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...aware of the feelings of constraint and the range of offerings in the Core,” said Knowles, who led the Faculty of Arts and Sciences through the 1990s. “I have a strong hope that we can arrive at an important and even exciting new shape for general education in the College” in the months and years ahead, he said. Even so, Knowles warned students that while decisions to overhaul the curriculum should be made this year, their implementation would require a transition period. “I can understand your impatience, but remember...
...Science. The reason for the difference in nomenclature is that the concentration is interdisciplinary (that’s all the rage these days!), while the department is not. The field is based on the premise that scientific developments are deeply contextual: political, economic, and social considerations determine the shape of the scientific world. This means that the concentration encompasses almost everything, and theses written in the department often resemble those from the History, Anthropology, Social Studies, or History and Literature departments. Flexibility—what a novel concept for Harvard!The concentration requires students to take science classes...
...math can’t hide behind it.All QR classes aim to “introduce students to mathematical and quantitative modes of thought,” and not one of them meets after 11 a.m. This is the core meant to whip the lazy literati into shape. When it comes to selecting a QR, humanities students fall for QR 22, “Deductive Logic” like tourists fall for John Harvard’s shiny shoe. Whether it’s one nasty midterm or one nasty rub, it only takes one sticky encounter before you know...
...through 200 drawers filled with crystals. There are event sponsorships and clever collaborations with fashion and interior designers, the most successful of which has been Crystal Palace, launched in 2002 for inventive lighting projects. Several of them, particularly Norwegian designer Tord Bontje's Blossom chandeliers in the shape of a branch (the small one is priced $15,500), have been widely copied. "We never just give money or just give product," she explains. "Instead, we say, Please go beyond the comfort zone with your creation. Make the crystals your...
...will be a must-see when it opens in October. Set on a 500-ft.-high plateau overlooking the Indian Ocean, each of the 59 villas will include an open-air pavilion and a plunge pool. If pampering is on the itinerary, then the real gem comes in the shape of the oceanfront spa, where guests pass through the entrance, an antique joglo house from the island of Java, into a bastion of tranquillity with swimming pool, yoga pavilion and hot and cold plunge pools. Rates at the Bulgari will start at $1,100 a night...