Word: academia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last three years, Nagle, who researches molecular modeling under Richards Professor of Chemistry Martin Karplus, has balanced his work in academia with a career in competitive adventure racing...
However, my warm experience within a small department prompted me to realize the drawbacks of concentrating in a large department such as economics. I am not trying to suggest that academia should be warm and fuzzy. (Our anthropology graduate student section leader used such terms as "community cyberspace discourse" and encouraged "face-to-face encounters", even offering to meet with us during the beginning of this semester in order to stay in touch.) I think most people would agree that students learn best when they are challenged. I only mean to point out the huge imbalance between two departments which...
...worst part for me about this decision is having to select a concentration because I would like to wander a bit through the halls of academia. "Clueless" is a word that only begins to describe me in selecting a topic area in which I will invest half of my Harvard courses taking. I love literature, art, history and languages. My issue is being uncertain about where I fit in within the departmental structure. Do I take a major I will enjoy, or one that is practical? Should I concentrate in a subject area that is easy...
Students could choose to visit sites in medicine and science, law, business, academia or non-profit administration...
...mistake my argument for a Gingrich-esque nostalgic diatribe. Nor do I mean to present an overly romanticized portrait of Main Street USA complete with smiling postman and a penny candy store. Rather, in an age when the preservation, maintenance and respect of cultures are exalted in academia and elsewhere, I find it odd that the American small town has not been privileged with the same endangered status afforded to other components of American multiculturalism. If we are not careful, gossipy barber shops and other Main Street institutions will find themselves relegated to historical theme parks. For now, only...