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...Regardless of its makeup today, the Co-op’s historical reputation does blush pink. Co-opers embraced that fact about a month ago with a sense of humor and of irony, hosting a communist-themed party...
...Today, Harvard students study Asia, Africa, and South America not because of these regions’ potential to create “trouble” (oh, those pesky non-whites!) or to be used as communist pawns, but because the University recognizes the inherent value in understanding “non-Western” cultures and histories. The class of 2008’s graduates had the option to concentrate in African and African American studies, East Asian languages and civilizations, Near Eastern languages and civilizations, and Sanskrit and Indian studies. But what is still missing from Harvard?...
Gail W. Lapidus ’59, who went to the USSR on an academic exchange, said she found a radically different Soviet Bloc than she had anticipated and that these trips into Communist territory helped to “humanize” the area to Americans unaware of actual happenings in a world shrouded by Communist mystique...
...time of Harvard’s invitation, Walesa was under house arrest by the Polish communist government. Walesa’s affirmation of the honor was interpreted incorrectly by Harvard as an acceptance, because of the absence of consistent communication with the leader. Confusion continued as sources in Poland reported that Walesa had never stated his intention to leave the country at all that year—not even to receive the Nobel Peace Prize that he was awarded...
...original invitee was Lech Walesa, the leader of Poland’s Solidarity Movement—the first anti-communist trade union in the Soviet bloc...