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...What Lowell praised is now referred to as “liberal arts??—a well-rounded curriculum that attempts to balance some specialization with a breadth of knowledge, an effort to effectively create modern Renaissance men. With a Core Curriculum and 44 undergraduate concentrations, Harvard attempts to provide the sort of education that Lowell dreamt...
...higher education has expanded across the board, the popularity of the liberal arts??which has no direct professional application, save in academia—has decreased, particularly since so many undergraduates seek lucrative jobs in finance, law, and medicine. According to English professor Louis Menand, who co-chaired the task force to redesign Harvard’s general education requirements, this trend of decreasing interest in non-applied fields is not new. “The percentage of bachelor’s degrees in the liberal arts against all bachelor’s degrees that are given every...
...this instrument.”O’Connor, a professional violinistand fi ddler himself, has joined previousmasters as one of the storytellers ofour country. He has focused his musicalcareer on celebrating and developingAmerican music, and he shared hisstory at the event, co-sponsored by theOffi ce for the Arts?? Learning from Performersseries and the Harvard AmericanMusic Association.The embodiment of the Americanoptimism for O’Connor is the settlingof the Western frontier,a journey for somethingbetter that permeateshis music. Duringthe eventO ’ C o n n o rplayed his?...
...about his work writing for “The Simpsons” and discuss how his time at Harvard has influenced his career, his alma mater can be added to that list. At last Thursday’s event, co-sponsored by Harvard Hillel and the Office for the Arts?? Learning from Performers initiative, Reiss entertained the audience for an hour with clips from his shows and a fittingly sharp tongue.Reiss revealed how difficult it can be for aspiring writers to break into the television industry. Between college and “The Simpsons...
...Boston Center for the Arts?? Cyclorama is a unique venue—circular and warm, it was built in the late 19th century to house a 450-foot wide and 50-foot tall painting of the battle of Gettysburg. It does seem appropriate, then, that it should host a show that comments on another war. But maybe not this one.“The Divine Reality Comedy,” performed at the Cyclorama from Feb. 4 to 10, is a complex production by the Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater, featuring both masked and unmasked actors, elaborate...