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In a sense, it seems fitting that Harvard was the site of enlightenment, serving as Bodhi Tree for this modern-day Buddha. Harvard is probably one of the most left-brained places in the world. Nirvana and self-cessation do not blend well with the hypercompetitive, ego-driven culture that...
Another potential concern is that the prevalence of economics reflects pre-professionalism instead of the liberal arts ideal of intellectual inquiry. Never mind that Harvard started out largely as a pre-professional school (the profession then was being a Protestant minister). Some students may choose economics because they believe it...
On April 22, the Harvard Corporation—the University’s highest governing body—announced that it would open the Church’s doors to the private services of all non-Protestant religions, setting off a debate at the University about the role of religion...
Fifty years later, Crout, who is still a member of the congregation, says the Protestant Christian ministry of Memorial Church lives on, even though the building is currently open for use for private, non-Protestant ceremonies.
In the end, Obama claimed that allowing Trinity to get back to tending to its family was a key part of why he was resigning his membership - as much as what his association with the church was doing to his presidential aspirations. After all, Obama's stunning rise to the...