The Institute for Business in the Global Context at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy will be hosting a conference that begins today, titled "Africa's Turn? The Promise and Reality of the Global Economy's 'Final Frontier.'"
At the presidential debate last Tuesday, it got awkward. Surprise, surprise to all involved, Mitt Romney said a lot of awkward things about women. When asked about his stance on equal pay for equal work, he responded that as governor of Massachusetts, he allowed women flexible hours to care for their family - the urgent need to cook dinner was specifically mentioned. He also said that as governor he launched an initiative to look for qualified women to serve in his administration, ordering his staff to provide him with "binders full of women" to choose from. There was another really awkward comment about how gun control relates to having married parents.
With the Career Fair a distant memory and senior degree sheets due in just a few short weeks, one question gnaws inexorably in the minds of every senior: "Where do I go from here?" The gamut of possible academic and professional options can be daunting - master's programs, law or medical schools, entry?level careers and internships - and factoring location into the mix ratchets up the indecision.
Two events of major historical significance defined the year 2008. The first was a recession with a level of severity unmatched by any economic downturn since the Great Depression. The second, the election of the nations first black president a president who was elected at a time when the economy was hemorrhaging 700,000 jobs each month and who has since helmed an economic recovery that, while sluggish and susceptible to criticism, is still inching along.
Students frustrated by high textbook costs may soon have another means of accessing books for their courses.
Tufts Christian Fellowship (TCF) has lost its official recognition as a Tufts Community Union (TCU) student group over alleged discriminatory clauses in the group's constitutional requirements for its leaders.
Picture this scene: It's a crisp, autumn afternoon and you've just finished classes for the day. As you wander the President's Lawn under a canopy of golden foliage, you find the perfect tree under which to sit and catch up on some reading. As the warm sun filters through the leaves you begin to feel drowsy, and maybe you start dozing off in your book. Then, out of nowhere: CLANG CLANG CLANG!
