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Katherine Chong
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Retiring from Work to School: HILR and a Lifelong Liberal Arts Education
The Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement program currently engages around 500 retired seniors from the Greater Boston area in a peer-learning and teaching model. Participants design and enroll in more than 120 course offerings that span a multitude of topics.
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Turning Back the Page at Boston’s Antiquarian Book Fair
Unusual finds are a regular at the 47th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, a three-day event showcasing a rare collection of manuscripts, first editions, ephemera, maps, and autographs.
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Wasps, Aztecs Masks, Plants: Three Tales of Harvard Offices
When we walk into Computer Science professor Steven J. Gortler’s office, it’s hard not to notice the wasp nests. Five of the brittle honeycomb structures dangle from the ceiling, swaying gently on lengths of twine.