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...result, many women must abandon their goals of completing a GED program or attending college. But education is the key to long-term financial stability in Massachusetts. Without a good degree, family heads are condemned to poverty-line jobs forever. And a minimum wage job in Boston does not cover the costs of living for a family, especially given the shortage of affordable housing...
Last week, the ever-colorful conservative Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 stood up at a Faculty meeting and criticized what he views as the pervasiveness of political correctness at Harvard. Pointing to recent Commencement speakers and the offerings in the Expository Writing program, Mansfield drew hisses for his remarks...
Regarding the political correctness of the Expos program, Mansfield's charge may hold a bit more water. It is true that many of the course offerings do not have the strongest reading lists, and a surprising number do focus on questions of culture and identity. Still, the program has other, bigger flaws--namely, the less-than-stellar instruction...
...stock buybacks were slowing, and insiders were selling more than they bought. Now that trend has quietly turned, and it's tempting to see it--along with the rate cut--as a buy signal. In fact, some nibbling may not be a bad idea. I would certainly endorse a program of monthly buying with a set amount of money...
...least one group in Washington has escaped the long arm of the LEWINSKY scandal: AmeriCorps. The national service program is a favorite of PRESIDENT CLINTON'S, and its supporters were worried that it might be a target for his congressional critics. But the four-year-old program has won over skeptics by emphasizing its grass-roots structure and its alliance with respected nonprofit organizations around the country. Members are selected by and work for such groups as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Habitat for Humanity. AmeriCorps prevailed on a key Senate funding vote in July...