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...best for one person won’t be best for another,” Lewis said in a written statement. “So I approve of transparency, but tend not to assign to much significance to one-dimensional rankings,” U.K. schools saw a widespread drop in rankings this year, with top universities Cambridge and Oxford falling behind Yale to third and fourth place. Higher education observers in England worry that their universities will continue to fall behind American peers due to their comparative poverty. Oxford’s endownment stands at a fifth the size...
...This is our challenge today.” CAPITALISM IN DANGER?A panel moderated by Business School professor Michael E. Porter further explored the difficulties currently facing capitalism.Thierry J. Breton, the former French minister of economy, finance, and industry, emphasized the importance of understanding why there exists widespread discontent with capitalism.“We want a better life for ourselves and for our children. That is what capitalism is all about,” Breton said. “People want healthcare and education, but with which money? People are mad because they don’t know...
...upon returning to Massachusetts from her grandmother’s house in Delhi, asked, “Daddy, why are we here? Nothing is ever happening here.” Afterward, Goldman inquired about the role of diaspora communities in economic development while Pande brought up the impact of widespread corruption on entrepreneurship. As moderator, Bhabha injected a fair amount of humor into the proceedings, yet he also provided one of the most probing questions: “Why is the China-India question such a hot topic?” Once audience members were invited to participate, the lively...
...outright alarming: students who register in their college town could be ineligible to be claimed as dependents on their parents' tax returns and might be in danger of losing tuition scholarships. The problem, according to youth-voter advocates and the IRS, was that these dire warnings were incorrect. After widespread outrage, the registrars backed off. But experts worry that the resulting confusion could sour first timers on voting altogether. "It's creating somewhat of a chilling effect," says Steve Fenberg, executive director of the youth civic action group New Era Colorado...
...better strategy might be to cut at the roots of this dissatisfaction with the central government. The Taliban has capitalized on widespread disillusion with corrupt, centrally appointed officials to recruit to its cause. Few Afghans feel that they have an adequate outlet for settling grievances, like land disputes, so they are more likely to turn to Taliban courts that have sprung up in government vacuums. Real reconciliation, says Nathan, should be taking place at the grass roots, with Afghans who have become alienated from the government. If they can be persuaded that the government is looking after their needs, they...