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May 30, 1901 – Memorial Day. The Harvard Lampoon distributes its first parody of The Harvard Crimson (which never publishes on Memorial Day). May 25, 1905 – On Ralph Waldo…

The Harvard Foundation recently honored members of the Harvard community who are outstanding contributors to improving intercultural and race relations at the University. More than 40 students and one distinguished faculty member were presented with awards at the annual Harvard Foundation Student/Faculty Awards Dinner held April 28 in Quincy House in memory of David S.…

Under the direction of guest conductor Jameson Marvin, the Masterworks Chorale will perform three cantatas by J.S. Bach in Sanders Theatre this Saturday (May 13) at 8 p.m.

Christopher Durang 71, this years recipient of the Harvard Arts Medal, wrote his first play – an episode of I Love Lucy – at age 8.

Merilee S. Grindle, the Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government, has been appointed the new director of Harvard Universitys David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, beginning on July 1.

To the gentle strains of a bossa nova and the tangy aroma of salgadinhos, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) launched its new Brazilian Studies Program last week. In addition to the festive reception, the May 1 event was marked by a lecture by University of São Paulo historian Lilia Moritz Schwarcz,…

Free rides for blood drive givers For its spring blood drive, the Massachusetts General Hospital Blood Donor Center is providing free transportation to and from the Harvard campus (or back…

Prominent theologian Letty M. Russell called for people to reach across national, religious, and ethnic boundaries Tuesday (May 9) and defeat attempts by world leaders to stay in power by dividing people against each other.

The prophets of the new abolitionism met in Austin Hall over the weekend, and one of them, Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project at the Cardozo School of Law in New York, predicted the end of the death penalty within our lifetimes. Considering the unanimity of opinion on this one main point – that capital…

In this past weekends best-of-three series for the Ivy title at ODonnell Field, the Princeton baseball team came, saw, and conquered. They also silenced the as-of-late cracking Crimson bats.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean William C. Kirby has appointed Diana Sorensen dean for the humanities in the FAS for the coming academic year while current Dean Maria Tatar is on sabbatical. Sorensen will assume her new duties on July 1.

Susan Marine, director of Harvards Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR), has been appointed director of the Harvard College Womens Center. College Dean Benedict Gross made the appointment following the strong recommendation of the 13-member search committee. Marine will begin her new duties on July 1.

Assistant Professor of Linguistics Cedric Boeckx and Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture Robin Kelsey have been awarded this years Roslyn Abramson Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates: Today, May 11, 4-5 p.m. Sign-up begins one hour earlier unless…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 8. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

At its 17th meeting of the year on May 10, the Faculty Council discussed the structure of Harvard College and the review of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and…

Eighty percent of students admitted to the Class of 2010 will enter Harvard in September, a slight increase over last years 78 percent. Led by an 85.3 percent yield for admitted students eligible for the newly enhanced Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI) for low- and middle-income families, the Class of 2010 will be the most…

Merilee S. Grindle, the Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development at the Kennedy School of Government, has been appointed the new director of Harvard University’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies to begin on July 1, 2006.

1908 – Born Oct. 15, in Iona Station, Ontario, Canada 1931 – Receives bachelor of science degree from University of Toronto (Ontario Agricultural College) Related links: • John Kenneth Galbraith…

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences November 22, 2005, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Lots of people at Harvard Law Schools Bloggership conference were busy tapping away on their laptops while the presenters spoke at the podium.

Since the No Child Left Behind Act was signed by President Bush in January 2002, standardized testing, the re-taking of classes, and high drop-out rates have been in the news almost daily. But the April 25 Askwith Forum, chaired by Kennedy School of Government Lecturer in Public Policy Ronald Ferguson, addressed a question that has…

Former Provost Harvey Fineberg said April 26 that preparations for future disasters have to involve private citizens as well as governments in order to be effective.

Hundreds of middle school students, volunteers, and former tennis champions swarmed the Murr Athletic Center April 26 for the Champions for Tenacity Celebrity Pro-Am and Clinic, an event celebrating the achievements of students in Tenacitys After-School Excellence Program (ASEP).

Harvard offers help in walk The Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs will contribute 50 cents per kilometer walked or hour volunteered by Harvard affiliates participating in this summer’s…

McCormick receives award Marie McCormick, Sumner and Esther Feldberg Professor of Maternal and Child Health, received the Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research at the 2006…

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Ashish Jha has been selected as one of 15 physicians to comprise the first class of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Physician Faculty Scholars Program.

After 27 years, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Professor Max Essex will step down as chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and will become the Lasker Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases. Dyann Wirth has agreed to assume the chair as of July 1. At that time, Wirth will also be…