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Rodowick added that he believed that the new program and the coincident increase in graduate students would help improve the “research culture” of the department, and likely promise a “noticeable enhancement of the classroom experience” for undergraduates in the field, whose courses may be taught by the new crop of doctoral students...
While not everyone goes so far as accessorizing with mementos of their academic love interests, I soon discovered to my delight that I’m not alone in following my heart to the classroom. The sex appeal of teaching staff has the happy power of arousing interest—in the subject matter. For example, my roommate was drawn to the linguistics department after Professor Andrew I. Nevins caught her fancy, and another friend packs her schedule by auditing extra courses taught by professors with sexy accents. Every female in my Shakespearean Tragedy section flocked to the course?...
Last Saturday, the Turkish Parliament voted to overturn a long-standing ban on Islamic headscarves in universities—a ban that has long protected the secularism of the classroom from the growing influence of religious conservatives. Tens of thousands protested the repeal, arguing that a repeal on the ban is the first step to increasing Islam’s influence on society and a serious threat to a non-religious public life. While the ban may seem anathema to Western liberal countries that prioritize freedom of religious exercise, the unique political and demographic characteristics of Turkey have made...
...brand that led our predecessors to take over University Hall. Why else would we be involved in community service and social justice, take classes on human rights, study abroad to learn more about other cultures, and spend time seeking information about these abuses inside and outside of the classroom...
Over the last three months, the film and television writers’ strike has caused shorter seasons for shows, forced networks to program even more reality TV, and left thousands of writers seeking improved conditions. One of its more unexpected effects may be in the Harvard classroom. This semester, award-winning television writer and producer Jeffrey D. Melvoin ’75 is bringing over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry to Cambridge. Melvoin’s new course, Dramatic Arts 37, “The Craft of Storytelling on Stage, Television, and Screen,” will...