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Self-segregation occurs when, for whatever reason, members of a racial or ethnic group isolate themselves from the greater community. In a Crimson dining hall survey of 45 students, about 58 percent of students believe Harvard to be at least somewhat self-segregated. But self-segregation is a loaded term: it implies something is wrong with the way in which people interact with each other. “A lot of people would take issue with using that sort of language. Many people, myself included, feel that there is a space for individual communities on campus,” says...

Author: By Sachi A. Ezura, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Great Divide? | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard Foundation is housed in a low-ceilinged three-room office in Thayer Basement. It’s the kind of space that’s bright and welcoming, and yet has not been particularly well publicized on campus. In a Crimson survey conducted for this article, about 61 percent of students said they had heard of the Harvard Foundation, but only 30 percent knew what...

Author: By Sachi A. Ezura, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Great Divide? | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

Earlier this month, Forbes estimated Gates’ wealth at $56 billion. He has led the magazine’s annual survey of billionaires since...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bill Gates To Speak at Commencement | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

...dozen private colleges are waiting for the final draft of a letter they will probably sign and send within the next few weeks to their counterparts at 570 or so small to midsize schools asking whether they would be willing to pull out of the U.S. News survey, stop filling out part of it, stop advertising their ranking or, most important, help come up with more relevant data to provide as an alternative. Says an early draft: "By acting collectively, we intend to minimize institutional risk and maximize public benefit." Translation: We can't afford to go solo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The College Rankings Revolt | 3/21/2007 | See Source »

...case for expeditious introduction of universal suffrage has been built on the aspirations of the Hong Kong people. Yet survey after survey has shown that compared to issues such as housing, the environment, employment and education, universal suffrage rarely makes it into the top five of the public's priorities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Child of the Motherland | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

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