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...size of the Faculty.History lecturer Adam G. Beaver, who is also the department’s assistant director of undergraduate studies, said the FAS administration took a “very drastic measure early” by freezing most of its running faculty searches.“The long-term health of the University lies with the long-term strength of its faculty,” said Economics Department Chair James H. Stock. “That requires ongoing hiring and recruiting.”Some professors expressed anxiety that the administration may seek to eliminate faculty positions...
...those singers with an extremely mature voice at this point,” he says. “It is really good to have the extra year to develop musically and intellectually as well as physically.” In discussing his long term goals, Kapusta has decided to pursue a career as a classical singer, but he would be open to any other opportunities that present themselves. “Whether the singing works out ultimately or not,” he says, “I want to have a career in music somehow...
...said Cambridge has fared “pretty well” in the recession, and that he hoped the report was the first indication of an upturn in the national economy. In order to foster economic recovery, Seidel said the state government should help the banking industry, make long-term investments in infrastructure, and support people who were negatively impacted by recession through basic social supports. According to MassBenchmarks Co-editor Alan Clayton-Matthews, the current index looks at gross state product, employment, unemployment rate, state withholding taxes, and state sales taxes, while the leading index takes into account consumer...
...achievement gap in education between white and minority students has not narrowed significantly since 2004, according to data released earlier this week from a national test of 26,000 students that tracks long-term trends in reading and math proficiency. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which the National Center for Education Statistics has published every four years since the early 1970s, show that while young minorities have made academic gains, concurrent improvements in the performance of white students have kept the achievement gap consistently wide. Among high-school-age students, that gulf translated to a roughly...
...there is one term in popular music that exemplifies misnomer, it is “supergroup.” Coined to describe Cream, a band whose members did their best work together, its meaning has changed radically over the years, such that any assortment of has-beens are dubbed a “supergroup” when they are anything but. To mention two supergroups of this decade, Audioslave euthanized the fury and passion of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine into dull, MOR post-grunge, while Velvet Revolver strengthened the case for a mandatory retirement age for heavy metal...