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...tasks of parenthood, the first instinct is to keep your children safe. But there are no safety locks, no stair guards for this moment, and parents of six-year-olds and 26-year-olds find themselves confounded by their inability to do their most basic job. "I feel it has changed my relationship with my children," says George Egan, a Pittsburgh, Pa., investment banker, of the fallout from the attacks. He and his wife Annie have two sets of twins, ages 3 and 6. "When I go upstairs at night to check on them I now feel somehow less confident...
Since he took office July 1, President Lawrence H. Summers has met at least twice with top University deans to discuss major changes to the undergraduate academic program, initiating a review process that could result in an overhaul of the Core Curriculum, concentration requirements and other basic elements of the Harvard classroom experience...
...There is a legitimate concern about the ability to maintain basic department offerings, and that is why this curricular planning exercise is extremely important,” Summers told the Faculty at this week’s meeting...
Under President Pusey, Harvard grew by leaps and bounds. Pusey was a tremendous builder, planning much of the basic infrastructure of today’s University. The Science Center, Hilles Library, Leverett Towers, Mather House, the Holyoke Center and the Loeb Drama Center are among the many buildings constructed during his tenure. Pusey’s fundraising allowed Harvard to raise its operating budget from $39 million to $188 million. The University was able to double the number of endowed chairs during his term. Harvard’s endowment mushroomed from $304 million to more than $1 billion under...
...There are a lot of men with guns in Afghanistan, and they seldom get along for very long. Indeed, for the past two decades, Kalashnikovs and RPG-7 rocket launchers have been the basic tools of Afghan politics. Right now, a broad-based government probably means simply accommodating all of those strong enough to fight their way into the chamber. That may be the dictate of realpolitik. But an equilibrium of force won't be particularly stable in a land where war has become a way of life for men and boys. One outlandish recommendation to those hoping to create...