Word: tenors
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...that has been spilled over Drew G. Faust’s election as President of Harvard University four months ago, the tenor of her presidency remains largely a mystery. It is clear that she is a woman accustomed to being in a man’s world: first as a historian of the antebellum South, then as an administrator, and now as a woman in a 367-year succession of 27 men. And her scholarship, charm, judgment, fundraising ability, administrative skill, and vision were all abundantly on display during her six years as dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced...
...only do these actions cause the tenor of the debate to sink, but those not involved in the discussion are put off. This is particularly damaging given the current rancorous political culture. Now, more than ever, universities need to serve as forums for intelligent and well-reasoned discussions about the serious problems our country faces...
...system does not work simply by existing. All the benefits that students derive from being associated with a House, in fact, can be traced to the hard work and caring of house tutors and, ultimately, House masters. The administrative and symbolic leaders of their houses, House masters set the tenor that gives each House a distinctive personality and, more broadly, determines whether the House succeeds or fails. Residents of Quincy House witnessed the community-building power of House masters this year, as interim house masters Helmholtz Professor of Health Sciences Lee and Deborah J. Gehrke filled in for Clowes Professor...
...tenor among current Harvard coaches is notably more benign. Walsh calls the system “a challenge,” and Saretsky deems the heavy reliance on standardized test scores a “necessary evil.” But they, like the others interviewed, do not recommend any serious change...
...candidates of all ilks are distancing themselves from President Bush’s policies. The President has made clear his aversion for timetables for withdrawal from Iraq. But even if he continues to wield his veto and Congress lacks the votes to override him, he must realize, from the tenor of the current campaigns and debate in Congress, that it’s high time to scale back the number of American troops in the region. Even if he is averse to withdrawal on Congress’s terms, he should do so on his own. Although Bush claims that...