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...interview with The Crimson, Pearl said Longfellow served as “an ambassador for fine literature” at Harvard. Even though the poet was not a professor of literature, he “transformed the educational culture that surrounded foreign subjects” and cut a path for the study of texts within the context of other cultures. Longfellow resided at the famous Craigie House, which had been used as headquarters by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The house was the meeting place of the Saturday Club, a literary salon including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Class...
...Provost Steven E. Hyman will remain in his current post when President-elect Drew G. Faust takes over is good for Faust and—most importantly—good for Harvard. We only hope that Mass. Hall is not just a pit stop on Hyman’s path to another university’s president’s office. Despite the interim year overseen by President Derek C. Bok, a rough transition come July is almost inevitable—Harvard will have a new president and four new deans. Having served as provost since 2001, Hyman will...
...trip would be "like a vacation," Noorzai went to America to offer his cooperation against the resurgent Taliban. Now in jail, he can no longer supply intelligence, move his tribe away from the Taliban, persuade his followers to give up poppy farming or sway other warlords toward the political path. But worst of all, his 1 million tribespeople will now be convinced of U.S. perfidy, duplicity and treachery and therefore be converted into implacable enemies of the U.S. It's unlikely that Noorzai's arrest will save the life of even one drug addict on U.S. streets, though it will...
With his intelligence, athletic prowess and charisma, it seems that any career path could have been the right one for Barrett. However, his decision to join the Marines was not a difficult one, and was rooted in his youth...
Aspiring journalists and filmmakers may not usually think of documenting health problems in the world’s less-developed nations as a path to financial success, but an impressive portion of the Harvard community did take notice of global health challenges on Feb 15. Over 100 students and faculty members attended a film screening and panel discussion entitled “Global Health and Journalism.” The event, sponsored by the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH), aimed to give participants a better understanding of ignored global health crises. HIGH is a university-wide organization with...