and profit sharing via salaries and benefits," Spinetta explains. "Since then, the success of the company has depended on employees understanding our strategy, getting fully behind it and feeling secure knowing that if it all works out, profits from it will be redistributed to them." It's also...
...also invited seniors to participate in a separate study. For a reward of $50, seniors can take the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), developed by the Council for Aid to Education and the RAND Corporation. The 90-minute test focuses on three major areas: critical thinking, analytic reasoning, and written communication, according to its Web site. The CLA was also administered to freshmen this fall...