Business leader Joseph Y. Bae ’94 and novelist Janice Y. K. Lee ’94 expand upon three decades of supporting academic excellence, opportunity at Harvard
Harvard Divinity School has announced three recipients of the awards that are presented each June on its Alumni/ae Day. This year, on June 7, the First Decade Award was given…
A certain chord will strike a certain reaction in certain people. The dynamic underlying that reaction is something Aaron Einbond may spend the rest of his life pursuing. The Crestwood,…
It is indicative of Brooke Ellisons perspective on life that when she talks about the worst thing that ever happened to her, she emphasizes what went right rather than what…
The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in The Memorial Church, has announced the appointment of The Reverend Mark D. W. Edington as…
The Center for Ethics and the Professions has selected the Faculty Fellows in Ethics for the 2000-01 academic year. Six scholars who study ethical problems in government, law, medicine, and…
Harvard graduate students who are writing dissertations or engaged in major research on topics in practical ethics are invited to apply for 2001-02 Graduate Fellowships in Ethics. The deadline is…
This year, the Extension Schools Commencement Speaker award will go to Kimberly Parke, A.L.M. 00, assistant director for undergraduate degree programs at Harvard Extension School. The title of her talk…
Sharon Elliott Gagnon, A.M. ’65, Ph.D. ’72, has been elected President of the University’s Board of Overseers for 2000-01. She will assume the post after Commencement, succeeding Joan Hutchins ’61.…
A medical educator, a philosopher, and an historian received Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Centennial Medals at a ceremony on Wednesday, June 7, at the Faculty Club. The…
The Business School (HBS) held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 1 for Hawes Hall. Hawes Hall will provide the Business School with a critical resource to continue its core mission…
When Harvard senior Alex Kellogg finished his semester abroad in the spring of 1998, he went to the Nairobi airport with the rest of his class. But while they were…
The University will make significant new investments in the field of information technology, especially as it relates to the Internet and entrepreneurial studies. Income from a recent $7 million gift…
Destroyed by fire in 1956, and restored to its original design in 1999, the spire on top of Memorial Hall was rededicated at a ceremony on May 11. Cambridge Historical…
Glazer honored by CCNY Nathan Glazer, professor of education and social structure emeritus, was awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the City College of New York (CCNY), one…
Glazer honored by CCNY Nathan Glazer, professor of education and social structure emeritus, was awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the City College of New York (CCNY), one…
In Randy Bell’s ’00 Eliot House dorm room (above), the young filmmaker stands in front of a dartboard, which seems dangerously close to Bob Dylan, the subject of Rice and…
With only 365 of them per year and a goodly portion occupied with Christmas, Passover, Halloween, and the like, its not everyone who gets a day named after him. Michael…
Whatever descriptive phrases may be applied to Ourania N. Tserotas, you may be fairly sure that “stick-in-the-mud” will not be one of them. Ourania Tserotas, who stands against a mural…
Do you have a passion for art? Do you enjoy working with young people? Do you want to make a contribution to your community? If you answered yes, and you…
“I live in a place called Raheny,” says Sinead Walsh 00, a tall fair-skinned woman with pale blue eyes. “Raheny is five miles away from town” Dublin, Ireland …
Taking refuge from a powerful noreaster in Harvards best-known chapel, graduating seniors gathered in caps and gowns for the traditional Baccalaureate Service on Tuesday afternoon at the Memorial Church. The…
Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Jerome T. Murphy (right) speaks to two of the six James Bryant Conant Fellows — Ling Hsiao (left) and Cheryl Campbell —…
30,000 people expected to attend morning exercises on Commencement Day 22,000 plastic Samsonite chairs and wooden chairs set up in Tercentenary Theatre 633-fold increase in the number of graduates from…
June 08, 2000 Today the University awarded a total of 6,165 degrees and 352 certificates. A breakdown of the degrees by schools and programs follows. Harvard College granted a total…
Eight men and three women will receive honorary degrees in Harvards 349th Commencement Exercises this morning, including Amartya Sen, who also will deliver this years Commencement Address along with Seamus…
Jerome T. Murphy, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education since 1992, announced that he will step down as Dean in June 2001. After a year’s sabbatical, Murphy will…
The poems read by Heather McHugh, rich in internal rhyme and word play, portray scientists struggling to bring order to a world that stubbornly resists. Staff photo by Justin Ide
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending June 3. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…
Sixty women and men from around the world have been awarded fellowships to pursue advanced work at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. For the first time in Radcliffe history…
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