Word: transcends
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...brought smiles to every face by reading from President James B. Conant’s ’14 1951 letter to his unknown successor. It began, “Dear Sir”—a stunning reminder that in 50 years, even at Harvard, we can transcend our unacknowledged prejudices...
...Harvard graduates from sub-Saharan Africa return home to make immense contributions to countries where their expertise is desperately needed. They may not tread the usual path to New York high society, but they leave college assured that they are making good on their education. In a sense, they transcend the usual expectations; for them, Harvard never was Times Square with training wheels—it was a repository of experience and expertise that might be transported home to improve the lot of one’s countrymen. It’s a scenario that’s difficult...
...Such a core, through its structure and content, cultivates, among other things, the virtues of accurate reading and informed argument. These virtues transcend partisan differences and will serve students well not only inside and out of the classroom but in life beyond the campus...
...seeing all of that hard work coalesce into reality was something incredible. It was really an amazing experience."Sebastian says she loves “Freeze” not only because of its lighthearted side, but also because it represents her conviction that Harvard students should be allowed to transcend what she calls the “A-Track.”"Obviously, because this is Harvard, there is an expectation that you become a doctor or a lawyer or a consultant or an investment banker. One of the motivations of starting “Freeze” was that...
...wrong. Climate change absolutely is a political issue, the greatest political issue of our time, and it will only be solved in the political arena, with all the mess and compromise that entails. Environmentalists hate to hear this; they think that global warming is so important it should transcend politics, as the IPCC does, and as Gore himself has in many ways these past seven years. But the final war on global warming will be fought not with PowerPoint but with politics, and it will be fought in the halls of power around the world. The scientists represented...