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While Harvard has been reconsidering the nature of Harvard's presence in Allston—including exploring the possibility of co-developing property in the neighborhood with another institution, University officials say that Gordon's departure is not part of a shift in strategy...
Once, O’Brien and Reiff attended a convention to support Evelyn F. Murphy, who was running for Mass. lieutenant governor against John F. Kerry. Kerry himself strolled over to the Murphy T-shirt clad boys and started persuading them to shift their loyalties in a “very high school politics kind of way,” Reiff recalled...
...areas, we will continue to think about how to use resources,” he says. “Do we shift resources? Do we use different funding sources...
...elected officials and regulators would have us believe that we can regulate the greed out of the markets. I promise you that it’s never going to happen. But what we can have is a shift to a corporate culture in which employees at any firm who see dishonorable behavior known to be illegal or not in the best interest of the firm are encouraged, if not rewarded, to bring their concerns to the compliance department or the company’s office of legal council. This is critically important to restore a code of honor and ethical...
...major changes shaped the University this year, one planned and one unplanned. The first was the shift in the College’s academic calendar, which most notably put fall-term exams in December and lengthened the winter break to almost five weeks. One noticeable effect was a compressed academic schedule in the fall, which made Thanksgiving break as well as the shorter reading period more stressful for students. While we originally supported the calendar change on the grounds that it could reduce stress, that was evidently not its effect this year. The administration and faculty should work to adjust...