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Former Harvard Business School Professor Myles L. Mace, a pioneer in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate governance, and a member of numerous corporate boards, died on Friday, March 24, in Natick, Mass. He was 88 and a long-time resident of Dover, Mass. Mace was born Oct. 10, 1911, in Montevideo, Minn. He received a…

The Harvard Alumni Association has chosen three alumni to receive the 2000 Harvard Medal: Charlotte P. Armstrong ’49, L.L.B. ’53; John G. Caulfield ’50; and Louis I. Kane ’53. First given in 1981, the Harvard Medal recognizes extraordinary service to the University. President Neil L. Rudenstine will present the Medals on Commencement afternoon, June 8,…

Harvard students have established the Harvard Marine Science Review, a new peer association of scientists, educators, researchers, and students dedicated to the advancement of the fields of ichthyology and marine sciences. The Review is intended to provide a forum for the presentation of research, ideas, theory, and debate, and to encourage the spirit of discovery…

The Harvard Negotiation Law Review and the Harvard Program on Negotiation will honor former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell with the first “Great Negotiator Award” on Friday, April 7, as part of a two-day symposium on problem solving at Harvard Law School. The symposium, “The Lawyer as Problem Solver: A Symposium on Dispute Resolution and Deal…

The Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Anita Hill, and family members of Amadou Diallo are among the guests scheduled to speak at the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) spring conference, April 7-9. The conference, titled “The Search for Excellence: Defining New Paths,” will be held in several classrooms at the Harvard…

Senator Edward M. Kennedy gave the keynote speech at an April 3 luncheon of the Leading Industries Executive Forum hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Kennedy devoted most of his speech to the importance of the partnership between the federal government, universities, and private industry in research and development to the regional economy.…

Will the expanding role of business in American education improve the nation’s schools? Where can the private sector’s strong suits – cost-consciousness, flexibility, and a focus on results – be enlisted to boost the performance of the education system? And when is business involvement with schools risky – or incompatible with the goal of quality…

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If Wendy Tilby’s name is called at Sunday night’s Academy Awards presentation in Los Angeles, a roar of applause may be heard emanating from the Carpenter Center on Quincy Street. Tilby, a Visiting Lecturer who teaches two film animation courses in Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) at Harvard, has been nominated for best animated short…

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Every Tuesday afternoon for the past eight weeks, kids in the Young Scientists’ Club turned the Harvard Museum of Natural History into their own research lab to learn about light. Using the many exhibits and some traditional scientific methods such as observation, sketching, dissecting, and interviewing experts, the 15 children, ranging in age from 8…

The Kennedy School of Government will participate via satellite in the global “Women.Future Conference” to be held on Wednesday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The conference will feature women business leaders from Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley who will initiate a conversation among business and professional women committed to creating positive global…

Facing a state court deadline last week to respond to the Attorney General’s lawsuit about Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s use of the Harvard name, the University has responded by requesting that the case be moved to Federal Court, citing the court’s “jurisdiction over trademark disputes in interstate commerce.” In a letter to state Attorney General…

The Harvard Law School Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is providing free, confidential assistance in preparing state and federal tax returns to low-income, elderly, and handicapped residents of Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville. A student-managed organization, VITA performs this community service project in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service. The VITA sites and their operating…

The class started off easily enough. Graduate School of Education Lecturer Meg Campbell said it was to be student-directed, following the principles of experience-based education. She had given the assignment ahead of time – the students were to observe an artifact in the Peabody Museum’s Hall of the North American Indian and write down their…

The Harvard Outward Bound Project and the Experiential Educators’ Network are planning a conference for those interested in learning more about experiential or experience-based education. The conference, called “The Common Thread,” is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, at the Gutman Conference Center. The conference, which is free and open to…

The hands of time will begin turning again today on Busch Hall. It has been more than four months since the circa 1930 tower clock was disassembled, removed, and then transported to Freeport, Maine, for much-needed cleaning, polishing, and restoration. This morning, the ornate 700-pound timepiece will be hauled back into the 1917 German-designed building…

Environmental scholars at Harvard will soon have access to the personal papers of Maurice Strong, one of the central figures in international environmental politics for the past 30 years. Strong’s papers, recently donated to the University, document crucial events in the evolution of international environmental policy from an ad hoc collection of bilateral agreements to…

It was a crowded room, but the eyes of Ana Tavares and Fidencio Saldana did not meet across it. That is because Saldana is 6-foot-5 and Tavares is about a foot shorter. “It was more eyes to chest,” Tavares said. Fortunately, Saldana’s chest was adorned with a name tag, which not only allowed Tavares to…