Harvard University is asking alumni who had taken an online course to become volunteers as online mentors and discussion group managers and is offering a free on-line humanities course under the title The Ancient Greek Hero, the New York Times reported. The class taught by Harvard classics faculty member Gregory Nagy has been a popular [...]
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Papandreou Roasted For Columbia Gig
Already beset by much criticism for making big money delivering lectures at Harvard on the Greek economic crisis he helped create, former Prime Minister George Papandreou is now facing more complaints that he’s doing the same at fellow Ivy League school Columbia, in New York. The school announced last month that it was proud to [...]
Papandreou’s NY Digs: Move Over, Lady Gaga
While a fifth of Greeks have been pushed into poverty by austerity measures he imposed on the orders of international lenders, former Prime Minister George Papandreou will live in a luxury apartment in Manhattan, courtesy of the Ivy League school Columbia University, which is going to also pay him $30,000 to give seven lectures. His [...]
Athens Dialogues at Harvard Deal Science
The Onassis Foundation organized a workshop entitled: Science, Technology and Ethics-Old Theories and new Challenges which was held at Harvard University under the auspices of Harvard Dialogue, a program aimed at “researching an intellectual view, inspired by the ancient greek theory which says that the art is a kind of knowledge embracing art, handiwork and [...]
Kochilas Brings Greek Cooking to Harvard
Diane Kochilas, Greek food guru in New York, on Oct. 4 will be meeting Harvard students interested in learning more about the Greek diet and its benefits. The chef and cookbook author organized the food event with the sponsorship of the Food Literacy Project and the Harvard Hellenic Society in hope of bringing Greek cuisine and [...]
Jesus Was Married, Ancient Greek Papyrus Suggests
A snippet of ancient papyrus studied by a Harvard professor indicates that early Christians believed Jesus was a married man, contrary to traditional belief. Karen King said that the Fourth Century fragment is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. She helped to translate the six words, believed [...]
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