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...some 26 years ago. On June 8, 1978, Russian dissident-author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn stood on the dais and soberly warned the West that it was losing the struggle against Communism. He attributed this largely to “spiritual exhaustion,” a “decline in courage?? and a profound “loss of will power...
...says he’s pleased at how close the spring transfer class has become—about 16 of the 20 transfers showed up for most events. He says most transfers feel overwhelmed at first, but the program attempts to give them the “tools and courage?? to become fully integrated into the Harvard community. Often those “tools” are just basic information about the core, concentrations and other Harvard peculiarities. But there’s one golden rule the transfers learn: “play the transfer card...
Schumer praised Democrats for their “amazing courage?? in carrying out the controversial filibuster of judicial nominee Miguel Estrada, who was being considered for a position on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
...President John F. Kennedy ’40 been able to write about the present-day administration of the school bearing his name, he would have had to choose a word other than “courage?? for the title of his book. How else to explain the absence of student input in the decision to honor Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney by naming him 2003 commencement speaker at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government...
...stand in solidarity with these brave students. Speaking out so bluntly takes great courage??Iran has a long history of persecuting those who oppose the current regime. In 1999, after a week of similar protests over the closing of a pro-reform newspaper, hard-line vigilantes attacked university dormitories and killed one student. Many of the student leaders were suppressed and jailed. This time, Ayatollah Khamenei again issued official warnings and threatened to use force. Fortunately, this did not deter the students...