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...modicum of self-governance in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is in some respects an attempt to return to Harvard’s historically decentralized administrative structure.If the Faculty does take control of the dean search, that would infringe upon the president’s traditional sphere of influence.Yet, while yesterday’s proposal in some senses upends the standard dean selection process, it also highlights the reality that—even when Lawrence H. Summers has named his deans himself—the president has had little control over the administrators he places in office.UNWRITTEN RULES?...
...Montgomery City Bus Lines, which became a national issue when Rosa Parks made her stand in that city in 1955. After that incident, the Dexter Avenue church became a growing meeting place for civil rights activists. Soon, King's life and legacy began to take shape in a public sphere, while at home four children would soon enter the their household...
...Joshua Miller says. “Here…I have time to sit and play my guitar and relax.”But, even if they didn’t directly participate, students say they have valued their exposure to Harvard’s vast extracurricular sphere.“Being here has given me a very strange feeling about my own place and what I’ve wanted to do with my life,” Hattier says. “I had this set plan on what I was going to do based on being...
...Helms, Patrick Leahy and Orrin Hatch; former World Bank president Jim Wolfensohn; Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers) to cement relationships and encourage the sense that at least on one issue, everyone could break bread. Spouses were invited, and to spice things up, Bono might ask a friend from another sphere, like Jordan's Queen Noor, to drop by. "Your first responsibility is not to be dull," he says. "Why don't the poor deserve flash in their representation...
...bigot” and fans of his work are “unhinged.” From critics who cast themselves as the truly enlightened and compassionate, these are curious words to describe a wildly popular work of children’s literature. In the public sphere, though, once religion is involved, the rhetorical gloves and most aspects of logical thought are inevitably set aside...