Tag: Magna Carta
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Nation & World
Complicated legacy
A Harvard Law School scholar reflects on the legacy of the 800-year-old Magna Carta.
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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.
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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.”
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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.