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...second installment of the Tanner Lecture Series on Human Values was erudite and fast-paced, touching on topics from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to Abraham Lincoln’s possible sexual orientations...
...selection of Kushner is something of a departure from the typical Tanner lecturer profile...
...Angels in America” author Tony Kushner opened the Tanner Lectures on Human Values last night with a rapid-fire monologue by a character named Tony Kushner—a neurotic writer completely unprepared to give a speech “at—you should pardon the expression—Harvard.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s apologies drew laughter at every line from a Lowell Lecture Hall audience of more than 250, including University President Drew G. Faust. It was a slyly appropriate opening to a speech entitled “Fiction...
...letter’s authors, University of Illinois at Chicago Provost R. Michael Tanner, said yesterday that he had “every reason to believe” that Faust meant what she said in her response. But, he added, “it has been hard for us to remain competitive in terms of salaries” and other faculty benefits...
...Lindsay Tanner "Australia is one of the few countries in the world where academic is a term of derision." Experience: Shadow Minister for Finance since 2005 Seen as one of Labor's thinkers, Tanner has published several books, most recently arguing that Australians are "losing our sense of connection with each other." The former trade union leader has received less attention than some of his colleagues but would make an interesting member of a Labor Cabinet. Rudd has confirmed he would be Finance Minister...