By Sean O’Rourke MAT ’68

At Harvard, engineering and information technology are thriving as never before. To remind us that the arts are just as important as the sciences, the Harvard Campaign sponsored a symposium on Friday, May 6, 2016. In his remarks, incoming Dean of Humanities Robin Kelsey discussed creativity in terms of historicity, boundaries and ingenuity.

Professor Martin Puchner and Lecturer Jill Johnson reviewed the status of the new concentration in Theater, Dance and Media (TDM), which at this point remains a very flexible undertaking. This year the program enrolled thirteen concentrators and  65 freshmen—numbers which bode well for the future.

Chloe Maxmin (Harvard), Daniel Sherrell (Brown), Isaac Lederman (Princeton), and Ophir Bruck (UC Berkeley) talk about the movement for the divestment by universities and others of their fossil fuel holdings. Recorded on Etopia News from multiple sites on June 24, 2013.

This is an original poem that I recited for a kickoff event at Harvard University in honor of Black History Month. I was definitely extremely passionate about writing and reciting it as it's something near and dear to my heart.