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...published a novel of your own, “The Book Against God”. What was it like waiting for the reviews to come out, being known as such an exacting critic yourself?JW: Actually, torture. One would think that the experience would get better. That rather, like childbirth, you’d learn how to deal with the pain.10. FM: In your (CM) forthcoming novel, there’s a section about an old man moving to a retirement home. You’ve suggested that this might feel like living in a college dorm again. Does Harvard?...
...time, Fitzsimmons stressed the office’s commitment to increasing outreach and recruitment efforts for underrepresented groups, given the opening in the admissions timetable. Fitzsimmons said that admissions officers will now be occupying their time with e-mailing and telephoning prospective applicants identified by the College Board, rather than traveling. “Because we will be contacting people in a more robust way in the mail and online, we believe we will be more effective rather than less effective because we are going directly to the individuals,” Fitzsimmons said. Cutting back on high school visits...
...Unlike Veblen, I do not argue that the exigencies of business have no place in a university. Such practical considerations are necessary to sustain centers of higher education as precisely that: institutions of learning. In this way, donations from men like Harkness and Rockefeller are crucial. Rather, the problem lies in an irrational glorification of these ideals—naming opportunities or a demand for unreasonable results, for example—that imposes the values and accomplishments of the philanthropist upon the beneficiary...
...will also draw on the sizable resources of Harvard and NYU to bring in legal scholars and practitioners to address the students. Even though the program is closely associated with Harvard and NYU, with both schools providing some funding, it is not aimed at funneling students to those institutions. Rather, it tries to make students competitive applicants to a wide range of top-tier law schools, said Lee. In addition to not charging a fee, the program also offers a $3,000 stipend to offset the lost wages of a summer job. Though similar programs provide free or low-cost...
...Zdrojewski says.When Farrar posted the starting lineup two days before the opening match, the girls were shocked to see five of their names in the starting seven. The rookies were also quick to note that playing on Farrar’s team does not reflect any hierarchy, but rather a tactic used to get an advantage on the opponent.“I think [Farrar] is going for shock and awe,” Kennifer suggests. “The other teams haven’t seen us much…so they can’t prepare as much...