Word: distinguishedness
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President George W. Bush and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) honored two members of Harvard’s Faculty on Thursday for significant contributions to their respective fields. Professor of History Emeritus Richard E. Pipes and Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse were both named as recipients...
CORRECTION: The original headline for the Nov. 16 news article "Public Health Dean to Step Down" incorrectly stated that School of Public Health Dean Barry R. Bloom would retire. In fact, he is only stepping down from the deanship—he will be named a distinguished service professor and...
A well-dressed student slides his fork into a tender steak and cautiously moves a piece towards his mouth. Other members of the table laugh heartily at the table head’s quips, offering commentary of their own to impress the distinguished table companions. This is no final club...
The clarity of Australian cultural achievement is often muddied by our most irksome cultural shortcoming: a peevishly insecure hatred of "tall poppies," people distinguished by their achievements in any area except, of course, sport. Australia has never honored its artists, intellectuals, writers and musicians as fully as its sports figures...
STANFORD, Calif.—Green T-shirts all across Maples Pavilion this weekend declared the arrival of the “The Jeremy Lin Show.” The apparel marked the homecoming of the Harvard sophomore guard to his former stomping grounds in Palo Alto, as whole contingents...