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...Asia Center was founded in 1997 to “reflect Harvard’s deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections between Asian nations,” according to the center’s website. The center offers grants to faculty and students and connects academic, business and political interests...
...have interest in returning to Washington professionally? LHS: Right now, I’m looking forward to doing what I haven’t really had a chance to do in 15 years, between jobs in Washington and here at Harvard—to reflect, to write, and to speak freely, unencumbered by any institutional responsibility...
...opportunity to travel along the “Silk Road” with Mark Elliott from East Asian Languages and Civilizations and with Richard Wolf from the Music Department as their guides. Michael Puett of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Roberto Mangabeira Unger from the Law School will reflect on the contrast between two attitudes—staying out of trouble and looking for trouble—in the East and West. Sean Kelley from the Philosophy Department will offer “Existentialism in Literature and Film.” And Thomas Lewis in Religion will address questions...
...teachers. After all, recommendations are a key part of the college application. So why are we failing so miserably here?For many students, this stems in part from a decision to focus on extracurriculars at the expense of academics: for me, this was The Crimson. In part, it can reflect the selection of a large concentration. And in part, we do not proactively seek out faculty often enough.But to say that extracurricular commitments prevent student-faculty relationships is to give up on the education of many of Harvard’s most talented students. To say that large concentrations cannot...
...decisions,” the committee member says. Menand says that, contrary to faculty perception, the administration did not impose its views on the committee.But, he says, “To the extent that there was sentiment on the faculty that was skeptical of President Summers, that tended to reflect people’s views of the curricular review as well.”Full faculty discussion of the recommendations next fall, many faculty members say, will allow faculty to feel ownership of the proposals, and may finally lead to their approval.LOOKING BOK AND AHEAD When then-Dean...