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...academia. The preeminent scholar of national security and civil-military relations died of congestive heart failure and complications related to diabetes on Martha’s Vineyard in December. He was 81. Huntington, who taught at Harvard for 58 years before retiring in 2007, was a gentle, yet quietly serious, presence in the government department, where he left behind a legacy of academic integrity and devotion to undergraduate education, colleagues said. “He was so brilliant that you wanted to learn as much as you could from him and try to be as honest and as serious about...
...Sotomayor debate has been polluted by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, who claim, ridiculously, that the judge is a racist. That sort of rant is so-o-o 20th century. Beneath the pollution, however, is a serious policy question that needs to be resolved: With an African-American President and a polychromatic society moving toward racial (if not economic) equity, why do we still need preferences enshrined in law? (See pictures of Sotomayor...
...says, referencing the first round of budget cuts—including possible limits to shuttle service and the elimination of hot breakfast in upperclassman Houses during the week—which many students protested, saying the cuts disproportionately affected student life. “I raised serious concerns about this first phase of this process, and they know that, but they made the decision and they’re the decision makers and that’s the way it goes and then you react,” Flores says.In meetings with Hammonds and Smith (Flores estimates that...
...then report to the board as a whole. And they will not have to wait in Lamont Café anymore. The committee recommends that students have a private alcove in which they can wait with their advisor, Sundquist said.The advisory committee’s recommendations also suggest that less serious cases not be sent to the Ad Board. Instead, House administrators should handle smaller cases, the committee encouraged, doling out official “House warnings” as punishments.According to Losick, a former Ad Board member, going before the board can be a punishment in itself in cases, when...
...Harvard College is only one part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, but the impact of the present financial crisis on the whole of FAS and, in turn, on Harvard College and the House system presents a serious challenge to the Harvard community...