Tag: Magna Carta

  • Nation & World

    Complicated legacy

    A Harvard Law School scholar reflects on the legacy of the 800-year-old Magna Carta.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Democracy, debated in Parliament

    Harvard Professor Michael Sandel led members of the United Kingdom’s House of Commons and House of Lords, along with students and members of the public, through an intense discussion on the nature and importance of democracy, as part of a first-of-its-kind program held in the Speaker’s House in Parliament.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Making a case for democracy

    Michael Sandel, the renowned political philosopher and professor, will debate the meaning of democracy at the Palace of Westminster in London as part of the BBC’s “Democracy Day.”

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Library Board names executive director

    The Harvard Library Board today (Dec. 20) named Helen Shenton as the first executive director of the new Harvard Library, turning to a veteran of the British Library to develop a more coordinated management structure for the oldest library in the Western Hemisphere.

    3 minutes