Word: topicalism
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Torrid is obviously hitting a sweet spot--and the timing could not be better for its 361-store parent, Hot Topic, which is hitting some growth bumps in its namesake brand. The $336 million-a-year company, based in City of Industry, Calif., will add 15 Torrid stores this year. "It's about style, not about size," notes Hot Topic CEO Betsy McLaughlin, who says the idea for Torrid blossomed out of pleas from Hot Topic customers for larger-size merchandise. In North Attleboro, Mass., store manager Amy Lynn, 23, who sports purple-streaked hair and a tongue stud, says...
Specific requirements for each certificate vary, but each requires coursework and an honors thesis that connect the certificate topic to the larger concentration...
...during my first year as a student in HMS. Its purpose is to encourage students from the various graduate and professional schools to meet and discuss issues in health policy. The centerpiece of the Caucus’ activities is a yearly Policy Roundtable Series, where we focus on one topic over a period of months and hold panel discussions at the various Harvard campuses...
...should align the academic calendars of all of its graduate schools —or at minimum, put all classes on the same time schedule. It should reduce barriers to cross-registration, allow cross-registration on the web and publish a centralized calendar of events at Harvard, searchable by topic, and available to all students and faculty on the web. This infrastructure, along with a strong commitment to promoting cross-disciplinary exchange, is essential for equipping Harvard and its graduates with the tools necessary for the most perplexing problems of today and tomorrow...
Last year, when grade inflation was an operatic solo that Harvey “C-minus” Mansfield sang to an empty theater, I promised myself that I wouldn’t write about the topic. Why validate the argument through response? Why try to use logic with a man who found it sound and reasonable to claim that manliness is the world’s most admirable virtue and that the introduction of minority students leads to a downward GPA spiral...