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...have learned that this is a historic institution that is not limited by its history. From the perspective of my own field??the history of modern China—Harvard has outlasted two dynasties and three republics. It has done so because it has shown the capacity for renewal and, when needed, reinvention. Since 1636 it had grown from a parochial institution of Massachusetts Bay—an economic and cultural backwater of a Europe that was itself underdeveloped compared with the Great Ming Empire—to be a leading university in this country...
There are a number of other Ivies, including Yale and Princeton most notably, which have undergraduate programs in the field??schools hardly known for rampant pre-professionalism. Stanford (the Harvard of the west) has an urban studies program even though it lacks any graduate program. This program, according to the most recent Stanford Bulletin, “brings together students, faculty, and outside specialists who are concerned with the people and problems of cities.” It examines the city “within the broad context of a liberal arts education…as an interdisciplinary...
Hoag, who works for the Committee on African Studies, says that she came here hoping to pursue the field??she spent two years in an international school in Swaziland before coming to Harvard this year...
...beyond the individual efforts, the depth of the bench provided a spark in Jordan Field??s sweltering heat...
...Runs Like a Deere” is a good start. He’s stolen eight bases on eight attempts so far. But he’s also hitting .347 through 19 games, and could play right field??as he has so far—or the middle infield, and he may pitch down the road. The shirt says lawn mower, but the game screams all-terrain vehicle...