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...society. Liberal education presumes that a broad education will liberate the individual by offering opportunities for foundational knowledge, reflection and analysis, artistic creativity and an appreciation for the precision of scientific concepts and experiments. It stresses Bildung over Übung, emphasizing disinterested knowledge for its own sake, resisting pressures for early specialization and professionalization. Professional education is in the proud tradition of many great universities, but it is not the mission of our undergraduate college. Our students will devote some significant part of their time to special and concentrated learning, but we aspire above all that they graduate having...

Author: By William C. Kirby | Title: Dean Kirby's Letter to the Faculty on Progress of Curricular Review | 1/20/2006 | See Source »

WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL TAKE ON NANNIES? I had a nanny when my daughter was younger. She's 6 now. The nanny was a third pair of hands. You both get so knackered. But I would say to people, For heaven's sake, if you're going to have kids you've got to put the work and the time into it. Otherwise, there's no point. Once you're a mom, you're not just you anymore. You're split. It is a completely different human state. I noticed that more because I had my child when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Emma Thompson | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

...about it, declaring, "Sure, I stole, but I stole for you." He was elected Governor in 1932. Accused of breaking the law in the current debate over electronic spying, President George W. Bush has, in his own way, dared the American people to do something about it. For the sake of our Constitution, I hope they will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Snooping Damages the Nation | 1/3/2006 | See Source »

...FRESH The cosmetics maker (fresh.com) based the look of its bath and beauty collection on a kimono belonging to Sayuri, the film's protagonist. The set includes Fresh's popular Rice Face Wash, a makeup palette and bath oil laced with sake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style Watch | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...Bandra, Seijo, tel: (91-22) 2640 5555, turns out dishes with a distinctive East Asian accent?dim sum, lobster maki, hoisin duck?and features one of the most reasonably priced (and comprehensive) wine lists in India. Door staff at the adjacent bar can be picky, but persist: the sake cocktails are worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombay Dux | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

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