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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…

The Law School has appointed six persons to the faculty, the largest addition of new faculty members during Robert C. Clark’s deanship, which began in 1989. Two received lateral appointments…

A small memorial gathering of friends of Mohammad Kheirallah, who died of a heart attack on May 19, will be held on Sunday, June 4, at 11:00 a.m. in his…

Suppose you wanted to start a company. You would probably have little trouble finding advisers, consultants, workshops, and textbooks to guide you each step of the way and warn you…

The U.S. political system rarely provides enough time for newly elected officials to plan for their new responsibilities – time to gather together the information and resources they need to…

For centuries aspiring artists have learned their craft by painstakingly copying the great works of the masters. One of the latest examples of this reverent and practical activity took place…

The Harvard University Art Museums are seeking volunteers interested in public art education for its Museum Docent Program. The Museum Docents are a group of approximately 34 volunteer guides who…

Deep in the heart of Texas, Joaquin and Julian Castro are plotting their political future together, and, like the searing midday sun in the Red River Valley, their plans could…

W. Jackson Bate, A. Kingsley Porter University Professor Emeritus, stands as one of the leading biographers and humanists of the twentieth century. His John Keats (1963) and Samuel Johnson (1977)…

Nobel Prize-winners Michael S. Brown and Joseph L. Goldstein, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, will share the Twelfth Annual Warren Alpert Foundation Prize with Akira…

A renowned Graduate School of Education (GSE) psychologist, whose landmark work in multiple intelligences theory has received international acclaim, has been awarded the George Ledlie Prize for 1999-2000 by the…

Radcliffe and Harvard crews advanced to the Grand Finals in all six of the major divisions at the 55th annual Eastern Sprints Championships, held May 21, on Worcester’s Lake Quinsigamond,…

Scientists have gotten the closest look yet at the inner works of biological clocks that drive our natural sleep-wake cycle. They’re surprised at how complicated the mechanism is. Steven Reppert…

Next September, first-year students at Harvard College will be able to register for more than Molecular Biology, Expository Writing, and Introduction to Old Norse; they will also have the opportunity…

Spiro Pollalis, professor of design technology and management at the School of Design and co-chair of the Internet conference. Staff photo by Rose Lincoln. When Graduate School of Design (GSD)…

Racial harmony doesn’t happen by accident on a college campus. It often takes hard work. Sixteen students who have dedicated themselves to improving intercultural understanding and race relations at Harvard…

The Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School has named five visiting fellows for the 2000-01 academic year. They are Sidnie Crawford, Sue Houchins, Oyeronke Olajuba, Tracy Pintchman,…

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has announced that 16 Harvard juniors will become 2000-01 Undergraduate Associates of the Center. These students have received summer travel grants to support senior…

There’s a lot going on in Gotham City. Participants at the Third Biennial International Conference on Internet & Society (iS2k) at Harvard next week will get the opportunity to hear…