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...undergraduates might appreciate their liberal arts education, Ager says that students may be unprepared to enter the workforce due to the lack of business classes at Harvard. “It’s very foolish to think that anybody could start any sort of enterprise without having some basic knowledge of accounting and finance,” he says. “Can you learn? Eventually you can. But I think that you’re at a significant disadvantage to these other students from these others schools who have these backgrounds because they understand finance, they understand...
...Douglas A. Melton soberly told the Faculty when he presented a docket item. Papers rustled. IN THE DOGHOUSE In his presentation of the report of the Task Force on the Arts, English Professor and Task Force Chair Stephen J. Greenblatt volleyed numerous faculty concerns, ranging from the need for basic painting courses to the lack of consultation with departments in the writing of the report. But Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes had music on his mind—namely the dulcet tones of the choir that sings in Memorial Church every Sunday. After Greenblatt’s presentation...
...Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy.Her years of experience in both positions have given her a “unique breadth of experience” in managing both research and industrial labs, Capasso said. “She is a world-class scientist, capable of managing from basic science and applied research to talking to business units and handling communications,” he added.Murray is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is serving as president of the American Physical Society this...
Wikipedia, I would make a donation, which is more cost-effective.” Alexander P. Biega ’10, however, said that publishing Wikipedia articles in book form is a “fantastic idea” that would be “easy to use for basic info.” Many in the Harvard community expressed concern over the fact that any Wikipedia user can edit the content of articles, which they say undermines its reliability in an academic setting. Stephen Pinker, an acclaimed Harvard psychology professor, said, “I think Wikipedia...
...argument has won little favor with human-rights groups. "In our view, Section 144 is a draconian colonial-era law that flies against the most basic principles of freedom of assembly," said Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch. "We have repeatedly called for it to be abolished. Any use of the law is by its nature oppressive. Last year the government won plaudits for allowing the same march by lawyers to proceed to Islamabad. It is disappointing that the Pakistani government feels the need to revert to an authoritarian tradition that is best left behind...