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...think she will have a broad perspective on the University that will be good for the Kennedy School, as well as other schools,” he wrote...
...dean of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said yesterday that he has worked closely with Faust and trusts her leadership.She may not know “the details of science,” Venky said, but “I think she’s a broad, learned person.” And Faust’s impeccable credentials in history may allow her to give sciences the support they need while defusing tensions between the disciplines, Venky said. “Sometimes you almost have to come from a field other than science to help science...
...example, Obama could follow the lead of Democratic Senator Jim Webb, whose response to President Bush’s 2007 State of the Union address garnered broad appeal. Both his powerful populist message on the growing class divide between the very rich and the rest of America and his strong condemnation of the war in Iraq pleased liberal Democrats, but also very likely drew the attention of moderate Democrats and Independents. Such rhetoric takes political courage, but since Obama’s election to the Senate, increased media attention has made him more cautious, turning him toward consensus-building messages...
...Study B-40, “Pursuits of Happiness: Ordinary Lives in Revolutionary America.” If international students are not familiar with the basic events and people of the American Revolution, then how are they expected to appreciate classes as narrow in scope as these? Without a broad knowledge of U.S. history, the context of the courses is impossible to ascertain, thus many internationals are excluded from a host of potentially interesting classes...
Furthermore, historical context is important not just academically but in order to fully comprehend the present developments in America, such as the misadventure in Iraq and the debate on immigration. Given America’s superpower status, every Harvard graduate ought to possess a broad and sophisticated understanding of American history—something not always provided even by an American high school. Given that most Harvard undergraduates, both international and not, will work and live in America, understanding the roots of public discourse will invariably help students better comprehend the world around them...