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...campaign is as much a movement as a political exercise. It has drawn thousands of young people to the political process in a way unseen since Robert F. Kennedy ’48. It has focused on small donations—already having garnered over 100,000 contributors, 90 percent of whom gave under $100. It has challenged people to engage and volunteer actively, not just to sit back or write a check...
Marco Iannuzzi’s college quest was slightly different than that of many of his peers. He applied to Harvard, and like more than 90 percent of applicants, he was rejected. But unlike most, Iannuzzi tried again. And again...
...we’re not. The United States of America is a country that likes God—but at a comfy distance. A recent Newsweek poll suggests that 91 percent of Americans believe in God. The poll also finds that 82 percent of the population identifies itself as Christian, only four percent more than the CIA’s estimation of 78 percent. However despite weighty numbers, a 2006 Pew poll shows only a relatively paltry 40 percent attend religious services on a weekly basis. Most Americans want their president to believe in God but few want governance based...
Complaints about Harvard’s policies come at what the University’s annual financial report describes as an “especially challenging” time for research scientists here. Federal funding for Harvard researchers grew just 1 percent in fiscal year 2006, slower than the rate of inflation. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), which provided $363 million in federal funds to Harvard last year, has seen its budget decrease in real terms every year since 2003. Corporate-sponsored projects account for less than 6 percent of research funding at Harvard, but the University may need...
Kohlberg’s success may depend on the Medical School, the source of 85 percent of the school’s tech transfer revenues last year...