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A memorial gathering with music in remembrance of Luise Vosgerchian will take place on Sept. 7, 2000, at 7:30 p.m., in Sanders Theatre. There will be a special performance by…

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One of Harvard’s – and Boston’s – most popular summer activities, the Tennis Camps at Harvard, will be opening its 10th season on June 12 at the new Robert M.…

As technology advances, educational entrepreneurs are taking advantage of new ways to reach potential students. Following are some recent examples of Internet-based learning venures: UNext: Michael Milken-inspired online venture involving…

When the CEO of Click ’n Pick needs someone to clarify the company’s murky financial picture, who does he come to? Harvard Business School students – well, actually future Harvard…

After teaching Microeconomic Theory for 14 years, Jeffrey Wolcowitz, senior lecturer on economics and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ associate dean for undergraduate education, decided in 1998 to rethink…

Distance learning and instructional technology are already all around us at Harvard – and they have been for a while. Following are several examples of current programs involving the use…

The technological revolution has spurred an array of educational changes that are modifying how students and instructors interact in a traditional classroom setting and creating new stay-at-home students for whom…

2000 Goldwater Scholars announced Four Harvard students are among 309 U.S. sophomores and juniors selected as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for the 2000-01 academic year. The students, with their houses…

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has named Sameh Naguib Wahba as the John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellow for 2000-01. The fellowship carries a stipend of $10,000…

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A peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge on Thursday, June 8, 2000. For the twelfth consecutive year a number of neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells in…

We’ve all learned the language of computers, with their bits and bytes and RAM and ROM, not to mention hard drives and software, printers and ports, and most importantly: tech…

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…

In preparation for the upcoming renovations of University Hall, all departments in the building will be temporarily relocated. University Hall will close for business at the end of the day,…

A memorial service for Susanah Bailie Trautman will be held on June 2 at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Church, Harvard University. She was the wife of the late Donald…

Harvard’s Extension School began experiments with distance learning as early as the 1950s, offering courses via educational television. In the 1960s, the experiments continued, with classes offered via kinescope to…

Electronic mail and the Internet have become integral parts of our daily lives. These and other digital tools already have profoundly affected scholarship and learning at Harvard. Thousands of courses…

Tim Russert, NBC political analyst and Meet the Press moderator, will deliver Harvard Law School’s 2000 Class Day address on Wednesday, June 7, at 2:30 p.m. on the steps of…

John C. Sawhill, a senior lecturer at the Business School (HBS) and, during his distinguished career, a government official and leader of several major nonprofit institutions, including New York University…

Kimberly Collins, a sophomore from California, speaks Spanish and–like many Californians–has ventured to places in Mexico like Tijuana and San Miguel de Allende. But, she admits, she never quite expected…

Nancy Stuart hated her body. Scaly, red plaques of psoriasis disfigured her arms, legs, trunk, and scalp. Summer was the worst time. She had to cover her entire body. Otherwise…

Just as use of Pap smears has led to a dramatic drop in cervical cancer, so screening for anal cancer among gay and bisexual men would save many lives at…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 27. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…

Harvard Divinity School has announced that the Henry Luce Foundation has approved a three-year grant of $240,000 to continue support for the School’s program in urban ministry. “This splendid renewal…