Tag: Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite
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Feeling ‘Clueless’? Here’s why Jane Austen never seems to get old
Harvard scholar highlights qualities that make Jane Austen ever-modern.
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Dreams of land deferred
“Castor and Patience” explores nation’s long history of systematic barriers to Black ownership.
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How to move a dragon — fast
Harvard’s Dragon Boat racers find fun, fellowship, and amazing views of Boston.
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When you talk silly to baby, the world joins in
Study finds striking similarities in infant-directed speech and song in cultures spanning six continents.
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Funny lady
Emma Eun-joo Choi ’23 is the host of the new NPR comedy podcast “Everyone & Their Mom.”
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Elif Batuman returns to Harvard
Author and alum Elif Batuman explains how changes, questions in her own life informed path of protagonist in new novel “Either/Or.”
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Taken out of context
In a peer-reviewed piece published in the journal Science, scholars from Harvard’s GenderSci Lab created a roadmap to help researchers take greater care when writing biological definitions and classifications of sex, mindful of how their language may be used in the public arena.
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Women mostly stayed in workforce as pandemic unfolded, defying forecasts
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin says education was a larger factor than gender in labor disruptions.
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Bringing 17th-century Enlightenment tradition to Memorial Hall
The Harvard Undergraduate Salon for the Sciences and Humanities aims to revive the “age of conversation,” particularly about bridges between the two topics.
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More than just another brick in a wall
The student creators of a new public art installation in Harvard Yard believe their work can drive change.
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Learning how to talk about divisive issues
Harvard students share their experiences as fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership program at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics.
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The story behind Amartya Sen’s memoir
Nobel laureate, Harvard professor Amartya Sen talks about the challenges he faced writing his new memoir, “Home in the World.”
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How she went from being academic to creating Netflix show about one
Annie Julia Wyman, Ph.D. ’17 says her suggestibility led to “The Chair.”
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Reframing American Studies
Scholar Philip Deloria encourages his students to push boundaries of American Studies.
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Looking at how ‘Hair’ works
Theater, Dance & Media course — part theory and part hands-on — looks at medium, message of musical theater.
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Turning right at musical theater
Julia Riew was on pre-med track before figuring out she was headed in wrong direction.
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Scholars inside Ukraine describe country determined to fight back
Panelists in Harvard discussion praise Zelensky and urge support for communities under attack.
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How to read ‘Ulysses’? With gratitude.
Harvard students, scholars find everyday rewards on the other side of Joyce’s century-old epic.
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Year of living pandemically
‘Seeping, Rotting, Resting, Weeping’ ruminates on anxieties over intimacy, climate change, and colonialism.
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We haven’t just suffered during COVID. We’ve learned.
Resilience of young people, new treatment tools give Matt Nock hope amid challenges posed by social media, school and campus disruptions.
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Alison Bechdel needs to know what happens next
Author’s acclaimed works include “Fun Home,” “Are You My Mother?,” “The Secret to Superhuman Strength.”
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Live, from Harvard Square, it’s spring semester
The new semester brings a return to in-person School.
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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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Seething populist anger and lessons for U.S. in German elections
Michael Sandel’s views of the myth of meritocracy influenced Germany’s new chancellor and may offer ideas for the way forward for the U.S.
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Overture of an opera life
James Joyce will be star of final act of Benjamin Wenzelberg’s undergrad career.
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Moving together again
Studios reopen for in-person classes in Soca Fusion, Latinx Movement, and more.
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Dancing on the ceiling — of the world
Nosher Ali Khan, a sophomore economics concentrator from Hunza, Pakistan, set a Guinness world record for Highest Altitude Dance Party on Land.
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A chance to focus on an academic passion at Oxford
Seven Rhodes Scholars from Harvard represent sciences, education, and social science fields.