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...Emeritus Professor of Christian Origins John Strugnell’s career took off when he was only 23 years old—and ended just as dramatically...
Noted anthropologist David Maybury-Lewis died at home last Sunday. The death of the former Henderson Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus came after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Hyderabad, Pakistan, he emigrated to the United States in 1960 to join the Harvard faculty. He was 78. Maybury-Lewis was a leader in the field of anthropology specializing in the study of indigenous people in the Americas. His work concentrated in Brazil and was recognized in 1997 with the Grand Cross of the Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil’s highest academic award. He received...
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 of the 2007 National Humanities Medal. Pipes was awarded the medal for “his peerless scholarship on Russia and Eastern Europe and for his dedication to the cause of freedom.” Wisse was awarded the medal for “her scholarship and teaching that have...
...screen, black-and-white images of the lost beloved and a figure walking in various long costumes were displayed. After the show, audience members praised the performance. “The acting, the directing, and the music created this wonderful ensemble effect,” said Daniel Aaron, an emeritus professor of English. Jim Senti, a first-year student in the theater graduate program at the American Repertory Theatre, said that he had performed these three plays at Butler University in Indianapolis. “It was very interesting to see it in a different way. It?...
Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spoke yesterday on American foreign policy at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Five hundred people lined up outside the American Repertory Theater beginning two and a half hours before the event to hear from the noted South African social justice advocate. Hundreds more were turned away at the door. Tutu’s talk, entitled “Goodness Triumphs Ultimately,” denounced current American foreign policy and stressed the importance of the United...