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Eaton Professor of the Science of Government Robert H. Bates, who teaches classes on the political economy of Africa, offered high praise for his former student...
...Harvard’s newly appointed President will recognize that a basic understanding of economics is essential for all citizens, and he or she will make Ec 10 a required course.” —Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw “The calendar will be changed to serve students’ interests and Matt Sundquist will finally get a girlfriend...Both are going to require a lot of work.” —UC President Ryan A. Petersen '08 “I hope that the Harvard community...
...thought, ‘Why should I get the award?’” For his colleagues, however, the prize came as another affirmation of his innovative work. “It’s a great achievement to get this prize,” said Robert E. Cook, who succeded Ashton as the director of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. “It acknowledges not only a lifetime of outstanding work but his love of tropical forests as well.” Ashton’s research dates back to his years as a graduate...
...Sunday, Houghton—a brown fedora on his head—responded that he had talked to many people over the weekend. “I can’t remember who I met with last night,” he said with a grin. Corporation Fellow Robert D. Reischauer ’63 did not comment on the search as he entered Loeb House yesterday. After the meeting with the Overseers on Sunday, search committee members left Loeb House and were expected to reconvene later that evening. This past weekend would have been a convenient time...
...internal setback with the postponement of a scheduled roll-out of evidence - reportedly because top Administration officials judged that evidence to be insufficiently solid. The fact that qualms about the case against Iraq in Iran were reportedly expressed by Secretary Rice, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggests there may be some division in the Administration over just how far to press the offensive against Iran. (As well there ought to be, since U.S. credibility may not yet have recovered from the debacle of the prewar "evidence" on which it acted against Iraq...