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Walking across the wind-whipped plains of the forgotten city, a young Iranian woman dressed in colorful floral garbs points out a sand-dusted tower hovering in the distance like a dormant volcano under a relentless sun. "This is where we put tens of thousands of corpses over the years," she explains with a congenial smile...
...endearing and start being frustrating when they prevent one’s own success in another society. These clashes are necessary to help one understand another people’s way of life, and they are more likely to happen in the high-stakes workplace than in the ivory tower of study...
...Throughout his career, Hoffmann’s personal experiences in Vichy France catalyzed his scholarship. “He wore the tragedy of the 20th century on his shoulders,” Bass said. Outside the classroom, Hoffmann sought to break down the barriers between the ivory tower and the real world. In spite of seeing the dark side of politics, Hoffmann maintained hope for the future and instilled in his students a sense of social and political responsibility. As a result, during the turblent 1960s, Hoffmann encouraged students to be politically engaged and was a staunch defender of students?...
...center of French cement firm Lafarge, director Pascal Casanova waxes lyrical about Ductal, a super-resilient product the center has developed that he calls the "Formula One" of concrete. It's what architect Ferrier intends to use in his 807-ft. (246 m) Hypergreen tower, a project that could not be built with regular concrete...
...increased correspondence comes during a global economic crisis that has affected even the Ivory Tower. In the past few weeks, University President Drew G. Faust and FAS Dean Michael D. Smith have been sending out letters detailing news in Harvard finance—Tuesday, Faust announced a 22 percent drop in the endowment in four months from its June 30 value of $36.9 billion...