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Beyond the scope of the American continent there are far more concerning matters involving global survival that took place in the last week. On Sept. 19, government officials in Jakarta, Indonesia shut down the Ragunan Zoo when tests on 27 exotic birds revealed that 19 were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza, better known as the bird flu virus. According to authorities a woman in the area also died of the illness, while four children lay in hospital after appearing to contract the deadly disease. Perhaps even more concerning, the zoo hosted tens of thousands of guests this past weekend...
...court were to hold that the Solomon Amendment is unconstitutional because schools have absolute freedom to determine education policies, then you can imagine a subsequent case citing that precedent to reduce the scope of—or even invalidate—Title IX’s funding contingency...
...classroom rather than within it. With a tenure system that consistently rewards external recognition rather than teaching excellence, the result is that student-dedicated faculty members are lost and students get shortchanged. The University must take a hard look at its hiring and tenure policies well beyond the limited scope of “pedagogy,” and commit to retaining quality educators. Otherwise, the prestige that Harvard gains in famous faculty members will only continue to be undermined by the declining undergraduate education, and eventually our degree will become little more than just another piece of paper that...
...good intentions of legislators, but please spare us. For a lawyer who routinely argues before the Supreme Court, questions of amateurs are easily deflectable. Such an imperfect method shall yield nothing the nominee chooses not to reveal. An educated proposal to fix the confirmation system is beyond the scope of this editorial however...
...restructuring in Mass. Hall is part of a broader initiative to expand the size and scope of the central administration...