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Since N. Gregory Mankiw returned to Harvard to teach the College’s introductory economics class, 2,278 students have filled his weekly lectures, many picking up the former Bush advisor’s best-selling textbook, “Principle of Economics” along the way.So, what has professor of economics Mankiw done with those profits?“I don’t talk about personal finances,” Mankiw said, adding that he has never considered giving the proceeds to charity.But in recent years, other professors have found different solutions to the sometimes awkward...
...benefits of shows like “Top Model” and “American Idol” (and lots of others, from Survivor to Project Runway) offer more than just the flexing of our cognitive muscles. They teach us lessons about which kind of narratives are successful—and which aren’t. Successful narratives include the under-the-radar talent (like the girls described above), the obnoxious enfant terrible who eventually softens (Eva on “Top Model” Cycle Three, Christian on this season’s “Project Runway?...
...first part of the discussion on Friday afternoon, the dialogue was led by Aba Cecile McHardy, a former fellow at the Radcliffe Institute. “I am a spiritual friend,” said McHardy, who holds open houses at her apartment on Mt. Auburn St. to teach people how to apply Buddhist practice to their daily lives. “I’m open not just to Buddhists.” McHardy, who said she likes to be known as “The Friendly Dragon” since she doesn’t like...
This year we have also made it a priority to work within Expos to identify ways that we might better teach students writing skills that are transferable to their other courses. So far, we have worked with Tom Jehn and other members of the program to organize two teaching colloquia at which TFs, lecturers, and preceptors from departments in the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences discussed the teaching of writing in their fields. This spring we will begin a dialogue with Directors of Undergraduate Studies about Expos and its initiatives for better integrating the program into the College...
...solving the puzzles, you teach yourself a lot of the history...