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Tag: Zimbabwe
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Nation & World
A flight from homophobia
Neal Hovelmeier, a gay teacher fired from his job in a Zimbabwean school who is now a Radcliffe Fellow and Harvard Scholar at Risk, is working on a play informed by his experience and a curriculum based on intolerance.
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Nation & World
3 Harvard seniors gain International Rhodes
Three members of Harvard College’s Class of 2018 have been selected to represent their respective countries, Zimbabwe, Trinidad, and Zambia as Rhodes Scholars.
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Nation & World
Zimbabwe after Mugabe
Glen Mpani, a Harvard Kennedy School Mason Fellow, discusses the soft coup in Zimbabwe that has toppled dictator Robert Mugabe and explains what the shake-up could mean for the beleaguered nation.
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Nation & World
Inspired by physics and art
Julia Grotto ’17 combines art, science, and public service to paint a complete picture of her life at Harvard.
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Nation & World
Making poetry sing
Radcliffe fellow and classically trained pianist Tsitsi Jaji uses her musical expertise and knowledge of comparative literature to explore how composers of African descent set poetry to music for solo voice and piano.
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Nation & World
‘A Whisper to a Roar’ sparks discussion
Panelists convened at the Harvard Kennedy School on Monday to discuss individuals’ motivations to risk their lives to fight for democracy.
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Nation & World
Three win international Rhodes
A Harvard senior and two recent alumnae have been named international Rhodes Scholars, and will join the six American Harvard students who will head to the University of Oxford next fall.
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Nation & World
Exemplary women
Faculty, students, and staff gathered at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on April 26 to honor Emmy Award-winning producer Rebecca Eaton and Harvard undergraduate Naseemah Mohamed ’12, the recipients of the 2012 Women’s Leadership Awards.
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Nation & World
Termites as architects
The air exchange system inside termite mounds provides a natural example of how to harness intermittent winds.
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Nation & World
Out of Africa
Harvard Africa Focus opens series of panels, lectures, and performances highlighting the continent’s life and culture.
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Nation & World
Zimbabwean student is Harvard’s 4th Rhodes Scholar
A Harvard College senior from Zimbabwe has become the fourth Harvard student to be named a Rhodes Scholar this year, accepting the prestigious award to study at Britain’s Oxford University.