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...THINGS THAT UNITED AND DIVIDED AUSTRALIANS. We spent too much time in the first half of the '90s pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we had to become less British so we could become more multicultural. We had this perpetual seminar on our national identity, contributed to overwhelmingly by the cultural dietitians. I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was. And I think we've moved on from all of that...
...formal sense, he participated in the curriculum, teaching a freshman seminar and co-teaching a large lecture course. But this teaching role just begins to touch the core reasons that students supported Summers: he was passionately interested in their ideas and their experiences. He didn’t listen politely and then move on to the next student in line. Instead, he argued with students about every conceivable topic, from curricular reform to the ethics of stem cell research to the war in Iraq. Summers showed up at undergraduate events, and he meaningfully talked with students. He asked tough questions...
...basement of Pennypacker. On the cover of “Today,” the band’s second full-length, someone has scrawled in Bic pen: “Damon, the percussionist on this recording, gave a brilliant and cogent Duchamp presentation in the Jameson seminar last year.” It’s signed by someone named Vodka. Krukowski, for one, takes his duel life—and the above comment—in stride. “I bet I know who that is,” he says, laughing...
...discuss intersections between art and economics in “Stutter,” which he has addressed in previous works, he does return to other pet subjects. One chapter is titled “Animals that Talk,” a topic he teaches in an English seminar...
Even as president, Summers has continued in his professorial tasks. He currently leads a weekly freshman seminar on globalization, and last year, he taught a Social Analysis Core course on the same topic...