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...these rankings by removing itself from them, an action that would certainly have an effect on the way in which potential applicants view these rankings nationwide. Moreover, Harvard’s position as one of the nation’s preeminent universities would inspire other schools to follow suit, in the same way that Harvard’s financial aid initiative last year inspired Yale and Stanford, among others, to implement similar policies. The world of higher education is so diverse that ranking schools according to a standardized system fails to provide an accurate representation of many schools. These rankings...
...Iceland Banks Fail; Government Follows After months of protests triggered by the collapse of Iceland's economy amid the global financial crisis, its government finally joined suit on Jan. 26. It has been replaced by a new left-leaning coalition that is expected to tap Johanna Sigurdardottir to take the helm. The 66-year-old Social Affairs Minister would become the world's first openly gay woman to serve as head of state...
...banks facing insolvency, it is difficult not to wonder, Is Summers - is anyone, really - up to this herculean set of tasks at this impossible moment? And if the responsibility must fall largely on the shoulders of one man, does it have to be a guy in an ill-fitting suit who has a reputation for occasionally putting his foot in his mouth? The one who speaks in a disembodied patter while his nail-bitten fingers fiddle with his constant liquid sidekick, a can of Diet Coke? And then, just when you begin to ask yourself these questions, Summers starts speaking...
Revisiting Ariel Sharon v. TIME In his "To Our Readers" letter, managing editor Richard Stengel asserts the honesty of the magazine in its coverage of the Middle East, saying, "People still recall the libel suit we won against Ariel Sharon in 1985" [Jan. 19]. For the sake of fairness, I would like to remind you of what occurred: a New York jury held that TIME's article was defamatory and false and that TIME had acted "negligently and carelessly" but held that Sharon, my father, had been unable to prove it was written "with actual malice or reckless disregard...
...other House Masters may soon follow suit. In an interview last month, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds said more might retire in the next few years. She also said she hopes to recruit minority members of the Faculty to fill vacated positions...