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...time when more conventional channels of communication between Britain and Iran have stalled, MacGregor's cultural diplomacy is opening up another avenue for dialogue. The British Museum, especially since MacGregor took the helm in 2002, has used traveling exhibitions and curatorial exchanges to successfully engage museums from China to North Korea to Sudan. "The more difficult the political relations are, the more important it is to try to understand the history of the country with whom we're having difficult conversations," he says. (See pictures of 250 years of the British Museum...
Three decades before attaining a coveted spot in the Obama administration, Christina “Tina” M. Tchen ’78 was at the helm of another political juggernaut: the Dunster House Committee. And though it may seem an unlikely breeding ground for public office, Tchen was not the only one preparing for a place in the limelight—she ran the HoCo with future Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78. In her role as the Director of Public Liaison for Obama, Tchen will oversee the “front door...
...West dropped only three total points in a 9-2, 9-1, 9-0 drubbing of the Bulldogs top player. The third-year standout finished the season with a 9-1 record and looks to stand among the Nation’s best at Harvard’s helm as the post-season approaches.Despite a disappointing end to the regular season, the Crimson’s playoff prospects remain bright. Harvard will travel to Princeton, N.J. for the CSA National Team Championships as the fifth overall seed, looking to improve on their next trip to New Jersey.In order to gear...
...others pictured are now dead—victims of violence in the tough neighborhoods of Chicago’s South Side. And finally, one gangly child smiles into the camera with a basketball palmed in his adolescent hand. More than 30 years later, he is now at the helm of the United States Department of Education under the Obama administration...
...wrestling. Following Pickett’s example, Lee yielded the team seamlessly to his successor Jim Peckham, and the Crimson has had only one other coach since. Current head coach Jay Weiss marks his 16th season with Harvard this spring. Lee’s nearly two decades at the helm of Crimson wrestling represent the second-longest tenure for a Harvard grapplers’ head coach, but his contribution to the sport extended well beyond Cambridge. Lee served as a member of the United States Olympic Committee from 1968-1976 and as a member of the NCAA Wrestling Coaches Association...