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...been to Harvard, but the surprising part was how many of us had concentrated in Hist and Lit,” Howe said. Though he had never published work that deviated so far from traditional academic norms, Howe had always cherished a sort of Hist and Lit version of history??in lecture courses at UCLA, Howe was known to relive his Harvard Glee Club days by personally demonstrating hymns, when appropriate. Even the day of perhaps his greatest academic achievement—the day when the 2008 Pulitzer prizes were announced—Howe continued his fascination with...
...Africa. “It connects people across years and countries.” Van Vuuren credits the Harvard Gumboots group for enabling him to discover more about his own country’s culture and history. “South Africans—in spite of our tumultuous history??are one of the warmest people. Our culture is very easygoing and accommodating to other people, and you really see that in Gumboots,” Hugo said. “Whenever a new American student showed up, it was about helping them get on board as soon...
...have not. The number may even be slightly higher for the former group, Fitzsimmons said, which he said demonstrated that “financial need would not deter people from coming here.” The Class of 2013 will also be the most racially diverse in College history??with Black students composing 10 percent of the class and Latino students composing 9.5 percent. Yield for Black students was almost 71 percent, up from last year’s 64 percent, and 66 percent for Latino students (the number for last year was unavailable). The first round...
While much of Assistant Professor of Geochemistry Sujoy Mukhopadhyay’s work might seem rather esoteric—he uses noble gasses as geochemical tracers to study the Earth’s processes and history??his research findings may help scientists understand everything from global warming to desertification in Africa. Colleagues say that Mukhopadhyay is not the type to focus on one specific interest or area of research. Instead, he uses noble gasses—a group of inert, unreactive elements—as a tool to study a variety of geologic processes...
...Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., chairman and CEO of Moody’s Corporation, proclaimed, “I firmly believe that Moody’s business stands on the ‘right side of history?? in terms of the alignment of our role and function with advancements in global capital markets.” Editorialists, pundits, and lawmakers alike have scrutinized this sentiment over the past year, debating the role that credit-rating agencies played in the subprime crisis. Instead of the blame game it used to be, this debate has recently become a more fruitful discussion...