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...Dean Michael D. Smith formed the groups in May to outline potential reductions or ways to restructure their respective divisions—student life, College academics, the humanities, the sciences, the social sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences...
...social sciences working group, chaired by social science dean Stephen M. Kosslyn, has already met several times well into the summer. According to working group member and Economics Department Chair John Y. Campbell, the group is about to start the second phase of their discussions in September...
...Kennedy's later involvement with one of Derry's most famous sons repaired much of the damage caused by his earlier comments. During the 1980s, Kennedy became a close friend of John Hume, a Nobel Peace laureate and former leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party. For Hume, a key part of ending the conflict in Northern Ireland was persuading hard-line Irish-American groups that had donated money to the IRA during the Troubles - the period of sectarian violence that claimed more than 3,600 lives between the '60s and '80s - to support the fledgling peace process...
...very difficult decision," says Peter Perham, Mike's father. "What's different with Laura is that by being away from home at such a young age, I would worry she's going to miss out on lots of important social interaction. Not to mention what the reception will be like when a 13-year-old shows up on a boat by herself in foreign countries...
...According to some experts, there is a rampant illegal trade in doctor titles in Germany, preying on people's desire to gain the social kudos that comes with getting a Ph.D. "The investigation in Cologne is just the tip of the iceberg," says Manuel René Theisen, professor of business administration at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. "Around a dozen academic consultancies have been on the market for years offering Ph.D.s for money." Theisen says he estimates that of the 25,000 doctorates awarded each year in Germany, up to 1,000 are obtained through illicit means. "The consultancies...