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The generation of World War II is mostly gone. The generation that directly heard tell of World War II from its parents is moving on. We have exhausted, so to speak, the moral capital of that war. Now we face challenges almost as daunting as those confronting the nation when...
A second notable improvement is the new student-focused attitude in Harvard’s administration and teaching faculty. When I graduated in 1982, part of my pride in that accomplishment was simply that I had survived. At times it seemed Harvard almost prided itself on its indifference to the...
Above all, the Faculty must rise to the occasion. It must show as much enthusiasm in offering new courses as it did when over 400 faculty members showed up to attend a vote of no confidence in Summers. The lack of enthusiasm evidenced by Curricular Review votes that barely reached...
This past year has taught me many important lessons. I was not surprised that many students and student organizations rose to the occasion, bringing ideas and energy for projects of importance to them from the moment our doors opened. I was caught off guard, however, at the cynicism that greeted...
This time, though, the Crimson rose to the occasion and cruised to a 3-1 win. Its final league match against Columbia, a breezy 3-1 triumph, clinched the title outright, as the team became the school’s first Ivy League champions of the 2006-07 school year...