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Drawing on her coursework in literary theory, dance ethnography, music theory and folklore and mythology, Braxton-Brooks is putting the finishing touches on her performance thesis. “Basically it’s a show that unfolds on itself in a weave of dance, song and theater,” she says. “Everything is going to overlap and it’ll be hard to place it in a specific genre.” To assist with her project, Braxton-Brooks traveled to Brazil this past summer to study samba and capoeira?...
...what is life actually like for people who make an extracurricular commitment not for their own or their résumé’s sake, but for national defense. Sure, they get money to pay for school. But in addition to four years of ROTC coursework, they also commit to at least four years after school of military training and service. University President Lawrence H. Summers likes ROTC; a pro-military speech was one of his more significant political statements since he became Harvard’s president. He even recorded a video clip to aid in army...
Enter Harvard Summer School into the equation, though, and this all goes out the window, as those in the administration who enact these strictures begin to look like nothing more than a bunch of hypocrites and phonies—a group that takes extensive prophylactic measures against letting mediocre coursework from other institutions count for Harvard degree credit, while turning a blind eye to, and granting full Harvard College credit for, sub-par instruction that occurs right here in Cambridge...
According to Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Jeffrey Wolcowitz, the Faculty Standing Committee on the Core Curriculum will work this fall on allowing coursework done abroad to count for Core requirements other than Foreign Cultures—which is currently the only requirement that students can fulfill away from Harvard...
Smith typically boards a bus to MIT at about 5:50 a.m. en route to Air Force leadership lab at 6:30. After returning to Harvard at about 9 a.m. for classes, he heads back to MIT for coursework in military history and national security...