Word: modernism
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...star for a long time, lots of people have known about her,” fellow History Professor David R. Armitage says of Jasanoff’s reputation in the history world. Jasanoff is especially interested in the question of cultural mixing, which she explores through her research on modern British history and British imperialism. Her first book, “Edge of Empire,” examines how the British and French expanded in India and the Middle East through the lives of art collectors. “I felt like they were on the frontiers of cultural exchange...
...school gets positive reinforcement it’s a good thing,” said M. Scott Daubin, co-president of the Harvard Business School Student Association. Patrick S. Chun, the other co-president of the association, said that the school is taking steps to stay relevant in the modern world. “It’s ironic that industry pundits look more negatively toward business schools while applications increase,” he said. Students at Harvard College said that the tougher job market is bolstering interest in attending graduate schools. “There has been...
Last night, Howard A. Zucker, an Institute of Politics visiting fellow and the former assistant director-general of the World Health Organization, led an interactive question and answer session on modern health policy. “I don’t want this to have a lecture format,” Zucker said with a smile at the beginning of the session, who added that he preferred to encourage question-driven talk in order to address student perspectives and queries. Discussion ranged from global and national health policy issues to Zucker’s personal perspective in these fields...
Some technological breakthroughs affect our lives more than others. The Tamagotchi, while endlessly entertaining, did not rock my world. Toilet sensors, on the other hand, did. Electric fireplaces? Absolutely. The Nike/iPod music-playing, run-pacing shoe device? Not so much. But above and beyond these modern advancements, the video chat holds a special place in my heart. I’m not talking about the drawn-out process of arranging a precise time to meet at the computer to catch up on weeks of activity. I’m talking about the casual hello. The quickie...
...much for the theory that maternity leave and childrearing are responsible for slowing women's climb up the employment ladder. Despite increasing efforts to mint more female professors in recent years, a new report from the Modern Language Association of America shows that women take longer than men to get promoted from associate professor to full professor - regardless of whether they are married or have children...