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...Johnson, 39, will become one of the youngest tenured faculty in his department, reflecting a broader trend “to look for our tenure level hiring toward scholars just coming into prominence at earlier points in their careers than has been typical for Harvard,” according to History Department Chair Andrew D. Gordon...
Upon his arrival in August, Johnson will begin gearing up for his two fall courses. His introductory level lecture course, entitled “Empire of Liberty,” will re-examine 19th century United States history in a broader international context, beginning with the War of 1812 and wrapping up with the 1898 Spanish-American...
Gordon said this course could potentially be a part of the Core curriculum and satisfy the Historical Studies B requirement or qualify as a departmental equivalent. Johnson last taught the class at NYU during fall...
...Steven Johnson is the author of Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter
...November 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was elected president of war-torn Liberia, becoming the world’s first black female president and Africa’s first elected female head of state. A 1971 graduate of the Kennedy School of Government—where she earned a master’s in public administration—Johnson-Sirleaf is a former World Bank and Citibank economist who has promised to bring stability and economic development to her West African nation...