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...Still, the volume of criticism has risen sharply with the summit approaching. Last week, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz blasted Chinese banks for ignoring human rights and environmental issues in their lending in Africa. In an interview with the Paris-based Les Echos daily, Wolfowitz also said there was a danger that indiscriminate lending could plunge countries that had benefited from debt relief back into the red. But the harshest criticism has been over China's role in Sudan, where it owns some 40% of the country's oil production facilities. Critics charge that Beijing has failed international efforts...
...will go to Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., which Nagy directs. Even if he doesn’t get to blow the money on a trip to the Greek isles, at least Nagy’s prominence in the Greek world has risen exponentially. But can we expect this philhellene to let down his metaphorical hair now that his position as leader of the classical world is truly solidified? In other words, will we be seeing him going Greek in a sheet at some upcoming toga parties? Most definitely not—Nagy?...
...piece of paper you ever buy--and it's getting pricier. The College Board last week reported that tuition and fees at public and private four-year colleges and universities this academic year are up about 6% from last year. Over the past five years, the average price has risen a parent-paralyzing 35%. But don't think it's not worth the expense: according to Census Bureau statistics published last week, a college graduate typically earns about $23,000 more a year than someone who has only finished high school. Many of the best college deals can still...
This is the smallest national increase in tuition in the last six years, despite the fact that tuition has risen 35 percent over the past five years. In the same period, Harvard’s tuition increased by 26 percent...
Diversity representation on the council has risen steadily in recent years...