Word: preservationism
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The creation of a library task force charged with developing recommendations to improve the strength and efficiency of the University’s library system, was announced by Harvard University Provost Steven E. Hyman on Friday. Since John Harvard donated his private collection to the College in 1638, Harvard?...
The researchers ran similar tests involving a four-minute clip of an animated sword fight between two pirate characters and a three-minute nature video about ducks. In both cases, when commercials were inserted into the middle of the clip, respondents reported higher satisfaction levels than did those who saw...
The mid - 20th century blossoming of archaeological research in Afghanistan uncovered treasures of unimaginable value: carved ivories, Greek statues and Buddhist icons that mesmerized the world. Those findings also ignited gold fever in the country, inspiring hundreds of freelance "archaeologists" to dig for treasures of their own, with a black...
Weishan attributed the renewed interest in historical preservation to University President Drew G. Faust’s role as a leading Civil War scholar. Faust serves as the honorary chair of the project.
“The preservation of Harvard’s history is not something that is always undertaken with great relish,” Weishan said, noting that when the steeple of Memorial Hall burned down in 1956, then-University President Nathan M. Pusey ’28 is said...