Word: developable
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...criminal-justice system is a major stumbling block. "Building trust at the grass-roots level would go a long way toward solving these witness issues," says homicide prosecutor Lisa Goldberg. But, prosecutors say, they simply don't have the luxury of waiting for that bond with the community to develop before trying to convict criminals. In the absence of trust, sometimes the only solution is to put as much pressure on witnesses as the thugs...
...University treasurer, declined to say whether the board still has confidence in the president.“I can’t comment on that,” Rothenberg said, during an interview about a $50 million fund for Harvard faculty that he helped develop. “When the Corporation wants to communicate with The Crimson about that topic, it will.”With the Corporation still silent, Summers’ supporters fear that the president’s critics on the Faculty might be successful in unseating him this time around.Professor of Economics Edward L. Glaeser, another...
...more weight to the role of “preceptors,” currently among the lowest-paid teachers at Harvard. Although Expos may not be a fun course, it is a crucial part of how freshman year equalizes students’ future opportunities, simply by helping all students develop a similar capacity to write argumentative essays.The real headaches begin with the Core Curriculum. In order to start fulfilling Core requirements, many students are encouraged to take the classes that least reflect their interests—that way they will be sure that whatever concentration they may pick, the classes...
...million Professorship Challenge Fund that will be used to establish professorships for both current professors and new hires.“It is going to be a terrific effort,” said Donella M. Rapier, vice president for alumni affairs and development.When donors give $3 million for faculty development, the Challenge Fund will match these gifts with $1 million. The fund will match $1.5 million gifts with $500,000. Six donors, including University Treasurer James F. Rothenberg ’68, who helped to develop the fund, donated the $50 million that comprise it.The donors made their gifts...
...voted overwhelmingly to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. In response, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a defiant speech last Saturday to tens of thousands of Iranians marking the 27th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Repeating that Iran "will not forgo its irrefutable right" to develop nuclear energy, Ahmadinejad warned that Iran may even withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the IAEA-policed pact defining the rules of peaceful nuclear energy programs. Then, on Ahmadinejad's instructions, Iran resumed uranium enrichment work Tuesday at its Natanz research facility. That's the type of behavior that...