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...reduced plan is an advisable short-term plan, but there are those who say that we shouldn’t do the reduced plan if we can do the larger, long-term plan,” Dingman said. “You’d undo what you’d just fixed...
Given the obstacles the administration must overcome to build anything in Allston—high costs, difficult town/gown negotiations and the moving pre-existing athletic facilities—Quadlings will stay put for at least another decade. But until the move, the tug of war between short-term appeasement of Quad residents and the long-term relocation of housing will be a major drain on the College’s administrative energy—and its coffers...
...College has three options to remedy the segregation of the Quad. The short-term plan is to preserve the Quad and pursue integration. However, this stopgap approach conflicts financially and geographically with the two longer-term strategies. One of Summers’ proposals is to eliminate the Quad and move all undergraduate housing to the river; alternately, the buildings vacated by FAS sciences and the education school could be converted to undergraduate residences close to the Yard. Summers says reconfiguring that space for Houses would be challenging. “It doesn’t appear that there are feasible...
Fisher said that efforts by faculty over the past year to suggest ideas for the short-term future of science in Cambridge had been “denigrated” by Summers and Hyman and noted that the provost’s previous committee on science in Allston had met infrequently...
...least three schools and visit them with your child. See where he or she feels comfortable. Tour the classrooms during school hours, if possible. Many parents, even those seeking the full cultural immersion experience for their children, will end up focusing on schools that cater to international students. Short-term postings in London, Paris or Geneva often call for international schools because it means the kids won't have to make a transition into an entirely new system. With the high cost of private education and many companies cutting down on expat benefits, more parents are also looking at less...