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...world turned inside out on Tuesday, when short-term interest rates inched higher than long-term interest rates. That's not the natural order. On Wall Street, this rate flip-flop is known as an inverted yield curve. It's a relatively rare occurrence, and one that always drags out economic Chicken Littles. But the sky is not falling on this expansion just...
However improbable the odds at this point or modest his short-term goals, aides say, Bush still subscribes to Rove's long-held dream that his will be the transformational presidency that lays the groundwork for a Republican majority that can endure, as Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal coalition did, for a half-century or more. Once he gets past the midterm elections, Bush plans to introduce a concept that, if anything, is even more ambitious than his failed Social Security plan: a grand overhaul that would include not only that program but Medicare and Medicaid as well. Says strategist...
...Advising is extremely important, so it is very important to have a high-profile person with some authority to work to coordinate and improve it,” History Department Chair and Folger Fund Professor of History Andrew D. Gordon wrote in an e-mail. Rinere said her short-term plans include coordinating all of the College’s information about advising into a single, student-accessible place and designing a peer-advising system. Rinere also said she wants to involve more faculty in the process and to revise advisor training before September of next year. She added that...
...Harvard’s janitors will also receive three to four days of vacation during the winter recess or an equal amount of time off at another point during the year, as well as six to 12 sick days, depending on seniority. The contract also provides for 100 percent short-term disability coverage to custodians who have worked at Harvard for at least seven years, up from 75 percent. The University will also make a $300,000 contribution to an education and training fund for SEIU members. The contract stipulates that Harvard will also continue to work, during the next...
Seniors who give to Senior Gift are not making short-term statements of their political values. Nor are they endorsing the ephemeral political situation at the University or around the globe. Senior Gift is about the belief that a Harvard education should be available to everyone. It is bigger than any individual or cause. Students who refrain from giving to Senior Gift are not punishing the leadership of the University; they are only punishing those most in need. So, in an attempt to frame the debate before another graduating class is led astray, we want to express our support...