Word: support
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Students said they believe GSE receives much less support than the other Harvard schools. They place the blame on the decentralized nature of Harvard's organization and funding, which means each school must independently balance their budgets with their own resources...
Specifically, students cite high student-to-faculty ratios at the school as a result of inadequate support from the University. Not only do the students note GSE has the highest student-to-faculty ratio of any of Harvard's schools, but also the highest of the U.S. News & World Report's top 50 education schools...
...huge gathering, at least 200,000 people by most estimates, showed its solidarity in support of same-sex union laws such as the one passed by Vermont last week. The Vermont law was a first step; the marchers and their supporters hope to encourage similar legislation in the other 49 states...
...decision is based on a moral position... How, though, can one argue that [Harvard] has the moral right, or obligation, to impose a similar requirement on service contractors?" they asked. "A countervailing moral view, if one is needed, is that the University has an obligation to society to support its core teaching resources and research mission in the most efficient manner possible...
Rudenstine acknowledged the dissent in his response to the committee, noting that "in the eyes of some, the recommendations go too far," but pledged to support them regardless...