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...Lesnikowski say it’s “definitely a sacrifice”—students who have studied abroad usually praise their experiences. Stefan A. Zebrowski-Rubin ’08 credits his experience in Italy as instrumental in helping him develop a senior thesis topic. More importantly, however, he wrote in an e—mail that “study abroad gave me an education I could never have received at Harvard. I grew as a person, struggling through cultural transitions, linguistic difficulties and plain old bureaucratic idiosyncrasies. Coming back to Harvard...
...seems, however, that in the College’s three centuries of existence, the prioritization of teaching has always been a topic of controversy and quiet resignation. Witness President Eliot’s comments from over a century before Bok’s, comments as true today as they were then: "There are a few men and women who look upon [teaching] as a profession. The great majority of persons who teach, however, never intend to treat teaching as a profession." If anything can be gleaned from Harvard’s history, it is that the quality of an undergraduate...
...time to move to a bigger location, and even in Lowell, people still have to sit in the aisles,” said Spang. Beckert wrote in an e-mail to The Crimson that his course is “attractive” because of the importance of the topic. “Understanding the development of the U.S. economy is of great relevance,” he wrote. “It probably also didn’t hurt that the course received high CUE ratings the last time it was offered.” Beckert?...
...little to do with the fairer sex. She has written four full-length nonfiction books featuring dead white male protagonists. One of her more recent journal articles is about the “The Civil War Soldier and the Art of Dying”—a topic so masculine it gives Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 a run for his money...
...likely to die in the first few months of life" and "After an abortion you may become sterile." The citations throughout are to journal articles dating back to 1967, with none from the past 20 years. Since that discussion, Wood took over the Asheville center and Hutchinson hopes the topic will be revisited. Wood says she would be glad to meet with the group; she has created a new brochure, but would be prepared to discuss the ones she inherited and still uses. "It's been a real education about the scientific facts and data and who are reliable sources...