The task force reports require additional analysis and discussion among stakeholders before the University can move forward with some of the many options suggested:
A vision of Harvard a half-century from now is beginning to emerge with preliminary ideas and options proposed by nearly 70 faculty members serving on four Allston task forces.
From its earliest years, Harvard has trained professionals for leadership roles. Identifying how Harvards professional Schools might foster greater collaboration to educate tomorrows leaders was a key goal of the Task Force on Professional Schools.
The Center for International Development (CID) has awarded 30 grants to Harvard undergraduate students to support international development internships and research projects this summer.
Drew Gilpin Faust, dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Lincoln Professor of History at Harvard University, has been elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society (APS). Election to the APS honors extraordinary accomplishments in all fields. There are currently more than 700 APS members around the world.
Uneasy is the title of the Department of Visual Studies (VES) Thesis Exhibition and the feeling embodied in almost all the works displayed. First to greet the visitor is Grace Catenaccios glitter-loaded schoolgirl ballerina, who assumes a triumphant end-of-routine pose. Her expression is uncertain, braced for disapproval.
To many at Harvard, the Charles River was thought to be a potential impediment to creating an expanded campus in Allston. But according to members of the Allston Life Task Force, The main obstacle is not the physical distance, but the psychological experience of traveling between Cambridge and Allston. The river, in other words, is now seen as the likely heart of one larger campus.
Harvards acreage in Allston can provide the elbow room to construct new research laboratories nurturing a host of interdisciplinary, cutting-edge science functions that embrace emerging fields and enable powerful new scientific partnerships, according to a task force studying science and technology opportunities in Allston.
The Task Force on Undergraduate Life found that anchoring Harvards future in Allston to the undergraduate experience would be a very positive development, helping to enhance the undergraduate experience through academic, cultural, and artistic activities.
Mary C.’s baby was born with his intestines twisted the wrong way. She knew he would have to undergo surgery immediately. Mary, a 36-year-old Roman Catholic, e-mailed all those in her prayer circle. Within 24 hours, she had 5,000 people praying for her newborn son. The surgical team untwisted the boy’s intestine, and everything turned out fine.
In a photo caption that appeared on page 4 of the May 6 Gazette, incomplete information was provided. The third author of Harvard A to Z is Robert Shenton, now deceased. He is the former secretary of Harvards Govering Boards. The Gazette regrets the omission.
At its 13th meeting of the year, the Faculty Council discussed with Joseph Badaracco, John Shad Professor of Business Ethics (HBS) and master of Currier House, chair of the Committee to Address Alcohol and Health at Harvard, the work thus far of that committee. Also present for this discussion were Grace Chang, Associate Professor of Psychiatry (HMS), and Thomas Dingman, Associate Dean of Harvard College and Allston Burr Senior Tutor in Dudley House, members of the Committee.
May 1904 – Harvard and MIT take a third stab at joining forces, but negotiations come to a halt in October 1905, after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules unfavorably…
John Kelleher service May 17 A memorial service for John V. Kelleher, professor of Irish studies emeritus in the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, will be held on Monday…
The government of Japan, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Relationship, awarded a special Minister of Foreign Affairs Commendation to Yori Oda, senior preceptor in Japanese at Harvard, in a ceremony at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Boston May 6. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the promotion of cultural exchange between the two countries.
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.
Leaders cannot impose democracy and human rights on people by force, any more than Lenin, Stalin, or Hitler were able to achieve their political ends through violence and oppression, according to Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian lawyer and human rights activist and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize.
‘Where She Always Was’ wins 2004 Swenson Poetry Award Utah State University Press (USU Press) has selected “Where She Always Was,” a volume of poems by Frannie Lindsay, graduate coordinator…
The University will honor 134 people today (May 13) for reaching a milestone: 25 years of service to Harvard. Celebrating its 50th year, the 25 Year Recognition Ceremony – which recognizes both faculty and staff from across the entire University – will be held at the Ropes-Gray Room, Pound Hall, Harvard Law School.
To meet Phyllis Fallon – to crunch budget numbers or process invoices with her – is to share her love of jazz, blues, and swing. Her office on the second floor of Phillips Brooks House brings a nightclub aura to her daytime business as an accounting assistant, with jazz standards flowing out of her computer and a postcard gallery of jazz and blues pioneers decorating her bulletin board.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced earlier this week the election of 178 new fellows and 24 new foreign honorary members. The 2004 class, comprising world-renowned leaders in scholarship, business, the arts, and public affairs, includes 10 Harvard faculty members.
David Luberoff has been appointed executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston as of June 1. He will replace Charles C. Euchner, who has served since the institutes founding in 2000, and is leaving to pursue writing opportunities.
Faculty, students, and fellows interested in disparities in health care due to ethnic and racial differences convened at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Friday (May 7) for a symposium seeking to translate research into practice.
The Starr Foundation is giving Harvard $5 million to support the Colleges new initiative to attract students from families with low and moderate income. The gift, made possible by the efforts of Starr Foundation Chairman Maurice R. Greenberg, will provide scholarships to college students and support the recruiting and outreach efforts designed to eliminate economic barriers to attending Harvard. The Starr Foundation has been supporting scholarships at Harvard since 1999 through the C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund.
The Harvard Club of Australia (HCA) has announced a new award for senior Harvard researchers who may be planning collaborative work with Australian research organizations. Known as the Australia-Harvard Fellowship, this award aims to support learned exchange between the University and Australia.
Sophomore slugger Zak Farkes connects for a deep drive during Harvards 12-6 season-finale loss against visiting Northeastern on May 5. Despite the teams setback, Farkes closed out the season with gusto, blasting four homers in two outings against Dartmouth May 1-2 to earn Ivy League Player of the Week honors and break Harvards single-season and career home run records. The Boston native hit 14 homers on the season to give him 22 in his two-year Harvard career. The Crimson, meanwhile, ends its 2004 campaign at 21-18-1 (13-7 Ivy).
Lightweight crew captures Eastern Sprints Radcliffe lightweight crew captured its first Eastern Sprints crown since 1997 with a time of 6:38.6 in the grand finals Sunday afternoon (May 9) in…
Kyle Clark 04, an engineering sciences concentrator at the Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (DEAS), received praise and awe from faculty and students alike when he presented his senior design project, Design and Construction of a Dynamic Flight Simulator, at the Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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