MUMBAI, January 19, 2012 – Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust on the adverse effects of the global financial crisis on higher education and the need for sustainable, long-term development solutions.
Harvard, Verita$, Ideology, Education and the Role of the US in the World
Interview with film maker Eun Jung EJ Shin, Director/Editor Of Verita$ Everybody Loves Harvard
EJ Shin, a film maker and Korean media activist was interviewed in San Francisco
on July19, 2012 about her film “Verita$” Everybody Loves Harvard and the role of Harvard University in the US and internationally. For more information about her film go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/VERITAS…
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In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law’s program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews American Historian Howard Zinn on his books: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train – A personal History of Our Times, and Failure To Quit – Reflections of an Optimistic Historian. The discussion ranges from Mr. Zinn’s optimism for the future and what true Patriotism is, to what Americans don’t want to hear.
The Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit mslaw.edu.
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On Thursday, October 3rd, Harvard University President Drew Faust published a letter displaying her apathy towards the fossil fuel industry.
Divest Harvard’s official response:
Leadership requires courage and vision–President Faust demonstrated neither. Today, she chose the fossil fuel industry over her students.
We will be publishing an in-depth response shortly.
In the meantime, you can read a cogent reply by Harvard Divinity School student and climate activist Tim DeChristopher here.
Do you have a response to President Faust’s letter? Email a short response to Pennilynn Stahl at pstahl1228 so we can compile them.
Come to our meeting at 8:00PM in the Quincy Spindell Room to discuss our response to President Faust’s letter. This is an exciting time to get involved. Join us!
Welcome to Transition Studies. To prosper for very much longer on the changing Earth humankind will need to move beyond its current fossil-fueled civilization toward one that is sustained on recycled materials and renewable energy. This is not a trivial shift. It will require a major transition in all aspects of our lives.
This weblog explores the transition to a sustainable future on our finite planet. It provides links to current news, key documents from government sources and non-governmental organizations, as well as video documentaries about climate change, environmental ethics and environmental justice concerns.
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