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...With the firm backing of the Corporation and similar encouragement from the veteran Gergen, Summers was in no rush to yield to the growing calls for a more thorough apology, the sources said. And he gave little to no consideration to the requests for a transcript of his remarks on women in science...
...that illustrates the caution that students must be prepared to take when traveling abroad to certain places. Police states like Zimbabwe—with unpredictable laws and where tactics like arrest may be veiled attempts at extorting bribes from foreigners—are uniquely dangerous. But their study can yield uniquely valuable insights. Bakshi’s research will add to the scholarly community at Harvard in a way that would not have been possible without his first hand interviews and primary source materials. Though riskier than a summer at the Sorbonne, these sorts of opportunities abroad should continue...
...Quibble all you want about things like the deficit and inverted yield curve. In general, the fundamentals look pretty good. Arguably, the only thing missing from this market has been a healthier psychology, wich is understandable, given how long stocks have suffered. But just maybe a round number like Dow 11,000 will finally get investors to think about the upside of stocks again. If so, there are trillions of dollars in money market accounts, trillions more possibly looking to get out of real estate, and another trillion-plus of buying power collecting dust at private equity firms-much...
...only acceptable course of action, then, is to preserve the status quo; make those students who want to study accounting schlep out to MIT to do so, and let aspiring performers get their training on their own time. A Harvard education is something special—as peer institutions yield to pressure from their students to offer courses in “pre” everything, this College insists that even those students who know their vocational destinies broaden their range of skills and experiences beyond those which are absolutely necessary for the rest of their lives. That, after...
...flavored with marzipan, chocolate and nougat cream, the same ingredients as Mozart Kugel candy. Not everyone approves. Gérard Mortier, the current director of the Paris Opera who headed the Salzburg festival for a decade in the 1990s, says he worries that the Mozart anniversary year "won't yield much. To the contrary, I fear it might turn Mozart into an event. Instead of really delving into Mozart's depth, it will just make him more superficial." Mortier is also critical of the Salzburg festival's plans. "What interest could there be in playing Mozart's 22 operas? None...