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...singularity of Steinberg’s mode of writing helps explain the curious sight of many Jewish public and literary luminaries??Elie Wiesel, Cynthia Ozick and Harold Kushner among them—all suddenly seizing the coattails of this rather obscure rabbi now six decades deceased, and adorning “The Prophet’s Wife” with glowing blurbs, introductions and even back-of-the-book commentaries. If there is a lesson beyond the theological to be derived from “The Prophet’s Wife,” it is that this...

Author: By Yair Rosenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Steinberg Renews Jewish Literary Tradition in ‘Prophet’s Wife’ | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

...lined with rows of wooden plaques dating back to 1872. Names written in gold commemorate board members of each guard, the letters fading away with each older plate. To peruse these plaques along the perimeter of the room is to travel back in time through a chronicle of Harvard luminaries??L. Grossman, J. Atlas, T. S. Eliot, J. Ashbery, T. Roosevelt. History’s presence is ubiquitous in the Advocate, suspended over every aspect of the publication. Bookshelves sag with yellowing issues, and century-old, sepia-toned photographs of all-male editors hang above the fireplace, observing?...

Author: By Liyun Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Advokats' In The Hous | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...lined with rows of wooden plaques dating back to 1872. Names written in gold commemorate board members of each guard, the letters fading away with each older plate. To peruse these plaques along the perimeter of the room is to travel back in time through a chronicle of Harvard luminaries??L. Grossman, J. Atlas, T. S. Eliot, J. Ashbery, T. Roosevelt...

Author: By Liyun Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Advokats’ In The House | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

...diagnosed with brain tumor in May, with an honorary degree at a special ceremony in December. Though the University normally dispenses honorariums during Commencement, it delayed Kennedy's award because his medical treatment prevented him from appearing at the spring ceremony. The December event drew national press and political luminaries??including Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Mass. Senator John F. Kerry—to campus to honor Kennedy for his lifetime commitment to public service. Kennedy's niece, Caroline, who has said she would like to join her uncle in the senate by taking Hillary...

Author: By Crimson News Staff | Title: Top 10 Stories of 2008 | 12/31/2008 | See Source »

...even as possible for those outside and inside the system, FAS allows itself to search freely for those best fit to fill gaps in the curriculum. Harvard is willing to go to great lengths to claim great minds, and some of the University’s most prized luminaries??including Stephen Pinker, Homi Bhabha, and Stephen Greenblatt—have entered the gates through this process...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Navigating Tenure | 10/3/2007 | See Source »

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