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Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep was presented with an honorary doctor of arts. Known for her versatility in front of the camera—playing both dramatic and comedic roles—Streep has garnered 16 Academy Award nominations and won two. She received her M.F.A. from the Yale...
Minimalist sculptor and experimental video artist Richard Serra received a doctor of arts. Serra, who was hailed as “a titan of sculpture, one of the last great modernists" by The New York Times, has worked with splash pieces, prop pieces, and steel works. He studied painting at...
Biology professor Susan L. Lindquist was honored with a doctor of science. Lindquist, who received her Ph.D. in biology from Harvard in 1977 , teaches at MIT and focuses her research on complex molecular protein folding and the phenomenon's role in cancer, cystic fibrosis, and other diseases.
In his 30-minute speech, the thin, gray-haired man from New Hampshire—who has been associated with the court’s liberal wing—argued that “Constitutional judging is not a mere combination of fair reading and simple facts.�...
The fair reading model, Souter noted, fails because the Constitution must be “read as a whole, and when it is, other values crop up in potential conflict with an unfettered right to publish, the value of security for the nation and the value of the Presidentâ?...