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...students work with faculty members “on a variety of selected topics in a variety of ways.” So, basically, this means that Profs can teach about whatever interests them, from popular Japanese legends (see: “The Tale of Genji”) to broad, sweeping genres that attempt to cover the entirety of the space-time continuum (“Galaxies and the Universe”). You can rub elbows with Nobel Prize winners such as physicist Roy J. Glauber and star professors like Louis Menand in an intimate setting and, if you?...
...history professors by checking out HAA1a and 1b, “The Survey of World Art.” Though not a concentration requirement, the course is separated into two semesters, and various professors in the department present on their area of expertise. Because the class covers such a broad range of material, it will help you decide which area you want to focus on, whether it’s ancient African or modern American art. You’ll also become familiar with the likes of Benjamin Buchloh, a modern art professor who came to Harvard last year...
...spirituality, but their findings are difficult to remember after an additional 100 pages on the past, present, and future of all of American society. “Applebee’s America,” reads more like a Social Analysis textbook, with its monikers, catch-phrases and broad observations, than a New York Times non-fiction bestseller. Unless you are planning a campaign this fall or trying to butter up to Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Theda Skocpol for GSAS admissions, this is probably not the one book...
Significant commitments announced during the past fiscal year, which ended on June 30, include a $100 million donation from homebuilding magnate Eli Broad and his family to finance genomics research; $20 million from Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal to fund a program for Islamic studies; and the $50 million University Professorship Challenge, a matching fund established by six alumni...
Harvard’s top Allston official, Christopher M. Gordon, said that he hopes to finish the designs for the first buildings and move onto a broad review for the master plan “in the next few months...