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According to Webster, members of a flash mob “assemble in a public place, do something bizarre, and disperse.” Harvard is now part of a vibrant flash mob tradition, which includes the 4,000-person Silent Disco on the London underground in 2006, and the 5,000-person pillow fight in New York City...

Author: By Kristen L. Cronon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Flash Dance in the Yard | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...venue for students to submit ideas for reducing costs and generating revenues, the Idea Bank seemed to be the perfect place to target the obvious cause of Harvard’s budget issues: the plentiful population of tourists colonizing Harvard Yard...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cashing in on the Idea Bank: Are We Bankrupt? | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...This collection will enable teaching and research that will not just enrich our understanding of a distinguished writer and his work, but will also provide insights into the literary craft and its place in late 20th century America,” Harvard University President Drew G. Faust said in a statement...

Author: By ZOE A. Y. WEINBERG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Library Acquires Updike Collection | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...Updike] was a scholarship kid and I think Harvard was a very different place from where he had grown up,” Morris said. “He appreciated the opportunities he had here...

Author: By ZOE A. Y. WEINBERG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Library Acquires Updike Collection | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...nothing too taxing. Then he got a call from his old boss, the Defense Department, asking if he would be interested in trying one of the most strenuous, taxing jobs around: teaching. They wanted to know if he would consider joining the Troops to Teachers (TTT) program, which helps place former military personnel in U.S. classrooms. As Dickerson, 57, recalls, his responses to the offer were, in order, "You gotta be crazy. I can't be a teacher." "No!" and "Oh, no, no, no. Are you kidding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Iraq to Class: Turning Troops into Teachers | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

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