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...strong growth of defense spending. That defense buildup contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the successful end to the cold war,” Feldstein wrote in an e-mail. Feldstein teaches Economics 2490, “The Economics of National Security,” and taught Social Analysis 10, “Principles of Economics,” for more than two decades. Weinberger received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, in 1987, the year he left the Defense Department.In 1992, Weinberger faced a federal indictment for lying...
...full-time teachers. It is no secret that the best researchers are not always the best teachers. By hiring top-notch teachers to look at the big picture of a course—particularly the new Courses in General Education—students would get courses that are better taught and organized. This is not to say that lecturers should assume responsibility for all courses; those faculty who are interested and have broad expertise should be encouraged to teach, and we certainly prefer that tenured faculty teach as many undergraduate courses as possible.But when Harvard does not have a faculty...
...popular offered at Columbia Business School, where Rao has been an adjunct professor since 2000. Up to 200 students apply for 40 spots. Students have been so moved by his message, they started an informal alumni club to preserve the passion as they go on to conquer commerce. Rao taught last fall at London Business School, where he won another set of fans. "It's a very intense course," says Mar Doncel, who works in investment banking and took his course in London. "You do it with a lot of love...
...sabbatical from Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y., where he has taught the course since 1994, is expanding his mission beyond business students. A book based on his principles, Are You Ready to Succeed?, was published early this year, and he recently started teaching seminars based on this course for the public...
...When the President's brother swept into office in 1998, the first thing he did was to radically change they way Florida's youngest students were taught by ending social promotion and demanding high-stakes achievement tests. He also eventually got a general merit pay system passed, but its implementation has long been stymied by bureacratic snafus, teacher opposition and a lack of funding. So with only nine months left in his term, the popular governor must now convince state lawmakers of a sweeping vision that includes the nation's first statewide program linking teacher pay directly with students' test...