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...tuition assistance, including Pell Grants. The 2005-2006 FAFSA is a five-page form that includes 127 questions embedded within seven different steps, which assesses students’ abilities to afford college. Associate Professor of Public Policy Susan M. Dynarski ’87 and Judith E. Scott-Clayton, a Kennedy School student, constructed a simplified formula through which federal aid is calculated based on two factors: income and number of dependents. Their most recent discussion paper, entitled “College Grants on a Postcard: A Proposal for Simple and Predictable Federal Student Aid,” outlines...
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and nine U.S. appeals court judges presided over a reconsideration of Dred Scott v. Sandford at Harvard Law School Saturday, determining that Scott would likely have had to remain a slave under 1850s law, but that the most significant parts of the Court’s opinion were completely erroneous...
...infamous decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Scott, and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney issued a vitriolic opinion asserting that blacks were “unfit to associate with the white race” and “had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” The decision is often blamed for inflaming the political divide over slavery and contributing to the start of the Civil...
...hearing yesterday, held on the 150th anniversary of the Court’s opinion, the 10 judges heard from lawyers and academics from across the country representing both Scott and his owner. The legal arguments centered on both whether Scott could be considered a citizen—which would determine whether he had the right to bring a suit—and whether Taney’s opinion was necessary...
...goal of the game to stretch its lead to 10. Mahler tallied the final score of the game to end the day with three total points. “Today, [Mahler and Stenmark] were the two most important players offensively on the field,” Crimson coach Scott Anderson said. “It’s nice, especially when you’re playing an aggressive, physical team, to have seniors like Brian and Carle who have poise and competitive experience that really comes out.” The statistics only tell a part of the story. Although...