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...Whenever the topic of the radical faction is broached to union leaders, they typically emphasize the group’s small representation within a sprawling community. “It’s pretty clear that the vast majority of members of the union believe in a thoughtful, constructive approach,” Jaeger says carefully when asked about Reform HUCTW...
...safe either. Effects of the budget problems started at the top with the Faculty, with the option of early retirements being offered to older professors in an effort to save money. While some benefit exists in younger faculty being given more responsibility and power in Harvard’s vast departments the faculty buyout further strains the school’s academic offerings, cutting into its core mission. This is especially problematic given that the early retirement plan came along with dramatically reduced hiring of new faculty. The cuts and policy decisions that have been made so far have been...
Whenever I speak about this to middle and high school students, I am struck by how surprising they find it. To the vast majority, science is solely about answers—the material that’s sandwiched between the covers of their textbooks. It’s understandable. For the most part, we teach science as if it were a technical trade: Learn these facts about cells. Memorize these equations describing motion. Balance these reactions that underlie oxidation. And then demonstrate competence by passing an exam. With this lopsided focus on the end points of research, the scientific explorations...
...growth for me was equally vast. I learned Apple Computers, local area networks, email, venture capital, diversity training, thinking outside the box on a daily basis and much, much more. Most importantly, I learned how valuable it is to be forced—or to force oneself—to rethink old assumptions. Certainly, I had never thought of myself as being “entrepreneurial” or a “risk taker,” but putting those labels aside freed me to effect real change...
...polyurethane on a student’s desk is no more or less important than the books on it. The vast majority of Harvard students will spend their lives toiling with their minds. We will find employment as professors, lawyers, businessmen, authors, artists, and politicians. We should remember that these professions are still crafts; they are still assemblies of knowledge which have been passed down through generations in order to express the constructive urge that makes humanity special. Harvard, after all, is a trade school for the craft of thinking, and its students are no more than a privileged class...