Word: classroom
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...things that today affect those students.” STRANGE TRUTHYet the number of students involved in the jazz scene today is relatively small—jazz does not constitute a substantial portion Harvard’s academic offerings, like classical music, nor is it as prominent outside the classroom as pop or hip hop. Everett used to teach a course co-listed in the Departments of Music and African and African-American Studies that, like his extracurricular offerings, had strong ties to the jazz world outside Harvard. The class met twice a week for two hours and alternated Everett?...
...schedule for the day’s lecture. Suddenly, Porky Pig interrupts the music: “That’s allllllll folks!” Gilbert takes the stage. “There are a lot of things it’s difficult to demonstrate in a classroom, ranging from earthquakes and black holes to evolution and the atomic weight of hydroholes to evolution and the atomic weight of hydrogen,” Gilbert says, beginning his biweekly lecture. “One thing that’s very easy to demonstrate is emotion...
WORK HARD PLAY HARD Gilbert’s wit extends beyond the classroom to his interactions with colleagues, with psychology professor Daniel Wegner describing him as “one of the funniest people I know personally—like my own Robin Williams...
...tables at the international party, only 14 individuals were charged, and the students said they were unsure how the administration decided whom to punish. On Monday, the implicated students, who referred to themselves as the “Harvard 14,” held a meeting in a classroom at Pound Hall to rally support from their peers and express their dissatisfaction with the procedural stage of the review. Approximately 20 students packed into the small classroom, and those who had been charged distributed “statements of support.” “I consider it unfair...
...first review of the council in its 25 year history. Professor John E. Dowling ’57—who chairs the recently formed review committee made up of students, faculty members, and administrators—invited the small audience scattered in a large Harvard Hall classroom to ask questions of him and the other review committee members present. The two hour discussion was peppered with words like “apathy,” “transparency,” and “accountability.” Hot topics included the disconnect between Council members...