Campus & Community

They see some of the worlds worst birth defects at Childrens Hospital in Boston. Dario Fauza remembers a big beautiful boy born with a normal heart outside of his body. There was no way we could cover it, the baby died of infection, the Harvard Medical School surgeon recalls.

What do an Eagle Scout, a mountain climber, a concert pianist, a skydiver, and a Mormon missionary have in common? Theyre all Harvard Students who have been named as Rhodes Scholars this year. After a day of final interviews and anxious waiting, the five students got the news on Saturday (Dec. 8) that theyd been chosen, giving Harvard the most Rhodes Scholars in the nation. This years winners bring the total number of U.S. Rhodes Scholars at Harvard to 300. In addition, Harvard student Karin Alexander from Zimbabwe was named an International Rhodes Scholar (see sidebar).

At its sixth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council heard (and viewed) a report on space planning in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences presented by Nancy Maull, executive dean of the faculty, and David Zewinski, associate dean of the faculty for Physical Resources and Planning.

Dec. 16, 1788 – From the “Journal of Disorders” of Eliphalet Pearson, the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages: “Still greater disorders at Doctor Wigglesworth’s public lecture. As…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 8. The official log is located at 29 Garden St.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 13 Feb. 1, 2002 March…

Naomi Schor, former Harvard professor of Romance languages and literatures, died suddenly in New Haven, Conn., on Dec. 2. She was 58.

The 2001 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR), a sub-committee of the president and fellows, is now available upon request from the Office for the Committees on Shareholder Responsibility. Please call (617) 495-0985 to request copies.

John Mark Hansen, newly appointed professor of government, stands squarely at the intersection of the public and policy. Much of Hansen’s research, from questioning how and why voters vote to…

Brian Sigafoos 03 cant really describe what its like to be tall. Its all I know. Everyone else seems pretty short to me, says Sigafoos, who stands at 7 feet in his size 17 sneakers.

A 17-point performance by junior guard Patrick Harvey wasnt enough to lift the Harvard mens basketball team over visiting Colgate last Saturday (Dec. 8), as the Crimson lost the contest, 76-64. Harvard drops to 4-3 with its second straight loss.

Marian Wright Edelman (left), founder and director of the Childrens Defense Fund, chats with GSE fellow Deborah Stapleton before speaking at the Memorial Church in a forum titled Its Time to Leave No Child Behind! Edelman is a former director of Harvards Center for Law and Education. The forum is sponsored by the Divinity Schools Initiative in Religion for Public Life, the KSGs Women and Public Policy Program, and the Memorial Church.

Richard A. Falkenrath, assistant professor of public policy at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG), has been named special assistant to the president and senior director for policy and plans with the Office of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C.

From research laboratories to business enterprises to string quartets, groups provide powerful contexts for learning.

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellowships Administrative Board has announced the selection of five graduating seniors for its 2002-03 fellowships. Rockefeller Fellowships contribute $14,000 toward one year of purposeful postgraduate immersion in a foreign culture. The candidates – all at critical stages in their development – must feel a compelling need for a new and broadening experience.

A chill, persistent rain spattered the puddled streets as a crowd of somberly dressed folks under glistening umbrellas slowly made their way into the Presbyterian church at Madison Avenue and 73rd Street in New York City.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University announced Dec. 4 that its summer 2001 fellows, Kathryn M. Lawler and Ellen Stiefvater, completed and presented research papers on two important community development topics in partnership – the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. and the NeighborWorks network. Lawler and Stiefvater are candidates in the master of Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School of Government and both have several years of experience in community development.

Martin Ziguele (second from right), Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, tours Harvard recently, accompanied by former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis (center), translator Alvaro Martin-Guerrero (left), and University Marshal Rick Hunt (right).

What do an Eagle Scout, a mountain climber, a concert pianist, a skydiver, and a Mormon missionary have in common? Theyre all Harvard Students who have been named as Rhodes Scholars this year. After a day of final interviews and anxious waiting, the five students got the news on Saturday (Dec. 8) that theyd been chosen, giving Harvard the most Rhodes Scholars in the nation. This years winners bring the total number of U.S. Rhodes Scholars at Harvard to 300. In addition, Harvard student Karin Alexander from Zimbabwe was named an International Rhodes Scholar (see sidebar).

Provost Steven Hyman had barely arrived from Logan Airport for his first day of work Monday (Dec. 10) before he was off to a meeting. Im an old hand at this, he joked. Ive been here five minutes.

Dennis Thompson, Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy and former associate provost, was appointed senior adviser to the president by President Lawrence H. Summers, Summers announced Wednesday (Dec. 12). In this new part-time position, Thompson will work closely with Summers and Provost Steven Hyman on university-wide policies and priorities. Among his principal responsibilities will be chairing the Universitys physical planning committee, working closely with the provost to insure that physical planning is considered in the broader context of the academic planning process.

Hearing the phrase What do you make of her headache? within the walls of a medical school, you might think you are listening in on a class on, say, how to take a medical history. But in a small, brightly lit classroom at the Harvard Medical School every Tuesday night this fall, 10 medical students (give or take two or three who are out on call) tackle questions like that on a literary rather than a physical level.

Unlike other days, Sept. 11 didnt end at midnight. The country still roils the reverberations of the terrorist attacks continue to be felt in spaces private and public, including this Universitys classrooms and in the quiet of professors research activities. Teachers and students alike struggle to understand, and respond to, the unprecedented tragedy.

As the academic year began this fall, the annual rites of passage from high school to college, from vacation back to school, were rendered indelible by the events of Sept. 11. Many of us will see no before-and-after division more clearly in our lives.

Alan Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, has long been a defender of civil liberties. The Sept. 11 attacks on America have brought about some changes in his thinking and some readjustments of old beliefs to fit present circumstances.

Acknowledging the essential role that technology plays in all aspects of museum work today, the Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) has announced its first-ever appointment of a director of digital information and technology.

Comic books have come a long way.

Thirty-seven foreign scholars and professionals and a senior fellow at Harvard have been named 2001 – 02 Fulbright Grant recipients. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, participating governments, and host institutions in the United States and abroad, these grants allow scholars from across the globe to lecture or conduct research at Harvard during the academic year.

If you asked most college students at most colleges to name their favorite class, chances are the words “freshman chemistry” wouldn’t come up all that often. On the other hand,…

When Linda Norden got hired by the Fogg Art Museum as associate curator of contemporary art, she faced a challenging problem. Museums like the Fogg collect art objects, and they…