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...been adequately defined. In the words of anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, “No idiom has yet emerged to capture the collective interests of many groups in translocal solidarities, cross-border mobilizations, and postnational identities.” Ethnic or postcolonial studies—the two closest versions available today??examine only partially the variety of ways in which humans interact in time and space.Luckily, the historical current does seem to be taking us into uncharted waters. As Hist and Lit Assistant Director of Studies Andrew Romig wrote in an email, “I think you?...
...will be among 11 honorees receiving degrees from the University, according to a program circulated at Wednesday’s dinner for the distinction’s recipients. But unlike his 10 fellow recipients, he will not receive the degree at today??s Commencement exercises. Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor two weeks ago, and is recovering from surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., making travel difficult. In a highly unusual arrangement, Kennedy will be awarded the honor at “an appropriate future occasion,” said a Harvard spokesman...
...While previous generations may not have required a strong background in math and science to be considered informed citizens, today??s world has lived up to the vision of H.G. Wells: It is one in which statistical thinking is “as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.” The relevance of mathematics to understanding contemporary policy issues, healthcare, and the modern conception of human nature is increasingly clear. Students who want an in-depth understanding of everything from behavioral economics to education policy require more than a superficial level...
...knowledge that our children’s generation has more to look forward to than we do. In the meantime, the University should not overlook the current conditions of undergraduate housing. A 15-year renovation project does little to alleviate the substantial problems with sanitation and facilities maintenance facing today??s students...
...there is a lesson to be learned from the happenings of the past year, it is this: Today??s world is a complex sociopolitical system, one that resists speculation from the narrow or clouded lens. From Cambridge in particular, where much of the high drama consists in interdepartmental squabbles and where an unmet quorum can constitute the positive derailment of progress, international crises can present themselves as geopolitical Gordian knots: impossible to disentangle entirely and inclined only to tighten further after the overzealous jerk of careless hands...