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...cooking and storing food—is threatened by an inundation of modern wares from abroad, the pots and their uses have not changed. “Form always came from function,” Hoy said. She recounted that whenever she would attempt a new shape, her teacher would come over and mold it into a traditional one.“I think that part of it was that there’s a strength in these shapes that can stand up to a fire, stand up to a smoldering bed of embers,” Hoy said...
...says. “It keeps me from getting sick of either thing. There’s just a wealth of interesting material.” Campbell has been playing jazz since middle school, according to Sayuri Miyamoto of Newton, Mass., his classical piano teacher from first to twelfth grade. “He showed a lot of interest in the structure and theory of the music,” she says. “Sometimes he would write in jazz chords to help him remember classical pieces better.” His view on the role of music...
...can’t go into academics thinking, ‘I want to teach at Harvard,’” says Jasanoff. “You can think it, but it may not be a reality.”STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSSeveral recent-graduates-turned-faculty have the advantage of firsthand understanding of the College experience.Having been an undergrad “helps me relate to [my students] better than I otherwise might,” Nelson says. “If you enjoy the place and feel connected to it and feel invested in its future...
...Golan will also advise Flier to help design global education programs and establish research partnerships to provide opportunities for Harvard faculty and students working both abroad and at Harvard. Golan will continue to practice at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital as a hematologist and clinician-teacher. —Staff writer June Q. Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...
...like Connecticut, New York and Michigan have simply eliminated the word "tenure" (from the Latin tenere, meaning to hold or keep) from the books while retaining the due-process rights it embodies. In Toledo, Ohio, officials have adopted a more creative approach by establishing a mentoring program to improve teacher performance. Fifteen surrounding communities have already copied the idea...