Tag: Albert Schweitzer

  • Nation & World

    ‘Walden’ for the 21st century

    In a lecture at the Harvard Divinity School, scholar Lawrence Buell examined the continuing relevance of Thoreau’s “Walden” and the importance of voluntary simplicity.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Schweitzer Fellows commit to community service

    Honoring the legacy of Albert Schweitzer, area graduate students are committing to a year of service with a community agency. In a competitive selection process, 29 students — including six from Harvard — were recently selected as 2007-08 Boston Schweitzer Fellows.

    2 minutes