Word: listes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Faust added another item to her list of “firsts”: taking a whirlwind tour of South Africa and Botswana, Faust became the first Harvard president to travel to Africa. Landing in Johannesburg after 24 hours in transit, Faust took a fleeting overview of the University’s expanding presence in the continent—several HIV/AIDS research partnerships, a long-standing fellowship program, and a pool of about 1,000 alumni in South Africa to schmooze...
...detective fiction aficionado who finds time to read every day, Faust makes a point of soliciting literary recommendations from faculty members and students with ties to countries on her trip itinerary. Books topping her list range from Nelson Mandela’s 700-page autobiography and South African politics writer Leonard Thompson’s “History of South Africa,” to the “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” novel series set in Gaborone, Botswana...
...used to be a scholar—I’m used to reading in my field all the time,” the Civil War historian says, gesturing to a pile of books stacked on her Mass. Hall office desk. Faust had left the remaining books on the list at her home in Elmwood, Harvard’s presidential mansion. “These trips provide the occasion for some intellectual input...
...after reading the following correction from Lexington, Kent., Herald-Leader: "It has come to the editor's attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the Civil Rights Movement. We regret the omission." Silverman has been tracking media-related corrections ever since. Regret the Error's annual "best of" list went up Dec. 16 (you can find it here). Reading it is like taking a stroll through the aftermath of a particularly amusing Jay Leno "Headlines" skit. (Read TIME's Top 10 'Fails...
...real breeding ground for UFO believers seems to be Tinseltown. Forget about the films: just check out the laundry list of celebrities who practice Scientology, or talk to Dan Aykroyd, who signed on as the "Hollywood consultant" for the Mutual UFO Network, one of the oldest and largest organizations of UFO investigations in the U.S. Aykroyd maintains that alien visitors are "coming and going like taxis." Not all are convinced - Demi Moore, a native of Roswell, says she never heard about the famous "landing" as a child. But considering how little has so far been made public - most...