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...mail, “This is a unique intellectual opportunity for a small group of Harvard College students to study at an outstanding Latin American university, live in a dramatically different social, political, and economic landscape, view the world from a Cuban vantage point, and hear some of the world??s greatest music—live!” The OIP will hold an information session for students interested in the program today at 4 p.m. in the University Hall ground floor conference room...
...filled to the rafters, as are the many classes elsewhere in the University that deal with government, policy, politics, the Constitution, and managing public institutions. Harvard’s students want to know how they can be part of the solution to the nation’s and world??s problems. The KSG and IOP reach out to respond, and so too has the rest of the University. For instance, the Law School’s Office of Public Interest Advising is outstanding, and Dean Elena Kagan has made public interest law and public service a visible priority...
...their expertise, and they often bring other experts—from Senators, to presidential candidates to journalists—to campus to engage in a dialogue with them. Beyond these small study groups, the IOP is also home to the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, one of the world??s premiere venues for public servants to speak. Hundreds of heads of state, legislators, social entrepreneurs, and thinkers have addressed the forum, from Senator Hillary R. Clinton to Archbishop Desmund Tutu to Justice Antonin Scalia. These study groups and speakers encourage students to become active participants in the political...
...museum. July 28 was a big day: Lance Bass, former teen heartthrob and member of the boy band N’Sync, publicly announced that he was gay, and Mel Gibson belligerently said that “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world?? while being arrested for driving under the influence of a 0.12 blood alcohol content. Gibson was previously accused of anti-Semitism after his 2004 movie “The Passion of the Christ.” Charged for misdemeanor drunken driving, Gibson awaits a Sept. 28 court date...
...tickets for students are on sale now, and free to the first 50 Harvardians who grab them. After those are gone, tickets will be $5 each. Tickets must be purchased in person at the Harvard Box Office. More information at http://www.bernsteinatharvard.org. Meanwhile, Daniel Barenboim, one of the world??s most eminent and controversial conductors, as well as one of its finest pianists, is in the midst of delivering six Charles Eliot Norton lectures on cultural issues, culminating next week. The Norton lectures are rare events, and have been given in the past by the likes of Bernstein...