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...Rudenstine, Harvard simultaneously affirmed its commitment to, among other things, affirmative action, faculty and student diversity and the creation of the finest Afro-American Studies department in the nation. The existence of a low-wage, impoverished labor force, comprised in large part by people of color, stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals of diversity, inclusion and opportunity that have been espoused in recent years...
...dispensing medical advice. Frozen in the bright lights of the 24-hour news cycle, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge often looked flummoxed and misinformed, learning medicine on the go and winging it when they didn't know. It was a sharp contrast to the celebrated performance of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who drew a bright line between facts (known and unknown) and his basic message of reassurance, and never seemed to confuse...
Painting and sculpture from the 19th century and the first half of the 20th embody the taste of the local bourgeoisie: allegories to foster self-improvement, biblical scenes to inspire the faithful, nudity domesticated by classical settings, society ladies frozen for posterity in tight waists and inflated hairstyles. In contrast, a fashion exhibit features more relaxed garments from the '20s to current couture. The original collection has also been boosted by loans from the likes of the Musée d'Orsay, adding works by Tamara de Lempicka, who painted celebrities of the '30s in their designer glad rags...
...component of the painting—the area with the wall and the columns, for instance, or the central wall of another “Subway” (1937)—and to note the textured variety and depth of his solid blocks of color and the sudden contrast but never brutal or indelicate transition between two color areas...
...Penn, in contrast, brings the league’s worst three-point offense to match up with Harvard’s league-worst three-point defense. The Quakers have shot just 24.7 percent from behind...