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HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES Notes
President Neil L. Rudenstine and Provost Harvey Fineberg will hold office hours for students in their Massachusetts Hall offices on a first-come, first-served basis. Rudenstine will see students on Thursday, April 22, from 4 to 5 p.m. Fineberg will see students on Tuesday, April 20, from 4 to 5 p.m. Walk for Hunger participants to be sponsored by University The Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs will sponsor Harvard faculty, staff, retirees, and students who participate in the Walk for Hunger, either as walkers or volunteers, on Sunday, May 2, at a rate of 50 cents for each mile walked and for each hour volunteered. For information, call 495-4955. Fellowships in housing studies available A nationally competitive summer fellowship program is being offered to first- or second-year students of law, business, planning and public administration/policy. Two areas of interest are the creation of home-ownership opportunities for families of modest incomes and a multifaceted approach to multifamily housing. The fellowship includes 10 weeks of on-site experience; $6,000 total compensation, plus travel and research expenses; enrollment in the Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute in Chicago for one week, all expenses paid; and the opportunity to be published. The deadline for applications is May 3. For more information, contact Annette Bourne at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at (617) 495-7640, or send e-mail to annette_bourne@harvard.edu. Virtual career fair to be held online Through April 18, graduating seniors and graduate students can go on line and visit "virtual career fair booths" of employers that traditionally do not recruit on campus. The Ivy+ Virtual Career Fair will feature employers in many fields, including advertising, architecture, communications, marketing, government, journalism, sports marketing, think tanks, and urban planning. The Website is http://www.crimson- solutions.com/ivyplus. No suits required! For more information, call the Office of Career Services at (617) 495-2595. Law School hosts high-schoolers for civics lesson Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig led approximately 200 Boston's Madison Park Technical Vocational High School students in a one-day educational program at the Law School campus on Tuesday, April 13. The quot;deliberative forum is a new survey technique that is both an indicator of national trends and a lesson in civics. The session was a part of the work of Do Something, a national community-enrichment organization that focuses on getting youth involved in their communities. Harvard Foundation gives grants to student groups This term the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations awarded more than 80 grants to 37 undergraduate student organizations. These organizations include the Asian American Association, the Persian Society, the Woodbridge Society, Latinas Unidas, the Caribbean Club, the Italian Cultural Society, Native Americans at Harvard-Radcliffe, and the South Asian Association. Approximately $16,000 was disbursed for projects ranging from an Arab film series to a Philippine history and identity conference to South Asian classical dance lessons.
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