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Tag: Latin
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Nation & World
Finding modern issues in study of ancient world
Professor’s research while developing Latin course turns up surprising insights into political, gender, racial, religious identity.
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Speaking from experience
Back in 1642, at Harvard’s first Commencement, the graduates — all nine of them — each had to deliver orations, defending their theses, in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew. Today, just…
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Youthful wisdom, times 3
Student orators plan messages of hope, kindness, commitment, and perspective.
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Their memories and hopes
A budding mathematician, an international thinker, and a creative achiever are the student speakers at Harvard’s 2014 Morning Exercises.
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Parting words
An Ethiopian classicist, a French explorer, and a New York policeman-turned-HKS student will speak at this year’s Morning Exercises on May 30.
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In full regalia, and ready to regale
This year’s accomplished trio of Commencement orators draws inspiration from diverse sources, from the late Rev. Peter J. Gomes to Japanese haiku to the Latin inscription on Dexter Gate.
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Speaking for their class, to the world
Two Harvard College seniors and a Harvard Kennedy School student carry on the tradition of Commencement orations, given in English and in Latin.
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Ernst Badian, professor of history emeritus, 85
Professor Ernst Badian, John Moors Cabot Professor of History Emeritus, died on Feb. 1.
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Commence wonderment
Harvard’s foundation is built on years of traditions and Commencement offers a collection of the some of the most intriguing. Here’s the back story on today’s events.
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Language of learning
With a culturally diverse student body and more than 80 languages and several hundred courses available for study, Harvard’s commitment is unmatched nationally.
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Charles Paul Segal
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 13, 2007, the minute honoring the life and service of the late Charles Paul Segal was placed upon the records. Segal is regarded as one of the most prolific 20th century interpreters of classical literature and poetry.
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Commencement orators talk the talk
A journalist, a landscape architect, and a Latin scholar are today’s Commencement orators. They fulfill a University tradition dating back to 1642. They also embark on three journeys that hint at the wide array of academic paths leading outward from Harvard.
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Wendell Vernon Clausen
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 8, 2008, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Wendell Vernon Clausen, Pope Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, and Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Clausen integrated exacting philological scholarship with a finely tuned…