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...issue facing the 300-member assembly voted in over the weekend is whether Taiwan's 59-year-old constitution, written before the Communists won the Chinese civil war, should be updated. Its members won't find the task an easy one. The assembly will convene by June 1 to approve or reject a package of constitutional amendments drafted last August by Taiwan's legislature. Some of the changes, like increasing the terms of lawmakers, are uncontroversial. Others, such as allowing national referendums, are anything but: Beijing, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, thinks Chen wants to hold a referendum...
After last year’s report called for a review of the Expository Writing program, the committee charged with this task greatly broadened its focus. The committee made suggestions not only to improve instruction in writing, but also identified a need for courses that teach public speaking and rhetoric...
...faculty task forces, first established in the wake of Summers’ remarks, released a broad set of recommendations today, and the University said many of the proposals—on issues ranging from student research to faculty hiring—would be implemented immediately...
...position, senior vice provost for diversity and faculty development, will oversee recruitment efforts and review junior faculty appointments and tenure decisions at all of Harvard’s schools, according to the report issued today by the Task Force on Women Faculty, which was chaired by Evelynn M. Hammonds, professor of the history of science and African and African American studies...
...cold and onerous task, but someone...