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...Miers had previously served in a lower court, then she would have, no doubt, written up opinions outlining her beliefs on a number of constitutional issues. In killing her nomination, conservative Republicans effectively missed the point. They were clearly looking for a predictable right-leaner, not necessarily a talented scholar of constitutional law. Bush’s mistake was in failing to choose someone who fulfilled the first attribute while also nominating someone of unknown judicial expertise. Harriet Miers might have still been confirmed had she consistently demonstrated a high level of constitutional acumen. This was how, despite a relatively...
...treatises written by some of the most respected historiographers of the time. “The Century of Bach and Mozart” exhibits were created to open in conjunction with a conference by the same name, dedicated to Adams University Professor and arguably the most well-respected Bach scholar, Christoph Wolff. The conference took place Sep. 23-25, the same weekend that the exhibit opened. It featured papers by musicologists as well as live performances by the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, and pianist and Harvard Professor Robert Levin and his wife, pianist...
Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute announced yesterday the appointment of 19 fellows for the new academic year, recognizing scholars at academic institutions for achievement in the fields of African and African American Studies. The year-long fellowship allows them to pursue their own projects using Harvard’s resources.“We look for fellowship candidates who are exemplary scholars in their field,” said Lisa Gregory, senior fellow and academic officer at the Du Bois Institute. “The field of African and African American Studies is very broad and interdisciplinary...
...panel discussion and stressed the important role first-hand knowledge plays in innovation. “All breakthrough ideas come from being involved,” she said. She cautioned against taking an excessively cerebral approach to problem-solving. “I used to be a scholar,” Ogata said, in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek tone, to her academic audience. She said, “there were no books,” to guide her in the type of situations she faced. Instead, Ogata said she relied on her instincts and found information for herself...
He’s argued more than 33 cases before the Supreme Court, but star constitutional scholar Laurence H. Tribe ’62 may soon face his toughest crowd yet: a lecture hall jam-packed with Harvard undergrads...