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...members’ children—at these schools or another undergraduate institution—Harvard offers no tuition discounts to professors’ progeny.According to Lisa Martin, chair of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Standing Committee on Women, Harvard’s “tuition assistance?? consists of interest free loans to help with education at any institution.Princeton pays half tuition at any undergraduate institution for the children of faculty who have been employed at the school for at least five years. And Yale offers a 50 percent tuition discount at undergraduate institutions...
...other hand, American officials stress that humanitarian assistance??food, water and medical care—will not be cut off. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has even said that the U.S. hopes to increase its humanitarian aid to Palestinians...
...vigilance in a matter of days. Following Katrina, the cronyism and corruption of power that spawned the likes of Michael Brown were exposed, leading to his removal from the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Congress also expedited the provision of more than $50 billion in federal assistance??an impressive feat, considering that last year the government was unwilling to honor a request for just a sliver of that amount for hurricane and flood programs in New Orleans. In both cases, being thrust squarely in the face of disaster seems to have inspired the government to redefine...
...members, face family-related pressures, too. Like faculty, they juggle family responsibilities, need daycare, need flexible work arrangements, need to cover tuition costs for their college-aged kids, and most certainly could use interest-free loans to do so. Once again, “an extra little bit of assistance?? for the privileged members of the Harvard community and nothing for Harvard workers and their families, is a gracious plenty, just the right amount, the perfect balance—as far as Summers is concerned...
Fourth, Summers said the University should provide “an extra little bit of assistance?? to scientists with young children—in the form of a technician or a research aide—so that faculty members can spend less time in the laboratory and more time with their families...