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...righteousness. A little more humility about the human condition and our relation to a higher power would go a long way toward healing what divides us. Carolyn D. Lewis Ocean View, Delaware, U.S. Benedict has been able to kick-start a world debate on the role of Islam vis-à-vis violence, an achievement in itself. It is only through conscience and reason - read religion - that peace and love can prevail, a goal that no political leader will ever be able to achieve. Religious leaders must teach their flocks that any jihad or struggle resulting in misery to the innocent...
...would mean recognizing that China, not “the Bush regime,” is the international menace vis-à-vis Sudan. The name of the Middle Kingdom should be on our lips—preferably as a curse—whenever Sudan is mentioned...
...forum for public discussion, with representatives talking about real issues and producing new ideas instead of congratulating themselves on following Robert’s Rules of Order.In this sense, the UC needs to do more, not less, as some of its critics have suggested. It should be more aggressive vis-à-vis the administration on issues ranging from extended dining hall hours to the selection of a new president. On many social and political issues, students are left voiceless because the UC stays silent; a new UC could express the general student spirit and opinion. At the same time...
...last chapters of Summers’ tenure—and particularly the relative remove of the Overseers from the decisions made during the final days—saw at least some Board members grow frustrated with their position vis-à-vis the Corporation, even if the lines of communication were more open than before...
...chairs present decided to create four working groups, dealing with the issues of finance, the curricular review, governance, and planning for faculty hires. Some of those subgroups ultimately reshaped FAS operations. For instance, FAS previously approved searches for hires well after Commencement. That put Harvard at a disadvantage vis-a-vis rival schools, which acted much earlier in the spring, chairs say. This year, FAS approved its new faculty searches in late May, they add.“There was a clear evolution...from the crisis of the spring semester ’05 to dealing with urgent issues facing...