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...qualified to study at the top programs.” Loury said he sees the lack of black economists as part of a greater trend that not enough Americans are entering economics PhD programs in general. “I would try to put this issue in the context of a larger problem of American undergraduate education preparing relatively fewer of our own students for graduate studies in the most technically demanding fields,” he said. Susan M. Collins ’80, a black economics professor at Georgetown, said she thinks the best way to increase...
...including the soon-to-be-released “Ask the Dust”—is undeniably beautiful, she was nominated for The Harvard Foundation’s “Artist of the Year” award to recognize her artistic and philanthropic achievements in the context of cultural celebration...
...impressive heads of educational institutions, I cannot accept Pinker’s dismissal of others who occupy the demanding position of college or university president. The most effective academic leaders do not rule by fist, fiat, furor, or fear, but rather by listening, building consensus, and creating a context for the institution to thrive.Leaders, as opposed to managers, are expected to have a broad vision of their institution, a set of ambitious but manageable goals, the skill to choose and trust lead staff members, the capacity to devise and implement strategies that allow them to advance toward their goals...
...Square. Last summer, he gave unicycling, juggling, and theatrical workshops at a children’s circus in Afghanistan to raise malaria and landmine awareness. At the Divinity School, he is working on a project to gauge the effectiveness of arts intervention in a post-war context, which requires counting the smiles of Afghan kids in a controlled environment. From stripping in psych class to working with kids, Warren seems to have done it all. “I haven’t done the growing up part yet, though,” he says. At least he?...
...yoga is—you’re using your own body and mind to check these things out,” Cohen says. “This way I feel like I’m bringing yoga to Harvard in a meaningful way, in a way that has context, in a language that’s acceptable because it’s through the language of psychology, but again, yoga is also the language of the mind...