Word: summersã
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...similarities between our President Lawrence H. Summers?? inauguration and a Harry Potter fairytale are abundant, though harmless. Unless we consider the ominous shadow of he-who-must-not be-named that extended over the festivities. As our very own Dumbledore said, “We meet now in the shadow of the terrible and tragic events of September 11th—And so, in our present struggle, we do our part, we carry that torch [of truth]—We will prevail in this struggle...
...even though the sky was picture-perfect blue last Friday, the outlook for a few of Summers?? proposals is decidedly cloudy. Expansion into Allston still has hurdles to overcome both with local residents and Harvard’s own faculties, and Summers?? failure even to mention the city in which he delivered the address may have complicated already-tense relations with Cambridge. Near the beginning of the speech, Summers commented how “great universities like this one have become more worldly in recent years.” Summers is a worldly man himself...
...successful, Summers?? programs to improve the personal academic experience of the College will enable him to pursue another of his educational goals, namely an increased attention to the sciences and a stronger science education for undergraduates. Given the current structure of undergraduate education, it is possible to graduate from the College with a scientific background that is both partial and superficial. If Summers is looking to promote the quality of science education—especially in the biological sciences and those disciplines that will have significant social impacts in coming decades—he could start by emphasizing...
While Rudenstine created several interfaculty initiatives, Summers signaled that he wanted integration to go beyond a few isolated programs with “each tub on its own bottom.” The sharing of knowledge, rather than money, seemed to be Summers?? goal. He also stressed that the University should be a single entity rather than the collection of fiefdoms that it has historically been...
...which we reside.” Those words are widely seen as referring to raising the poverty wages that some University employees receive; we hope that Summers can see the need for the wealthy University to treat its workers with the utmost respect and decency. The speech still leaves Summers?? position on the living wage unclear. We hope that when the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies currently examining the issue makes its report, Summers will choose a course of action that shows the “passionate moral commitment” that he said the University...