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...plopped myself into an extracurricular with a predominantly white staff. And no matter how cosmopolitan Harvard students may fancy themselves, they generally were not conversant with my favorite Taiwanese movies, poetry, and martial arts novels. In addition, while the busy newsroom was a frightening place for most compers, the discomfort I felt was compounded when I walked in and saw no one who looked like me. These racial and cultural differences weren’t the only reason I didn’t find an insta-home, but they certainly played their role...
...than “the Harvard of the future.” Harvard is trying to weave a narrative for its shining new campus: it wants to tell the world that the inegalitarian and stuffy old New England college of the past is being overtaken by the open and cosmopolitan university of the future. It wants to show the world that Harvard isn’t all pedigree, but promise and progress as well. Yet it cannot successfully burst into the 21st century by denying its heritage and aesthetic. An intrinsic part of Harvard’s allure...
...advance to promote the latest installment of her series, “Charmed Thirds.” Audience members submitted questions for McCafferty on note cards, but she skipped over several that referred to Viswanathan, choosing instead to answer questions about her career path (McCafferty quit her job at Cosmopolitan magazine to write her first book) and her writing style. “I think the only way you can become a writer,” she said, “is through honing your voice, creating your own voice.” Random House says it has documented...
...typical Harvard student is her lack of experience in the country in which she attends college. Speak to some students admired for being well-traveled and culturally aware, and you will be surprised at how many of them have gleefully globetrotted, proclaiming their status as a “cosmopolitan scholar,” while never having set foot beyond the coastal enclaves of the United States. Over spring break, I did Harvard Habitat for Humanity in the Mississippi Delta, not for Katrina relief, but for people who are simply poor. It would have been an amazing experience for East...
Audience members submitted questions for McCafferty on note cards, but she skipped over several that referred to Viswanathan, choosing instead to answer questions about her career path (McCafferty quit her job at Cosmopolitan magazine to write her first book) and her writing style. "I think the only way you can become a writer," she said, "is through honing your voice, creating your own voice...