Harvard Grade Inflation Sparks Debate Over Honors
Editorial questions why nearly half of Harvard grades last year were A or A-minus, up from 33 percent a decade earlier. The piece cites faculty pressure, student expectations, and colleague comparisons as drivers, notes high honors rates vs Yale and Princeton, and suggests scrutiny of academic standards. It references strong students in humanities and large social science classes.
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Harvard University
Associated Press
Harvard
Susan Pederson
Boston Globe
Yale
Princeton
Kansas University
Harvard Crimson
Academe
Bush must tread carefully as rights erode amid war
Leonard Pitts Jr warns that expanding executive power and secret detentions risk autocracy under Bush. He notes polls showing comfort with eroding civil liberties, recalls Watergate and Vietnam lies, and urges restraint and accountability despite wartime pressures.
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George Bush
Congress
Bush
ABC News
Washington Post
Father
Bill Clinton
Vietnam
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Truth and greed in Texas and a tale of grace
Mark Shields contrasts Enron’s aggressive leadership with the humane Mitt of Malden Mills founder Aaron Feurstein. He cites Enron’s misleading statements and political entanglements, then highlights Feurstein’s decision to rebuild after fire, pay bonuses, and keep workers on payroll, exemplifying ethical leadership.
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Lay
Bush
Enron
Wall Street Journal
James A. Baker III
Robert Mosbacher
Dick Cheney
Bush Administration
Energy Task Force
White House
Karl Rove
Rove
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Sider
Malden Mills
Lawrence
Mass
Aaron Feurstein
LL Bean
Patagonia
Feurstein
Paul Salmon
PBS
NewsHour
Malden Mills Polartic
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Public Forum Letter on SLT History and Wetlands
John E. Simmons of Lawrence disputes Journal-World history of the South Lawrence Trafficway. He argues 1971 and 1974 studies favored south of the Wakarusa, cites a 1987 impact study predicting 23rd Street gridlock, and accuses officials of secret meetings and omitting Haskell from plans. He urges routing away from wetlands and notes letters require identifying details.
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South Lawrence
J-W
Agnes T. Frog
Lawrence
Lawrence Area
State Highway Commission
KDOT
Wakarusa
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
David Hopper
Warren Rhodes
Nancy Hiebert
23Rd Street
Haskell
John E. Simmons
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al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
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Dallas Dolan
Ed Ciambrone
the World Company
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