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...University of California at Los Angeles. When he announced his departure, Orfield called UCLA “a more conducive atmosphere to studying civil rights.”His departure caused 108 GSE doctoral students to submit an open letter to GSE Dean Kathleen McCartney, which led to last week??s meeting. The letter called Orfield’s departure and the recent departure of other professors studying civil rights and race “particularly devastating.”Students’ “academic preparation and future scholarship are at risk...if such issues...
...money for Tasers,’ then we’ll go out and buy them.” “All that was was an informational meeting to show the community what we’re planning down the line,” he said of last week??s forum. Cambridge City Councillor Michael A. Sullivan, co-chair of the Public Safety Committee, said that the City Council is waiting for more information on how the “public process works”—specifically, the level of CPD consultation with the public...
...We’re going to keep talking about cheaper textbooks and coursepacks until somebody listens,” Sundquist said. The textbook plan passed unanimously and with little discussion, but yesterday’s UC meeting was not bereft of contention. Subject to debate was last week??s legislation in support of the “UC rides” program, which was passed to facilitate the arrangement of collective student transport to Logan airport. The council’s support of the program sparked e-mails condemning the use of UC funding for such a venture...
...topic of discussion at last week??s meeting was the recently-released Compact on Teaching and Learning at Harvard. The report acknowledged Harvard’s vast pedagogical shortcomings bluntly, writing that with regard to teaching at Harvard “the gap between precept and practice may be especially worrisome.” Framed as a compact between students and teachers, the report offered 18 concrete recommendations. These included adjusting compensation for teaching quality, increasing the importance of teaching in decisions regarding promotions, and providing feedback to professors through peer evaluation and mandatory CUE evaluations...
...NECVA), ranked 10th nationally by the AVCA, entered the match with confidence. MIT proved comparable to Harvard in team kills, knocking out 49 and 52, respectively. But in total blocks, the Engineers trailed far behind, registering only seven, while the Crimson turned out 17. Sophomore Brady Weissbourd, last week??s Hay Division Player of the Week, produced 10 blocks—over half of Harvard’s total for the night. Weissbourd also added 13 kills.Co-captain Laurence Favrot earned 12 kills, and senior Andy Nelson (nine kills) tallied a percentage of .615—the highest...