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...considered to be Thatcher's most serious rival for the party's leadership and a critic, however cautious, of her stringent economic policies. Wealthy, Eton- and Cambridge-educated and a descendant of the famed Puritan leader of the House of Commons during the 17th century English civil war, Pym had hoped for the Foreign Secretary post after the Conservative election victory of May 1979. Instead he became Defense Secretary. In January 1981 Thatcher fired him from the job after Pym opposed her on military spending cuts to reduce the British budget deficit. Importantly, Pym had questioned the government's decision...
...teaching four courses this semester in the English department. What do you think of Harvard students? CME: So far I really love the students here. They are very motivated to write, and very eclectic, actually. They are coming in with very different interests and backgrounds...
...applied sciences.“You cannot do great science unless you have a great school of engineering,” Venky said. “Computing, applied science, and engineering have become central—technology is so important these days—[its] the next English language.”Venky was selected by then University President Neil L. Rudenstine and then Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles in 1998 to build up Harvard’s presence in the applied sciences. “It was a delight, and I mean that, to have the opportunity...
...Maybe you don’t like it but this is to demonstrate that persons like [the site administrator]...don’t know how to secure a web site,” the message read in broken English...
...maintain and pass on intact to rising generations the vast treasury of knowledge that our civilization has acquired over the centuries. That we have a canon and classics—although their content may be disputed—testifies to the existence, if often overlooked, of this traditional purpose. English majors read Shakespeare and not Rowling for a reason: if final curricular decisions descended to students, we should not be surprised to see radical mayhem ensue. And then even the prestige of the Harvard name might not suffice in concealing the vapid content of college education.Hopefully...