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...constitutional law? CRS: After law school, I worked for the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice, which focused on constitutional questions. I also clerked for Thurgood Marshall and Benjamin Kaplan. Originally, constitutional law was the glamor field of law teaching. I thought that it would be really great if I had a chance to get involved in an area that helped define the nation’s understanding of itself and possibly make a contribution. [...] It was endlessly exciting and an area in which if you figure something out you could help the system and that would...
Since biogenetics—not intoxication—is the focus of the seminar, Verstrepen employs creative approaches to work with underage drinking restrictions, such as adding flavors to non-alcoholic malt beverages. Alcoholic beer production is still explored, but through field trips, including a recent visit to Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, not tastings...
...golden goal hoops, Quaffles, Bludgers, and a Snitch (in lay terms, balls). But without bewitched broomsticks and bewinged Snitches, the game has a few differences. Muggle (non-magic) players keep their feet on the ground, holding a broom between their legs, and play in confined areas such as soccer fields. A live person runs on and off the field to play the role of the Snitch, the evasive flying ball whose capture ends the game. Though Harvard lacks a Quidditch team, it isn’t without enthusiasm for the sport. Veteran Quidditch player Christopher J. Carothers...
...there seems to be among these students a clear sense of confidence and comfort inside the classroom. Proponents of single-sex education say this confidence stems from a non-coed environment with uninhibited academic development, which often translates into academic success and a willingness to debate in that battle-field of a Harvard section.BOYS WILL BE BOYSIt isn’t a secret that a certain amount of gender stereotyping occurs during high school—especially at a testosterone-jammed all-boys prep school. And this stereotyping, that is frequently exacerbated at single-sex schools, can oftentimes affect...
...system of tax breaks and subsidies—perhaps along the lines of the Harvard Law School’s recent decision to waive third-year tuition for students who pledge to work in public service for five years—to attract more medical students to the field of primary care. Subsidies for primary care residencies, altering the Medicare pay scale, and creating tax breaks for those who practice primary care could further draw students into primary care. Incentives should consider where doctors plan to practice, as well, rewarding those who chose to work in underserved areas that...