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But our technological and scientific breakthroughs have also made possible new solutions to these problems. They are catalyzing educational, economic, and civic-democratic opportunities in previously unimaginable ways. The Internet has revolutionized everything from looking at pictures of your friends to presidential campaigns.
Our stormy present requires citizen activism. We shouldn’t look to big government or big business to create the solutions we need, but rather to big citizenship and a renewed sense of common purpose.
Recently an alumna said to me, “I know what we’ve done in my company to respond to the challenges of a down economy, but I’m guessing that an institution like Harvard has almost none of the same levers to pull. And...
Her comment highlights that, beyond the need to adjust to a new financial reality, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has very little in common with the private sector. FAS is a place that thrives on a productive sort of chaos, and we are known for our highly decentralized structure...
Ohiri played for the Nigerian Olympic soccer team at the 1960 games in Rome, where he scored two goals during the qualifying rounds. He had also qualified for the Olympics in the triple jump—which he turned down to focus on soccer—but would go on...