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...That thought lands us in and around the Tuscan city of Arezzo, staring at the masterpieces of native son and inveterate traveler Piero della Francesca, who, after centuries of being overlooked, is now considered one of the masters of the early Renaissance. Art historian Carlo Bertelli says Piero was appreciated at the time for his innovative way with perspective, but he is now also prized for his "enigmatic" touch. "He is a painter of enormous clarity, but also of great reflection," says Bertelli. "You could say that it was necessary that he 'slept' in these centuries so that he could...
With Faust's selection as president and the dean search having been placed in her hands, some professors speculate that Knowles' successor will be a male scientist both to provide proper balance to the female historian who will occupy Mass. Hall and to help assist in the direction of Harvard's expansion of the sciences into Allston...
...mail sent to the full Faculty.Skocpol was widely considered a candidate to replace Knowles, who is serving as interim dean until July 1, but her announcement suggests that she will no longer vie for that post.The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has lacked a permanent leader since historian William C. Kirby abruptly resigned under pressure from former University President Lawrence H. Summers in January of last year.After Summers’ January 2005 remarks about the innate differences between men and women in the sciences, Skocpol emerged as one of his most outspoken critics. Five months later, Skocpol was named...
Faust navigates this moral maelstrom with Olympian equanimity. While most of us would be drawn to harsh condemnation, Faust’s quest is to understand. The balance she shows surely reflects both her values as a historian and her character—this is good for the University...
...University is to be led by a life-long historian, who specializes in power relations and the spread of ideas. She has thought long and hard about two topics that are central to running the university, and now she has a chance to act. While I can see the appeal of a having a physical scientist to oversee the growth of Allston, I am comforted in having a president who has spent her life studying the foibles of our own species. Even more importantly, I am delighted that we have a president whose entire life has been dedicated to scholarship...