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Summers said that the trend of granting tenure to more faculty from within is partly responsible for this year’s impressive yield. With roots in the University and the Boston area, such professors are often more likely to accept Harvard’s offer...
Meanwhile, the economist Summers cited improvements this year on several indices, including undergraduate admissions yield, class diversity and faculty acceptance of tenure offers...
...take exception to Klein's assertion that Bush is a "deft politician with big ideas and with the guts to take risks that can yield great victories." It was not a big idea or much of a risk to wage war against Iraq's ragtag military. Bush might have scared the bejeezus out of cream puffs like Iran and Syria, but North Korea turned Bush's pre-emption doctrine on its ear and obtained meetings with the U.S. Besides wage war and cut taxes, what has Bush done? PHIL KENNY Colorado Springs, Colo...
...fermented product somewhat similar to wine?infuses many important holidays and traditions here, not to mention poetry and cuisine. My father, an American who has lived in Japan for four decades, drinks it hot every night with dinner. My hometown, Kobe, produces nearly a third of the industry's yield. My mother's side of the family is even in the sake business. Still, until recently I never cared much for the stuff. Its strong smell, fiery aftertaste and old-fashioned image seemed about as alluring as my grandfather's hair tonic...
...year after some worried that the highly-publicized conflict between former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 and University President Lawrence H. Summers would hurt the University’s reputation among minorities, the percentage yield for black students increased 4.7 points, up to 65.9 percent. This figure marks the highest black yield in at least five years...