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...fields, in both teaching and research. Externally, she has a responsibility use her bully pulpit and moral authority—both as president of Harvard and as one of the most prominent women in America—to the fullest extent.At the same time, Faust must use a light touch. If Summers’ resignation showed anything, it is that a University cannot be governed by fiat. Despite the office’s prestige, the president of Harvard has extremely limited means with which to reform the University and combat its staggering institutional inertia. Everyone must feel invested...
...alumnae filled the space, sipping on punch, eating crab puffs, and listening to laudatory speeches from deans and vaunted faculty. The Radcliffe Pitches infused the evening’s energy with their spirited harmonies. Suddenly, in the midst of the joyful chaos of that evening, I felt a hand touch my arm from the middle of the crowd. A well-dressed woman of about 50 years stepped toward me, a bit tentatively, and whispered in my ear: “I am beyond elated for you, and for this day to come to Harvard. But please do not continue saying...
...iPhone's Web widgets and browsing software will enable access to a wide range of Google applications, with built-in tools for Google Maps and searches. A number of the portal's other mobile applications, such as Google News, will also work on the iPhone, benefiting from its touch-friendly browser. And Google's newest mobile tool, an on-the-go version of its calendar program, will take advantage of the iPhone's bright colors, though Apple will offer an alternative in the form of a built-in version of its own iCal software...
...Arafat and his colleagues, exiled in distant lands, were losing touch with the Palestinian reality. By 1987 Omar and thousands of youths like him had grown impatient waiting for their saviors and launched their own uprising against the Israelis. The spark for the intifadeh, as it became known, was a Gaza traffic accident in which an Israeli driver killed several Palestinian laborers. Revolt spread all over the Palestinian territories, including Jalazon. "We burned tires in the road and threw stones," recalls Omar's friend Ismaeen, who wears a muscle shirt and has the dark, heavy-lidded eyes of an Egyptian...
...Wireless Internet connections are nothing new, but how about ordering a sandwich from your poolside lounge chair without having to summon a waiter? The W Los Angeles will test a service in June that allows guests to place an order for food, drinks, late checkout or anything else via touch-screen technology on pool furniture. Once the order is placed, it is wirelessly transmitted to the desired destination and someone delivers the requested item right to the guest. "Having something take no effort at all is becoming the ultimate amenity to luxury travelers," Starwood's Klein says...