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Poaching from Yale, Slate magazine and the department just down the hall, the Department of English has hired three young assistant professors who will beef up their offerings in twentieth century literature...

Author: By Ben A. Black, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: English Dept. Hires Scholars Of 20th Century | 3/7/2003 | See Source »

Bellows was a member of the Ashcan School in the early decades of the twentieth century. As the name of the school suggests, Bellows and his colleagues depicted the grit and filth of the city landscape, developing a new form of urban realism...

Author: By Jessica E. Gould, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: George Bellows Exhibit at Fogg Brings Old Anti-War Message to Modern Audience | 2/28/2003 | See Source »

...perhaps the greatest college prank of all time. The Boston Globe’s Michael Madden agreed, calling it “the prank of pranks”, while footage of the event was broadcast nationally on CBS. This year’s Harvard-Yale game marks the twentieth anniversary of the MIT prank, an event burned in the memories of those who witnessed it as well as in Harvard-Yale Game lore...

Author: By Renzo Weber, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Look Back: 1982: MIT Gets In | 11/22/2002 | See Source »

Frondel, who taught at Harvard from 1939 to 1977 and served as chair of the geological sciences department for four years, was one of the preeminent minerologists of the twentieth century. His subjects ranged from moon rocks to kidney stones, and he was credited with discovering 48 minerals...

Author: By Nathaniel A. Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Renowned Harvard Scientist Dies at 95 | 11/19/2002 | See Source »

Presenting her life in the context of the major historical events of the twentieth century, Lerner recounted a story of moral courage and a commitment to social change. Excerpts of her selected experiences stressed the importance of having the courage to live according to one’s convictions, especially in the face of hardship, hopelessness and brutality...

Author: By Kimberly A. Kiçenuik, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women’s History Pioneer Tells Own Story | 11/5/2002 | See Source »

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