Nation ‘What is compelling to do right now?’ Marshall Ganz started at Harvard but took some time off — about three decades — to become Civil Rights, labor, political organizer, and finally scholar, mentor
World How federal missteps opened door to COVID misinformation Anti-vaxxers, others benefited from mistrust engendered by early stumbles in messaging about virus, prevention, reporter says
Arts ‘Living one’s life during and after the violation of one’s humanity’ Ruth Simmons’ memoir traces everyday natural beauty, mortal peril of growing up Black in 1940s rural Texas
Nation ‘What you can do for your country’ Future Harvard president leaves Virginia for Concord Academy, set on path by JFK inauguration speech, visit by MLK
Photographs reveal tiny leaf details Museum of Natural History exhibit points to leaves’ presence, nature’s absence DateMay 15, 2008
Bhabha named senior adviser Will work with president and provost on issues concerning humanities DateMay 15, 2008
Reminiscences of Maxim Gorky Scholar explores the particular genius of Russian writer DateMay 15, 2008
The fleeting nature of performance Radcliffe Fellow Dakin dances works by longtime mentor Martha Graham DateMay 8, 2008
Radcliffe Fellow, poet Elizabeth Alexander reads ‘It’s not writing history, but it’s giving us something where the record stops.’ DateMay 8, 2008
‘Instability and Decomposition’ Young scholars from around the globe and a range of disciplines welcome instabilit DateMay 1, 2008
Lucky shot? Photography and chance Scholar looks at happenstance and art in study of the ‘accidental’ DateMay 1, 2008
Revitalizing Shanghai’s waterfront is challenging task GSD’s Krieger and team find ingenious ways to modernize waterfront while preserving the past DateApril 24, 2008
The complex legacy of slavery in Brazil Scholars talk about race, color, circumstance, heritage DateApril 24, 2008
The literary roots of human rights Scholar points to the novel as a key spur to the sympathy that precedes notion of rights DateApril 17, 2008
Lens on politics: Life in Serbia, Kosovo Filmmaker’s impressionistic work on Serbia is well-received by critics, audiences DateApril 17, 2008
Bollywood under a lens Class explores the tradition of Indian popular films from an academic viewpoint DateApril 17, 2008