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...Washington Post and The New York Post among others. “In effect, Yale University Press is allowing violent extremists to set the terms of free speech,” wrote the Post’s editorial staff. “As an academic press that embraces the university??s motto of ‘Lux et Veritas,’ it should be ashamed...
Biomimicry might be an unfamiliar field to many undergraduates, but in 2008 it was the beneficiary of the largest gift in the University??s history, when Business School graduate Hansjörg Wyss gave $125 million to found the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. The institute seeks to “discover the engineering principles that Nature uses to build living things...[to] revolutionize healthcare and create a more sustainable world,” according to its Web site...
...million salaries for investment-portfolio jockeys, helps restore balance between the liberal arts and the sciences, and minimizes steep budget fluctuations (leading to better departmental planning and reducing cuts). Most importantly, it controls the viral hunger for ever-larger returns on capital—a hunger that subverts the university??s critical search for a “veritas” that cannot be found in the marketplace...
...announced changes come on the heels of the University??s first ever Public Service Week last month, during which University President Drew G. Faust urged the Harvard community to redouble its efforts to engage in public service, even while cautioning that the University would have difficulty committing additional funds to service-related initiatives given the current financial constraints...
Speaking to an audience with a background in the humanities and social sciences, Voorhoeve, a former fellow at the University??s Center for Ethics, focused primarily on issues raised in his new book, “Conversations on Ethics...