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...Germany, Bismarck fused 25 kingdoms and duchies into the Second Reich. In the U.S., the Civil War ended with the Union restored. Step two was rampant economic growth, with all three overtaking the established powers in the production of iron, steel and energy?those industries that would soon yield guns, bombs and ships. Step three: expansion and war. The Japanese took on Russia, China and, in 1941, the United States. The Germans made two bids for hegemony in World Wars I and II. Though a democracy, the U.S. itself could not resist the lure of empire, grabbing Cuba...
...integral part of what makes Harvard unique—and what has made it into the storied institution it is today—is its habit of taking big risks that yield even bigger results. One area in which Harvard’s innovation and leadership has been particularly visionary has been the fight to increase access to higher education. The fledgling Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) program, of which we are student coordinators, is a continuation of this legacy, and in its brief lifespan it has been wildly successful. But if Harvard is to be open to students...
...slightly lower yield leads more open spots in the Class of 2010, “we’d love to take 50 to 100 students off the waiting list,” Fitzsimmons said...
Fitzsimmons also said that he doubts that the recent turmoil at the University’s highest ranks—including the resignation of its president and the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—will affect the College’s yield...
...after University President Lawrence H. Summers’ comments on women in science aroused a controversy that made headlines worldwide, the College’s yield rose by one percentage point over the previous year to 78.5 percent...