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...patients practice yoga poses geared to their specific needs. People with severe posttraumatic stress disorder, for example, are prone to losing their sense of being in the room when they experience a vivid reliving of their trauma. So Visceglia has them hold simple grounding positions, like the warrior or chair pose, before transitioning into talk therapy...
...large research Universities—career academics whose children tend to be more likely to pursue their own Ph.D.s—are inclined to send their offspring to smaller schools, where they know they will be able to get attention from faculty. For his part, James H. Stock, chair of the Harvard economics department, cited the College’s attempt to provide personal advice and individualized counseling as a reason for the large number of eventual economics doctorates...
...Palestinian conflict. Sponsored by the Progressive Jewish Alliance, the Society of Arab Students, and the Harvard Spoken Word Society, yesterday’s event marked an innovative attempt at using an artistic performance to address issues of faith and politics, according to Jason W. Schnier ’11, chair of the Progressive Jewish Alliance. “[The event] was conceptualized as a new way to engage with the Middle East conflict, and a different way to think about religious identity in a pluralistic community,” Schnier said. “We bring in peace activists...
Last year, when the Harvard government department organized a meeting for alumni, current professors were asked to give a presentation on their projects and research. One participant was former professor and department chair Samuel H. Beer, who gave a short statement about the nuances of political science during his tenure at Harvard from 1946 to 1982.“He completely stole the show,” said government professor Stanley Hoffmann, a former student of Beer’s. “[The current professors] were all preempted by the master, who spoke without notes, remembering everyone and everything...
...said. “I intend to come into this position with enough energy and creativity to honor the amazing ‘fun czars’ who have transformed social programming at Harvard.” Sidwell is no stranger to social coordinating. She has served as Hospitality Chair and Production Chair for the Harvard Concert Commission and as Director of Alumni for the Fellows Program at the Institute of Politics. She currently works in the College Dean’s Office as the Room Reservations Coordinator and serves on the Advisory Board of the Student Organization Center...