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...growth in global asset markets," says Alex Patelis, head of international economics at Merrill Lynch. But countries on the receiving end of such largesse remain wary. At a G-7 meeting of finance ministers held in Washington in October, SWFs were a major topic of discussion, partly due to concern about their potential impact on markets. SWF "investment policies, minor comments or rumors could spark volatility," said Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs in the U.S. Treasury Department, in a speech last summer. "It is hard to dismiss entirely the possibility of unseen, imprudent risk management with broader consequences...
Werner Sollors, a professor of English literature who served on the advisory committee for the dean search, said he felt confident that a good candidate would accept the position. But he appeared to understand Smith’s concern about the job’s appeal, given the level of commitment required to run GSAS...
...making sure students can afford to come to Harvard was not HFAI’s only concern. A far more difficult problem would be to make sure that these students would feel comfortable at Harvard where social and cultural differences, stemming from but not limited to economic factors, may abound. And the Horatio Alger-esque myth of students skyrocketing into a world of privilege the moment they enter Harvard’s gates might not prove true for many who come from disadvantaged backgrounds...
...courses offered to meet their needs, Casey said. “Most of our non-tenured positions are brought in to support upper faculty and to enrich and deepen course offerings,” he said. Curtis said the expansion of contingent faculty was a source of concern. Non-tenure-track faculty, including graduate students, often don’t have as much time to devote to students. And their students can have difficulty finding mentors and getting recommendations when faculty may not remain at the university for a long time, Another major concern for organizations like the AAUP...
...Iran - an option that Europeans have strongly opposed from the beginning - more than compensated for the loss. Some argued that the easing tensions could also boost the chances of consensus in the future. Russia, for example, which chafed at U.S. calls for tougher action against Iran allegedly out of concern that it could trigger another war, may now be more inclined to see "eye to eye" with the Europeans and the U.S., said one German official. "They have their own assessments of the risk posed by Iran and their own reasons for wanting a solution," he said...