Word: thrifts
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...world's top 50 universities by 2015, the University of Warwick - ranked 57th, according to the U.K. Times Higher Education Supplement list, as it approaches its 50th birthday - plans to permanently host branches of three or four overseas research universities on its site in the heart of England. Nigel Thrift, Warwick's vice-chancellor, won't say which universities it has in its sights; negotiations with North American and Asian institutions are ongoing. But its "International Quarter," he says, will pursue "proper, long-lasting collaborations with three or four institutions around the world, rather than...
Crucial in fleshing out Warwick's goals was input from its Council, the university's executive body, drawn largely from professions outside academia. Lay members, many working in business and industry, "add an enormous amount to the institution," says Thrift. Indeed, many U.S. and U.K. universities pack their governing bodies with external members; the LSE, for instance, "is, technically speaking, a company," says Howard Davies, its director. "The university has always had something like a corporate board...
...nature vs. nurture. But there is not much difference between nature and nurture when it comes to fairness. Maybe your parents passed on great genes, or they passed on a few million dollars, or they were just terrific people who taught you the values of thrift and hard work. Even in the case of thrift and hard work, how much credit do you deserve for inheriting those fine values? How is it different from inheriting good genes? Answer: it's not much different...
...fourth since 2006. In addition to a spread of English muffins and crème brûlée French toast, hundreds of articles of clothing were up for exchange at the transformed Women’s Center, which was styled to mimic the feel of a trendy thrift store. There were plenty of semi-naked ladies trying on clothing in the makeshift dressing room. As a part of the event, women bring their own clothing donations in order to exchange it for what others have brought. Whatever is leftover is donated to charity...
What's valued at more than $231 billion? Answer: the assets of some 3.8 million current and former federal employees, everyone from letter carriers to U.S. Senators, whose retirement funds are socked away in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), one of the largest and fastest-growing 401(k)-style funds in the U.S. If Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut has his way, the TSP will soon radically alter the way it picks some of its stocks. Lieberman told TIME he will introduce legislation to give all TSP participants the option to disinvest in companies that do business in or with...