Word: greenblatt
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...requirements. As a freshman, Iweala planned to concentrate in economics. But after some time in his first Economics 10 lecture, a thoroughly bored Iweala walked out to catch the last 20 minutes of another course on his shopping list. It was led by English Professor Steven Greenblatt. Iweala had no idea who the renowned theorist and Shakespeare scholar was, but the way he talked about Chaucer made it “seem like the most incredible thing to read on the earth.” Iweala was hooked. After switching to English, Iweala stuck...
...hard copy,” Molecular and Cellular Biology Professor Douglas A. Melton soberly told the Faculty when he presented a docket item. Papers rustled. IN THE DOGHOUSE In his presentation of the report of the Task Force on the Arts, English Professor and Task Force Chair Stephen J. Greenblatt volleyed numerous faculty concerns, ranging from the need for basic painting courses to the lack of consultation with departments in the writing of the report. But Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes had music on his mind—namely the dulcet tones of the choir that sings...
...committee’s grand yet vague proposals.“When reports come out and call for very complicated and ambitious changes, there’s an extremely strong temptation to let things sink to the bottom of the ocean,” says Stephen J. Greenblatt, the English professor who chairs the Task Force.University President Drew G. Faust is not likely to succumb to that temptation, however. Lining the once bland, white walls of Massachusetts Hall, home to many of the University’s top administrators and a handful of freshmen, student work acts as a visible...
Cogan, a prolific Boston-area philanthropist and Harvard donor, is no stranger to university donations. He has served as chair and vice-chair of two Law School capital campaigns and has endowed two professorships in his name, one currently held by University Professor Stephen Greenblatt and Law School Professor John C. Coates...
...Sanders Theatre this past Friday, cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 showed off his exuberant stage presence—with and without his instrument. Ma was joined onstage by President Drew G. Faust, Humanities Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt, and Literature Professor Diana Sorensen, who heaped praise on Ma for his talent and character as they announced new Harvard initiatives in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on the Arts. Introduced by Faust as “the beautiful Yo-Yo Ma,” Ma performed an awe-inspiring rendition of the Sarabande from Bach?...