Word: colloquia
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Throughout the year, fellows share their research during weekly colloquia. Professor Beatrice Hanssen, who completes a term at the Bunting Institute in August, said the colloquia give fellows a chance to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on their studies...
...informal colloquia...Provided important occasions to learn more about other fellows' project [and] also to carry on conversations and debates across disciplines," she said in an e-mail message...
Sean Burgess, a post-doctoral student in genetics at Harvard and current Bunting fellow, said the colloquia help fellows gauge the importance of their work from a broader perspective...
...colloquia] make you step back and look at work from another perspective, and see how your work contributes to society," Burgess said...
...whatever way their local community feels appropriate. And if Hollywood wants to haul out the stars, watch. If Tel Aviv wants to party on the Boardwalk, dance. If Jerusalem wants to have religious services, pray. If New York wants to have a parade, walk. If Harvard wants to have colloquia, participate. In any case, let's appreciate the commonalities held by all Jews, including and especially the state of Israel...