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Johnson, 39, will become one of the youngest tenured faculty in his department, reflecting a broader trend “to look for our tenure level hiring toward scholars just coming into prominence at earlier points in their careers than has been typical for Harvard,” according to History Department Chair Andrew D. Gordon...
Gordon added that the department’s last two external hires, Daniel L. Smail from Fordham University and Henrietta Harrison from Leeds University, also reflect the recent trend of appointing younger faculty—a practice encouraged by both former University President Lawrence H. Summers and former Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby...
...occupied most of the country, and local agriculture foundered. Potatoes began to replace cereals during a grain production crisis.As far as I can tell, grain production in Poland is now doing fine. But that doesn’t hurt our friend, Polish Potato. If my experience reflects the national trend, those taters are doing just fine. Bread and potatoes, beer and potato vodka—why settle for just one starch when you can have two? Sure, Poland has yet to meet Dr. Atkins, though I’m sure that day will eventually come. But perhaps...
...penmanship expert would look at that sorry trend and say, "What a disaster! The adoption of the personal computer has led to a marked deterioration of an important communication skill." But that assessment would be meaningless without factoring in all the benefits I've enjoyed from switching to the keyboard. Not only can I put words together at 10 times the speed of using pen and paper, but I can also transfer those words to the digital realm, where they can be edited, spell-checked, e-mailed, quoted, blogged and Googled...
...doubt there is some truth to the belief that multitasking in front of a screen (or screens) can make it harder for us to focus on contemplative single-task projects like reading a book or solving quadratic equations. But are there benefits that might outweigh those costs? The crucial trend is not the number of hours teenagers spend in front of the screen but rather the dramatic increase in cognitive engagement that the screen demands of them...