Word: strengthen
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...consistent with his many public statements on the subject, spoke of the great need to deal with issues stemming from the war on terrorism within the existing academic framework. Summers has repeatedly spoken of the unique leadership role Harvard plays in America and so he has sought to strengthen the standing of students who wish to serve their country in the military. Recently, the CSS worked with Brian R. Smith ’02, who successfully lobbied the Reserve Officers Training Corps to accept a Harvard course on war for credit...
...this role to be largely ceremonial, Galluccio approached this opportunity for leadership with refreshing vigor. He brought significant reforms to the school department, including important changes in assignment policies that will increase socioeconomic diversity in classrooms as well as structural changes at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School that will strengthen the effectiveness of the “smaller learning communities” within the larger school...
Hogle said he hopes to strengthen the sense of community in the House, which is open to both graduate students and undergraduates living off-campus, but said he has no major plans for change...
...addition to diversifying the roster of tour guides, McGrath Lewis said that taking over guide selection will strengthen the admissions office’s coordination of tours. Feedback from visitors to Byerly Hall had indicated that tours were sometimes seen as redundant following information session presentations...
Person of the Week Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has granted himself sweeping new constitutional powers that strengthen his ability to thwart political opponents, including exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf, an army general, still maintains he is a force for democracy in Pakistan. But there can be no fair elections under his reforms...