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...spite of the petition, the administration cited other barriers in addition to the costs associated with rescheduling exams: exam periods are planned two years in advance and more than 2,000 undergraduates are set to take exams on Jan. 20 for almost 40 different classes...
...personal experiences in Vichy France catalyzed his scholarship. “He wore the tragedy of the 20th century on his shoulders,” Bass said. Outside the classroom, Hoffmann sought to break down the barriers between the ivory tower and the real world. In spite of seeing the dark side of politics, Hoffmann maintained hope for the future and instilled in his students a sense of social and political responsibility. As a result, during the turblent 1960s, Hoffmann encouraged students to be politically engaged and was a staunch defender of students’ rights and anti-war activities...
...fiancée called the whole thing off last summer, and this is his “Sea Change.” That titular heartbreak inspired the wounded but flat “Heartless” and also “Paranoid,” where an insouciant-in-spite-of-it Kanye robo-raps over melted-butter synths and a soulful, multi-tracked hook. The loss that pervades “808s” also stems from the recent death of Kanye’s mother (guy’s had a rough year). On “Welcome...
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA and YALE UNIVERSITY The University of Pennsylvania and Yale University have been optimistic about their ability to maintain their operations in spite of the financial crisis. Both schools have cited prudent spending strategies that have buffered their operating budgets from short-term downturns, while saying that they will remain flexible and react to market conditions as they develop...
...away from an economy based on the secondary sector and transitioned into an era in which knowledge-based service industries dominate. In this “new economy,” those with postsecondary degrees are essential to the economic wellbeing and competitiveness of the United States. But in spite of our nation’s voracious appetite for well-educated professionals, our immigration system—specifically, the allocation of H-1B visas for gainfully employed graduates of American educational institutions—is woefully out of date. By redesigning the H-1B system, policymakers from both sides...