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...out.The Gazette’s conspicuous near-ignorance of the furor that engulfed the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) for the past 15 months is not surprising given Summers’ influence on the University’s public relations apparatus.Summers, who became Harvard president after a year-and-a-half as President Bill Clinton’s Treasury secretary, quickly became known for a “Washington-style” attitude toward the media.It was that style, some say, that contributed to his increasing alienation from the Faculty and his ultimate downfall this semester. ACADEMIA?...
...while the University’s governance structure is unlikely to change, the crises of the past year-and-a-half appear to have revealed potential points of tension between the Corporation and the Overseers...
...corporations linked to the Sudanese government, including PetroChina and Sinopec. Amherst College made a similar decision to divest from 19 Sudan-linked companies—including Sinopec—last month. A United Nations official estimated last March that at least 180,000 people have died during a year-and-a-half of conflict in the Darfur region. —Staff writer Alexander H. Greeley can be reached at agreeley@fas.harvard.edu...
...perfectly honest, I’m terrified. After a year-and-a-half at Harvard, I’ve just about had it with Quad residents’ constant complaints about their quality-of-life. With their newfound prominence high atop major campus organizations secure, Quadlings are now in an ideal position to hijack advocacy agendas, focusing on issues that privilege the 20 percent of Harvardians who live within spitting distance of Somerville...
Meselson left high school a year-and-a-half early, and never earned a diploma because he hadn’t taken the three requisite physical education classes. He entered the University of Chicago, and graduated with a degree in philosophy because at the time the school didn’t offer bachelor’s degrees in chemistry. But he didn’t give up on biology...