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...wasn’t until the mid-19th century that Harvard began to move away from its theological foundation and towards a humanistic philosophy of education that emphasized reason and intellectual freedom. The modern research university Harvard is today is the culmination of this secularization. But with recent headlines such as “Harvard committee proposes compulsory religion course for undergraduates” showing up in major international news outlets, one might question whether the decision to include a “reason and faith” requirement in Harvard’s new general education report was circumspect...
...Even since 1998, Harvard museums have found it difficult to display modern and contemporary art. Both Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums Thomas W. Lentz and HUAM spokesperson Daron Manoogian cite the previous lack of suitable spaces for contemporary art as the main reason behind this difficulty. The new building across the river promises to resolve the problem of ill-suited facilities...
...It’s been a long process, but we are finally at the point at which those facilities are imminent, and we will be able to wholly dedicate ourselves to the exhibition and study of modern and contemporary works,” writes Lentz in an e-mail...
...addition to an increased interest in fine art in general, many Boston museums are currently building up their collections of modern and contemporary art. Manoogian cites the Institute of Contemporary Art’s construction of a new $62 million building as evidence for his claim that “there is a modern and contemporary arts craze happening right...
...forced to fast, and as the years passed, veiled women became the only reality you had ever known. At the same time, however, your family had a satellite TV dish, and you watched music videos and films from the West. You followed trends and learned that around the world modern young people date, play in bands, cruise cars and flirt - so, you and your friends made sure you also partook in some or all of these pleasures. You fit all these dissonant influences into your life, and found it wasn't so difficult to be many things at once. That...