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...idea of using culture as a way to impress is as relevant today. "For élites and those who visit museums, artistic exchanges can contribute to soft power," says Joseph Nye, a political science professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government who defines soft power as "the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion...
...Professor Felix Frankfurter served as close advisors, with Frankfurter later becoming one of FDR’s appointments to the Supreme Court. But FDR did wield the privilege of his birth at times. His first presidential nomination was orchestrated by fellow Harvardian and millionaire real estate speculator named Joseph P. Kennedy, class of 1912. Kennedy’s machinations behind the scenes won FDR the California delegation during the Democratic primary.THE CHARISMATIC CATHOLICWhile he never captured an elected office, Joe Kennedy bequeathed his political hopes to his sons, both of whom attended Harvard. John F. Kennedy...
Becoming a House tutor this year just might be more competitive than getting into Harvard College itself.Nearly 300 applicants are vying for six resident tutor openings in Mather House this year, a significant increase over previous years, according to Mather business tutor Joseph S. Ronayne ’92.Other Houses have seen similar jumps, according to tutors and administrators, though they stressed the variable nature of application numbers and said they did not have concrete data from past application pools.The spike in this year’s candidates—particularly graduate students—may reflect the position?...
...varnish. That's the theory of Joseph Nagyvary, a professor emeritus of biochemistry at Texas A & M University. In a study published last week in the scientific journal Public Library of Science ONE, Nagyvary argues that Stradivari probably had no idea what made his instruments special because the crucial factor, an externally applied varnish on the wood, was beyond his apprehension or control. (See pictures of things money can buy, including a violin...
...original version of this story misidentified Congo's president Joseph Kabila as Laurent Kabila...