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After running through two resident deans in just two years, Cabot House has appointed writing tutor Jill Constantino to fill the post next year, House Master Jay M. Harris announced on Monday. Constantino—a Cabot dining hall fixture known for her approachable nature and commitment to undergraduate education—will replace Mya M. Mangawang, who served as resident dean for only a year before abruptly announcing her resignation in May. “I hope to spread a little of what makes me happy,” Constantino wrote in an e-mailed statement yesterday...
...cooking is the way to a man’s heart. But according to Harvard Biological Anthropology Professor Richard W. Wrangham, cooking is the way to a good deal more than that. In his book “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human,” released Monday, Wrangham argues that the invention of cooking allowed for our primate ancestors to become humans. “We are the cooking apes, the creatures of the flame,” said Wrangham in an interview yesterday. Wrangham bases his argument on wide-ranging scientific evidence, both biological and behavioral...
Ernest R. May, a genial professor who led Harvard College with collectedness and a sense of diplomacy and stood at the forefront of the study of U.S. foreign relations over his 55 years at Harvard, died Monday from complications following surgery. He was 80.May left his mark on the University, filling a wide array of roles, including dean of the College, associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and director of the Institute of Politics. “There are a small number of people at Harvard who really step up through genuine belief in the institution...
Harvard Kennedy School Dean David T. Ellwood urged the federal government to improve its hiring system in order to attract more talented young workers in a Monday opinion piece in the Washington Times. Ellwood wrote that the government should enhance its recruitment efforts, expand its range of opportunities for talented workers, and improve public management. He also suggested that the government provide more financial motivation to join the public sector, such as through the implementation of programs like the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, where students can receive educational benefits if they commit to working in government after graduation...
...judges' tone on Monday seemed to favor Franken, as it was Coleman's lawyers who endured much of the tough questioning. Interrupting another Coleman attorney, Joe Friedberg, just one minute into his remarks, Justice Christopher Dietzen (a Pawlenty appointee) said Friedberg's argument that there were enough problems to make a difference in the outcome of the election had "no concrete evidence to back it up." He added, "In my experience, I've never seen an offer of proof like this...