Word: presentism
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...Moulton says that unlike some of his superiors, he understood it was important to present both sides of the story on his television show...
...will miss his sharp intelligence, his delightful wit, and his broad understanding of times past and present,” Faust said of her fellow historian...
Schlesinger’s glowing portrayal of Roosevelt and Kennedy has since been criticized as overly partisan, but Schlesinger’s ever-present closeness will likely be remembered not as a fault, but as the mark of an articulate, scholarly lion of liberal causes...
...Washington D.C. with three other friends when—after taking a shot and landing on her feet—she sat down on the ground, and then proceeded to lay prone on the court. An ambulance arrived, but could not rescue her. A friend of Ekperi who was present at the scene, Patrick Jean Baptiste ’09, said he later spoke to a doctor who said she likely died of an undiagnosed heart problem that was not detected during physical examinations...
...together a focused research group on cosmology, I could see how Faust understood many of the distinct issues and requirements facing scientists and how she absorbed what it takes to attract the most promising scientists and provide them with an environment in which they can thrive. Faust was consistently present at Radcliffe science activities, including fellows’ talks and science lectures, and made a point of including prominent scientists in the Dean’s Lecture Series every year. She also committed resources for travel to scientists with laboratories on other campuses and worked with deans to facilitate connections...