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Nation & World
‘Average’ gets his ire up
Todd Rose, lecturer in education, debunks the myth of the “typical” learner in his new book, “The End of Average.”
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My buddy
Juniors Fatima Bishtawi and Amanda Mozea made lasting connections through the Best Buddies program.
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Blended voices, each with a personal charge
Five poets are celebrated in “‘A Language to Hear Myself’: Feminist Poets Speak,” a Schlesinger Library exhibit running from Feb. 29 to June 17, with an accompanying performance March 1.
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Hailing Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Hasty Pudding Theatricals hails actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its 50th Man of the Year.
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O’Neal, MacGraw revisit youthful ‘Love’
Actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal returned to Harvard to revisit the scene of their iconic movie “Love Story.”
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Style by degrees: Harvard Graduate School of Design
For the students, staff, and faculty at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, wearing black is an announcement of their craft. But increasingly, color has found its way back into vogue.
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Less football than life
As The Game approaches, Harvard football is looking for success. But coach Tim Murphy is also preparing his graduating seniors for success in life.
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Literary arc
Radcliffe Fellow Ross Gay is a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry.
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Where the orthodox and unorthodox meet
Harvard’s Elisa New will introduce poet Alicia Jo Rabins, who will read from her book “Divinity School” and play with her band Girls in Trouble on Nov. 16 at Harvard Hillel.
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Body of work
An émigré physician at Harvard Medical School has written a book about the multitude of anatomy-based English expressions.
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Israel’s Grossman reflects
The celebrated Israeli novelist David Grossman reflects on writing and warfare. The right has won the debate in his country, he says, but hope for peace remains.
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Weighed down
Harvard anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh’s new book, “Fat-Talk Nation: The Human Costs of America’s War on Fat,” delves deep into the national obsession with thinness.
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Finding the classes that fit
Shopping Week gives students a chance to make more informed decisions about their classes and schedule.
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Haunted vision
Dave Malloy traces the inspiration for “Ghost Quartet,” set to run at Oberon Sept. 9-12, to the scary stories of his youth.
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First, you move in
Harvard’s freshmen arrived on campus Tuesday, and started settling in to college life, and new routines.
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Bringing far nearer
Summer Summits: Notes from further afield, a new initiative at the Carpenter Center, is bringing voices in contemporary art to Harvard for a live travelogue of stories, relics, musings, and photographs from escapades near and far.
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More than help for their hair
Schlesinger Library receives letters from African-American servicewomen grateful for hair products that eased their lives while on assignment.
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Vivid reminders of war
An exhibition by an Iranian artist recalls the heavy human cost of the long and brutal Iran-Iraq War.
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Compelled to create art
Unfulfilled as a lawyer, Robin Kelsey took a leap and began a career in photography and teaching. Today he leads Harvard’s Department of History of Art and Architecture.
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They get the job done
Sixty-four people who selflessly keep the University running are this year’s Harvard Heroes, for demonstrating unwavering excellence within their departments and Schools.
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Sea of Crimson, canopy of green
The sights and sounds of Harvard’s joyful 364th Commencement in the Yard.
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A movie as a mirror
Three young Harvard alumni explain the genesis and the process of their making the hit film “Whiplash.”
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Poetic wandering
This walking tour pairs classic Harvard landmarks with a sampling of the poets connected to the University — all in honor of National Poetry Month.
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The music never dies
Rob Reider, an administrative coordinator with Harvard’s Campus Services, is also a longtime rocker.
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In 1944, Broadway subversion
In 1944, the young and gifted creators of ‘On the Town’ quietly stirred diversity into their groundbreaking musical, Professor Carol Oja recounts in her new book.
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Leaders speak, comics listen
Comedians Seth Rogen and Lizz Winstead brought some laughter to the JFK Jr. Forum on Tuesday night, discussing humor and politics.
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Ready for The Game
With ESPN and NBC broadcasting on campus, the Ivy League’s two best football teams will face off on Saturday at The Game.
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A simple ‘thank you’
The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences is hosting its fifth annual Giving Thanks open house, welcoming its staffers to write personal messages of gratitude to colleagues and friends across the University.
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Daoism’s ongoing influence
James Robson, professor of East Asian languages and civilizations, has edited the Daoism volume of “The Norton Anthology of World Religions.”
