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...such as the end of the world.” But in February 1978, a severe snowstorm forced University officials to close Harvard for three days. It is the only known closure due to snow in the University’s memory, according to Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, who teaches Religion 1513, “History of Harvard and its Presidents”. Even this closure occurred only after the Massachusetts governor declared a state of emergency, brought in the national guard, and restricted any unnecessary travel. After the blizzard hit, many people asked then...
Peter J. Gomes, the Plummer professor of Christian morals and an expert on Harvard’s history, said Summers’ firing, if it happened, would be a “very hush-hush sort of thing...
...dean selections as a way to steer the University’s course. But, according to some Harvard historians, that was a power that presidents never actually held.“Presidents think they will be able to shape the University through their appointments,” Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes, who teaches a course on the history of Harvard and its presidents, said last week. “It doesn’t always work out that way.”‘DON’T CHANGE DEANS LIKE SOCKS?...
...appointment of the dean, I think, is a very important window through which we can look at this relationship,” Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes said at the meeting yesterday...
...extra hours abed, however, are a luxury that the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister of Memorial Church can only afford on Saturdays, as he performs a service at Memorial Church nearly every morning...