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...came to Harvard with the expectation of learning a skill beyond the use of academic jargon or the art of networking. Some would say that this goal is incompatible with an interest in the humanities. If I wanted to learn things that are useful or applicable, perhaps I should have studied biochemical engineering. Perhaps it is too much to ask courses on obscure Chinese dynasties or distant literary movements to provide a student with essential life skills. But I expect more of the humanities precisely because I reject the notion that they are useless. The problem is not that...
University President Drew G. Faust—introduced as “educator-in-chief” by one Harvard student at the celebration—commended the program for allowing “many generations to learn together...
...When I first came to this country, there was nothing. I had to struggle to learn the language and everything,” said an elderly Allston resident at the celebration. “I wish they had this then.” —Staff writer Vidya B. Viswanathan can be reached at viswanat@fas.harvard.edu. CORRECTION APPENDED The Nov. 24 story, "Residents Celebrate Education Portal," misspelled the name of one of the students in the program and stated that the undergraduate mentors are volunteers when in fact they receive stipends...
...extension into Allston. Specifically, the students grappled with one proposed plan for the expansion that entails building four Houses across the River to replace the three now in the Quad.“This year we thought that we could combine the idea of housing with the issues of learning and knowledge, because the University is in the process of redefining the Harvard housing of the future,” Levi said.Now, midway through the GSD project, the students are beginning to realize the difficulty of meeting the many disparate voices invested in the architectural future of Harvard. THE ARCHITECTURE...
...dates. You can google dates, but you can’t google how to think.” Or can you? I googled “How to Think” and got 405,000,000 results. None of them provide concrete instructions, but you can “Learn How a 45 Year Old Woman Took Control of Her Sugar Addiction and Food Cravings. You Can Do It, Too.” Perhaps the professor was right...