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Times do change, and progress in human affairs is indeed possible. Surely we can take these happy messages from President Drew G. Faust??s inauguration ceremony a couple of weeks ago. She brought smiles to every face by reading from President James B. Conant’s ’14 1951 letter to his unknown successor. It began, “Dear Sir”—a stunning reminder that in 50 years, even at Harvard, we can transcend our unacknowledged prejudices...
...This symbol of Faust??s triumph, and Harvard’s, had a special significance for me because of a letter my mother received in 1934. It was from the University of Michigan, and it began, “We take pleasure in informing you that you will be permitted to register as a first year student in the Medical School…” At that time, Harvard still judged women unsuitable for careers in medicine, but here was Michigan admitting the ambitious daughter of Ukrainian laborers. My mother’s letter was addressed...
...said Greenfield. He pointed specifically to the “volatility” that has followed from the UC’s party fund feud with Pilbeam and from Petersen’s controversial, fiery speech at University President Drew G. Faust??s inauguration as a factor that could lead to voter uncertainty...
...exhibit in the Fogg Art Museum. The exhibit featured Kara Walker’s reinterpretations of traditional Civil War images in fifteen large-scale prints. She combines lithographic reproductions from Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War with haunting silhouettes of black slaves screenprinted over them. Faust??s appearance at the museum came the day after she announced the creation of a university-wide task force aimed at reinvigorating the arts at Harvard. The effort to better integrate the arts on campus has become an early centerpiece of Faust??s presidency...
...President Drew G. Faust??s installation last month, Bhabha shielded himself from the rain with a pink-and-red umbrella decorated with flower blossoms. When asked what fashion myth about academics he would like to dispel, Bhabha told the Globe: “That they always wear baggy tweed jackets. Or shapeless jeans...