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...gender studies, and the field does seem to provide a unique opportunity to engage students in otherwise marginalized subject matter. However, our commitment to engagement can cause the door of academic tolerance to be left open too wide, giving way to the pernicious sense that anything or anyone that presents an “alternative” reading of societal affairs is worthy of our attention. This same sort of trap breeds academics like Cornel R. West, the professor whom former University President Lawrence H. Summers rightly forced out after he failed to present any academic work more substantial than...
...March 5, the city of Boston and Harvard University co-hosted a conference titled, “Green Cities: Lessons from Boston and Beyond” in which they discussed Boston, Harvard, and sustainability. Three green politicians gave presentations, and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and University President Drew G. Faust both made remarks. The problem of climate change is a concern to all of us, and Boston and Harvard should first and foremost be commended for arranging this event. Both Menino’s and Faust’s speeches were particularly illuminating—Menino?...
...Greco to Velázquez” is a concentrated slice of Spanish painting, decorative art, and sculpture that illuminates the subtle but significant shifts in politics and religion during Spain’s Golden Age. The exhibit is the first of its kind to present a comprehensive view of the stylistic changes that occurred during Philip III’s reign. Organized thematically rather than chronologically, “El Greco to Velázquez” takes the viewer through galleries of courtly portraits, biblical scenes, depictions of Spanish saints, and finally still-life paintings. Works...
...historian and a self-professed “civil-rights advocate and activist”—is at the helm.“Harvard is perhaps uniquely positioned to engage in an exploration of our country’s history with slavery and its connection to the present,” says Alfred L. Brophy, an expert on civil rights litigation at the University of Alabama School of Law. “Now is a good time for Harvard to do more in terms of an investigation, and Drew Faust,who is our nation’s leading...
Come September, students will no longer arrive on campus to a slew of fresh-faced faculty members. Instead, the same professors with the same interests will stand up to present much the same material as the year before. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) can expect a “pause” in faculty hiring during the 2008-2009 academic year, according to FAS Dean Michael D. Smith, who recently proposed the measure. While University Hall’s desire to maintain a manageable faculty size in the face of administrative and programmatic changes is completely understandable, this...