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Billie Jean King, a leader for social change both on and off the tennis court, will be presented with the 2002 Radcliffe Medal during ceremonies on Friday (June 7) at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Four faculty receive awards from academy in Berlin

Cecil B. DeMille has nothing on Grace Scheibner.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday (June 1). The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Anne Taylor intends to step down as the Universitys vice president and general counsel by early fall, she announced Wednesday (June 5).

Employment Services Office, collaborating with a University-wide organizing committee, is hosting Career Forum 2002 on June 11 at the Graduate School of Design’s Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St.

Jesse Grunfeld, a Law School graduate, looks like hes about to give his mortarboard a sporty tilt as he gets his ensemble together for the great event. A slightly more solemn Ph.D. mannequin looks on.

A memorial service for Carolyn E. Andrews, who served as associate master of Leverett House from 1971 to 1981 with her husband, Kenneth R. Andrews, Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration Emeritus, will be held on Tuesday (June 11) at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Church.The service will be followed by a reception at…

Thomas S. Williamson Jr. 68, has been elected president of Harvards Board of Overseers for 2002-03. He will succeed Richard E. Oldenburg 54, after Commencement.

Nine men and three women will receive honorary degrees at Harvards 351st Commencement Exercises this morning, including the Hon. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who will speak at the Commencement Afternoon Exercises.

At his first-ever Baccalaureate address, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers encouraged the Class of 2002 to develop their unique talents, contribute to their communities, and devote the coming years to nurturing the friendships that will sustain them into the future.

I was all set to give a speech today entitled, “American Jihad.” But after receiving several complaints, I’ve decided instead to give a less controversial speech entitled: “The Case for Profiling Young Arab Men.” Before I go any further, I would like to thank the University and President Summers for conferring upon me an honorary…

According to the Bible (Genesis 11:31), the city of Ur was where Abraham lived before God sent him forth on his wanderings to find the land of Canaan.

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) has awarded 55 research grants and 60 internship grants to Harvard undergraduate and graduate students who will spend the summer conducting research and working in a variety of public, private, and independent-sector internships in the region. The grant recipients include students from 21 different concentrations at…

Five juniors have been named winners of this year¹s Patricia King Fellowships. The King Fellowships, named for the former director of the Schlesinger Library and an officer of Radcliffe¹s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, support summer research toward the senior thesis or other independent academic projects.

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Imagining a nation is part of its construction.

Dr. Louis Klein Diamond, a physician who helped found the field of pediatric hematology – the study and treatment of childrens blood diseases – died at his home in Los Angeles on June 14, 1999. He had just passed his 97th birthday.

Twelve U.S. journalists and 13 international journalists were recently appointed to the 65th class of Nieman Fellows. Established in 1938, the Nieman program is the oldest midcareer fellowship for journalists in the world. Fellowships are awarded for an academic year of study in any part of the university to working journalists of accomplishment and promise.…

Graduating senior Katie Heller (left) and friend Susan McGregor 05 bid a sad goodbye in the Yard.

Most are ticketed events, restricting public access. Several of the events will be broadcast on WHRB (95.3 FM). Those events include Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises at 11 a.m. June 4 Baccalaureate service at 2 p.m. June 4 Class Day at 2 p.m. June 5 Commencement Exercises at 9:15 a.m. and 1:50 p.m. June 6.

Seniors Matthew Rosenberg and Stephen N. Smith are the first two recipients of the Elliot and Anne Richardson Fellowships in Public Service. Each will each receive $25,000 in support of a formative year in public service.

More than 50 students and faculty from many schools at Harvard attended the May 10 Interdisciplinary Conference on Disability held at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). The Interfaculty Working Group on Disabilities at Harvard, co-chaired by Graduate School of Education (GSE) faculty Evangeline Harris Stefanakis and Thomas Hehir, spawned the daylong forum, the very…