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...culture of service to others. Instead, it reeks of unabashed individualism—a stark contrast to other institutions of higher education, such as the College of William and Mary, which explicitly considers developing “service involvement an educational experience.” Here, freshmen are given Emerson??s “Self-Reliance” to read; from the very nascence of their college experiences, they are encouraged to cultivate the virtues of independence and personal growth...
What the College should do is expand an already-existing essay program, in which freshmen come together to discuss, among other texts, Ralph Waldo Emerson??s 1841 essay “Self-Reliance” within their proctor groups. The initiative was started by Archie C. Epps III, in part to counter the racial tensions on campus that eventually led to randomization. Since then, essays have been added and subtracted, but Emerson??s “Self-Reliance” has always been among them...
...first hints of a Harvard education arrived in my mailbox: a small book of required reading meant to provide the fodder for freshman week discussions with members of the Faculty. The selection of essays has varied slightly from year to year, but the one mainstay has been Emerson??s “Self-Reliance.”I thought of that essay the other day when I happened upon “Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education,” by former Dean of the College and current professor Harry R. Lewis...
...Lucchino’s session in Kirkland, Cosgriff wore a big grin as he clasped hands with the Red Sox president. The rest of the room watched in choked-up silence, hanging onto every word of resident scholar and moderator Peter Emerson??s tribute to Cosgriff, Walsh, and Lucchino. Among Emerson??s remarks was an apology to Lucchino for shedding light on an act of poignant relative anonymity...
...Forbes’ invitation, Wilson would attend Thanksgiving dinner each year at the professor’s 182 Brattle St. home. The house was rife with bits and pieces of Forbes family memorabilia, Wilson said, including Emerson??s own piano...