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...carbon imprint. In December, Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith expressed support for a plan to reduce Harvard’s greenhouse gas emissions. But Kerry criticized President Drew G. Faust’s refusal to sign the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment??an agreement of university and college presidents to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 80 percent by 2050 that has been signed by 440 university presidents. “Every university and college in America that is dedicated to teaching students correctly and instilling moral values has to make...
Regardless of whether or not Social Studies is substantially more difficult than other concentrations, it has the option of gate-keeping with criteria such as “over-commitment?? because of its lack of available resources; there are simply not enough faculty members, nor is the market for lecturers large enough, for the concentration to expand...
Those looking forward to that weekend’s more well-known, somewhat less independent display of teamwork and commitment??the Harvard-Yale football game—will perhaps be surprised with the intensity and power of this performance...
...Tranforming National Awareness,” told an audience of about 50 people that a unified effort on the part of federal, state, and local governments is necessary to ensure a speedy response in times of disaster. These governments “have not developed a shared commitment?? to national preparedness, she said. “Without shared vision,” Townsend said, “we will not achieve a transformational state of preparedness that the nation requires.” Before the country is ready to handle a national disaster such as terrorism...
...university-wide advisory committee called the University Advisory Board, says Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Megan W. Pierson. The president approves a positive recommendation from the board but will read the case to make a final decision if the recommendation is negative.‘A BIG COMMITMENT??At Harvard, bringing together several top administrators and internal and external professors for the ad hoc meeting has to be done relatively quickly—four to six weeks from when the case is ready.“It’s like putting together a really complicated jigsaw puzzle...