Documents tagged "Nantucket Whaling Museum"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025537.txt
The email discusses a proposal for a poetry and science initiative that could begin immediately with funding of $500,000. The proposed course would combine the study of poetry with the study of science, environment, and the visual arts. Key people mentioned in the email include Lisa New, who is interested in supporting TV on a broad range of topics, and Jeffrey E., who is having a drink with the Dean of Ed School to explore this proposal among other topics. The initiative would include taped sessions from various experts such as Richard Dawkins, Walter Isaacson, David Mossberg, and David Malan.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023452.txt
The document describes an educational initiative by Harvard Graduate School of Education and other organizations that combines the study of poetry with science, environment, and visual arts. Key topics include the exploration of various natural landscapes like oceans, ponds, marshes, mountains, forests, and coral reefs. The initiative features a diverse range of experts including poets, economists, historians, conservationists, scientists, and educators from Harvard University. Notable locations included in the study are Cape Cod, Nantucket, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Jamaica, Aspen, California, Papua New Guinea, and Harvard's Houghton Rare Book Library.