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172 stories in November, 2007
Charlesview and Harvard agree to land exchange
The Charlesview Inc. board of directors and Harvard University have signed a purchase-and-sale agreement that will enable the construction of a new apartment complex for Allston’s Charlesview residents on Harvard-owned property located a half-mile from the current complex in Barry’s Corner.
Three from Harvard selected as Rhodes Scholars
Two Harvard seniors and a recent graduate have been chosen as Rhodes Scholars. Clara L. Blättler of Brookline, Mass., and Shayak Sarkar, of Edinburg, Texas, were among the 32 Americans chosen for the prestigious scholarship that funds two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. Sammy K. Sambu has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar from Kenya, according to Harvard Fellowships Director Paul Bohlmann.
At its fifth meeting of the year on Nov. 28, the Faculty Council considered proposals for mandatory course evaluations and for restructuring and renaming the joint Ph.D. program in Information, Technology, and Management, and voted on the proposed Harvard Summer School Courses of Instruction for 2008. The council next meets on Dec. 5. The preliminary deadline for the Jan. 15 Faculty meeting is Dec. 21 at 5 p.m.
Standing committees of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Upon the recommendation of the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), Harvard President Drew Faust has approved and announced the following Standing Committees. Standing Committees of the faculty are constituted to perform a continuing function. Each committee has been established by a vote of the faculty, and can be dissolved only by a vote of the faculty or, with the agreement of a particular Committee, by the dean and Faculty Council. The dean recommends the membership of each committee annually.
Nov. 11, 1951 — On Armistice Day (now Veterans’ Day), an overflow crowd jams the Memorial Church for the dedication of the World War II Memorial wall, bearing the names of those from the Harvard family who gave their lives in service to the nation. The guest preacher is the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. Divinity School Dean Willard L. Sperry formally accepts the tablets as a gift from the University to the Church.
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Nov. 26. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online athttp://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.
Harvard Trademark Program launches new site The Harvard Trademark Program has announced the launch of its new Web site,http://www.trademark.harvard.edu.
Ryan Travia recognized for Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisers program Harvard’s Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services Ryan M. Travia was named one of five “National Outstanding Advisers” at a national convention held in Atlanta earlier this month. The annual event was sponsored by an international network of colleges and schools dedicated to promoting peer-based education on drug and alcohol use.
Four named to Institute of Politics advisory committee
Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) at the Kennedy School of Government has announced the appointment of four experienced political practitioners to the institute’s senior advisory committee. The committee is responsible for guiding and advising institute staff toward fulfillment of the IOP’s mission of inspiring young people to careers in politics and public service.
Charles L. Schepens, long considered one of the giants of 20th Century ophthalmology and the unquestioned leader in retinal detachment surgery, died March 28th, 2006 at the age of 94 in Boston, MA.
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