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The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) announced the 2000-01 Carr Center visiting faculty and fellows. The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is a research, teaching, and training center that examines the effects of governmental policies and actions, international organizations, and independent actors on human rights around…

Celebrating the acquisition of a stately 1920’s-era apartment building using funds from Harvard’s 20/20/2000 initiative, Cambridge City officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday at the site of its latest affordable housing development. The handsome 65-unit four-story brick building, featuring mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments, is located in the prestigious Avon Hill neighborhood near Porter…

James Cuno, the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums, and Susan Flannery, director of the Cambridge Public Library (CPL), recently agreed to forge “a partnership in cultural literacy” between their respective institutions. Under this new agreement, the Art Museums are extending free admission to all Cambridge Public Library cardholders…

Michael Armini has been appointed director of communications at Harvard Law School, a newly created position designed to support the Law School’s current strategic planning initiative. Armini served most recently as director of public affairs at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Prior to his experience at Harvard, Armini worked primarily in the political arena…

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards were established in 1990 to recognize alumni who provide outstanding volunteer service to Harvard through alumni activities. This year’s recipients will be honored on Nov. 2 during the opening dinner of the HAA Board of Directors. The 2000-01 HAA Awards recipients are as follows: Rozlyn L. Anderson ’77, JD…

Rising to 265 feet, the church has the honor of being the tallest in New England. Its height includes the metal spire, culminating in a weather vane in the form of a medieval battle pennant topped by a large crown in which two openings form Greek crosses. Its position atop the lofty spire as well…

Eight visting Wasserstein Fellows and one fellow-in-residence have been named at Harvard Law School. The program brings outstanding public interest attorneys from across the country to campus for one or two days to counsel and advise law students about public service. Wasserstein Fellows are selected based on the breadth and diversity of their public interest…

More than 300 students and community members attended a big-screen showing of the presidential debate Tuesday night at the ARCO Forum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Although the audience was predominantly pro-Gore, both candidates received applause and guffaws at times throughout the evening. The Gazette surveyed viewers on their thoughts after the…

The Rockefeller Center exhibit “Of Reflections and Ceremonies: Meeting With a Mazatec Shaman” features a collection of photographs by Montreal-based artist Dominique Pepin that is the result of three years of collaboration between Pepin and Mexican Mazatec shaman Apolonia Martínez. The photographs were taken between the shaman’s home and the sacred mountain of El Cerro…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Sept. 30. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St. Sept. 24: A caller reported a stolen bicycle from Gallatin Hall. Sept. 25: Baseball equipment was reported stolen from a shed at the Harvard…

George Buckley to deliver coral reef lecture The Harvard Extension Alumni Association is sponsoring a lecture on coral reef ecology by underwater photographer, biologist, and Extension School lecturer George Buckley on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 6:30-9 p.m., in the Grossman Common Room, 51 Brattle St. Buckley will take participants on an exploration of the coral…

It’s only early October, but we have what must be considered a key Ivy League showdown as Harvard hosts Cornell Saturday, Oct. 7, with first place on the line. The Crimson and Big Red are both 1-0 in the League, having defeated defending co-champions Brown and Yale, respectively. The circuit’s other two 1-0 teams —…

On Sept. 18, the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission approved the redesign of Harvard’s new Center for Government and International Studies. Project architect Henry N. Cobb ’47, MAR ’49 created the substantially modified design in response to views expressed by commission members and other residents at earlier hearings. The new center will unite members of…

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) is the hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs; environmental and resource issues; science and technology policy; and conflict studies. The center’s mission is to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges…

Introduced by economist and Women’s Studies director Juliet Schor, Nader strode to the podium amid thunderous applause from the largely student audience, their enthusiasm stirred perhaps by the knowledge that they alone would be the recipients of Nader’s message. Nader and other third party candidates had been ruled ineligible to participate in the night’s televised…

Recent statistics reveal that more women than men use the Internet. At a time when the exploding Web culture is changing the face of society, this datum is significant. Some of the ways in which it is signficant will be explored at a conference taking place on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3…

Dave Rennard ’03 looks comfortable enough on the floor of the Science Center as he finishes up some homework prior to class. Staff photo by Justin Ide

The Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees will be meeting during the fall and spring to consider nominees for honorary degrees in 2002. Members of the Harvard community are invited to submit names of likely honorary degree candidates. Through its conferral of such degrees, Harvard aims to recognize excellence of broad relevance to higher education. The…

The Asia Center has announced the results of its spring 2000 funding for faculty-led research projects. The primary purpose of these faculty grants is to encourage research on topics that cut across national boundaries in Asia and reach across departmental and school boundaries at Harvard. Funding for these grants is provided by the president and…

In response to new regulations from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Office for Sponsored Research (OSR), in conjunction with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) offices of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), Medical School (HMS), and School of Public Health (SPH), recently launched a Web site to provide training to grantees responsible…

Bosnia, Kosovo, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Angola, the Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are among the areas of contemporary conflict to be discussed in an upcoming symposium. Sponsored by the World Peace Foundation (WPF) Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and the Center…

Martin Whyte remembers vividly that day in 1973, during his first trip to mainland China, when he and a small group of fellow scholars climbed atop the bell tower in the central city of Xi’an, attracting wondering glances from below. First there were dozens, then hundreds, of town residents assembled at the base of the…

Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc. (CSV), is a private, nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, places, and provides support services for volunteers in kindergarten through grade 12 in the Cambridge Public School system. CSV’s 1,200 volunteers include corporate employees, retired persons, college students and faculty members, among many others from Cambridge and surrounding communities. Volunteers serve as…

According to the Cambridge Police Department, an unarmed street robbery occurred on Kirkland St. at Quincy St. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at approximately 10:40 p.m. The victim, a Harvard affiliate, was riding a bicycle when approached by a maroon-colored 1986 Toyota. The occupant of the vehicle, described as a white male, forcibly removed the victim’s…

At its second meeting of the year, the Faculty Council continued its discussion of the possibility of an expanded program of faculty-led limited-enrollment seminars for freshmen. Deans Susan Pedersen (Undergraduate Education) and Jeffrey Wolcowitz (Undergraduate Education) were present for this discussion. Additionally, the council heard a report from Prof. Peter Marsden (Sociology), chair of the…

A homeless man has been arrested this week in connection with an alleged hate crime attack on a Muslim Harvard student last month. Twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Bargeil was taken into custody by Cambridge Police detectives early Monday morning. Police department spokesman Frank Pasquarello says the suspect was tracked down by officers working overtime near the Harvard…

A new publication created by the Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs provides a treasury of information to the local community about on-campus activities, programs, special events, and exhibitions. The colorful guide, titled “Welcome to the Arts, Events and Special Places at Harvard,” encourages Cambridge, Brighton, and Allston residents to take advantage of all…