Word: humanistic
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...faculty of Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, his visual vocabulary is verbose and wide. In his own words, Bergstein’s latest work includes “eveything from cubism to modernism. The inside of me is related to art history, humanist sensibilities from Piranesi to [The Simpson’s] Homer, from conceptual art to Da Vinci...
Since current Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles announced his resignation last month, some Faculty have speculated that Summers will select a humanist to provide balance to an administration led by Summer—an economist—and Provost Steven E. Hyman—a neuroscientist...
...equally important that the next dean of the Faculty be a humanist. The strong social science backgrounds of Summers and Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 and Provost Steven E. Hyman’s expertise in the hard sciences leave the humanities unrepresented at the highest levels of the University...
...dean of the Faculty is responsible for many things—from recruiting new professors to approving departmental budgets to curbing grade inflation. In all of these areas, a humanist would provide a fresh and needed viewpoint in a science-heavy administration...
Many professors and administrators have speculated that the next dean will be a humanist, to ensure academic balance in an administration led by Summers, an economist, and Provost Steven E. Hyman, a neuroscientist. But committee members said the search is wide-open, looking for well-roundedness and leadership qualities across disciplines...