The Department of African and African American Studies is launching a new African Language Program. Beginning this fall, undergraduate students can study Hausa and Swahili with two experts in the field of African language, as well as travel to Kenya, Niger, and Ghana for further study.
The Law School (HLS) has announced the creation of a fund to support courses, seminars, research, and conferences on ways to combat discrimination and prejudice. The Sheldon Seevak/Facing History and Ourselves Fund, established with a $2 million gift from Sheldon Seevak, will be managed by the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Law Martha Minow.
Harvard Neighbors will host an open house on Oct. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Loeb House. Open to University faculty and staff (and their spouses or partners), Harvard Neighbors sponsors a range of educational and cultural events throughout the academic year. The Oct. 1 welcoming reception will highlight this falls schedule of events, such as the upcoming apple-picking trip to Parlee Farm in Tyngsboro on Oct. 4.
Harvard Law School held its first-ever reunion for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender graduates last weekend, Sept. 19-20. The reunion commemorated the founding of the first gay student group at the School, the Committee on Gay Legal Issues, which was founded in October 1978. The event began with a reception Friday night (Sept. 19) at an alumnus home in Cambridge, followed by panel discussions Saturday, a luncheon at the School, and a celebratory dinner banquet at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge. At the banquet (above), Law School Dean Elena Kagan (left) talks to the Hon. Michael Sondberg J.D. 71 (right) while Jack Wofford LL.B. 62 listens in. Kagan spoke at the dinner, standing in for California State Sen. Sheila Keul, who was unable to attend the event.
It was politics as not-quite-usual Friday afternoon (Sept. 19), as members of the Kennedy family joined Harvard faculty and students and other political dignitaries to rename the forum at Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG) for John F. Kennedy Jr. The event, in celebration of the forums 25th anniversary, was a moving testament to the legacy of President Kennedys only son, who was passionate about engaging young people in the democratic process.
The Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) at Harvard Divinity School (HDS) will host 21 fellows during the 2003-04 academic year. Established in 1958, CSWR fosters excellence in the study of world religions on the broadest scale and from many perspectives. International in composition and subject matter, CSWR facilitates the exchange of ideas growing out of scholarly research. The CSWR Senior Fellowship Program provides scholars with the time for investigation and access to the vast resources of the University.
Seven leaders in community development and housing were recently appointed fellows to Harvards Joint Center for Housing Studies. The fellowship program offers leaders in the field of housing an opportunity to explore emerging research areas and to work closely with the centers research team. Fellowships are awarded for an academic year and in some cases fellows are re-appointed for consecutive years.
The new film conservation center will not only help the Harvard Film Archive care for films already in its possession it will also encourage those with valuable film collections to entrust them to the archives stewardship.
Two administrators join Summer School The Harvard Summer School has announced the addition of two new administrators. Robert A. Lue has a joint appointment as dean of the Harvard Summer…
Send resumes online Beginning this month, resumes and applications for positions at the University will only be accepted online. In order to be considered for any position(s), applicants must apply…
Harvard junior Brad Smith added the voice of his generation to the debate over Social Security reform this past summer, appearing before the U.S. Senates Special Committee on Aging to ask lawmakers to reform the system now to avoid substantial benefit cuts later.
The Loeb Fellowship at the Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced 11 individuals who have been awarded fellowships to participate in one year of independent study using the curriculum and programs of GSD as well as other resources at the University. The only program of its kind in the nation, the Loeb Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for nurturing the leadership potential and professional development of accomplished midcareer individuals in design and other fields related to the built and natural environment.
More than 15,000 butterflies from Australia have moved into Harvards Museum of Comparative Zoology. They wear iridescent blue, green, and silver boast black, red, and white spots and flaunt color combinations beyond the imagination of hip fashion plates.
Nine after-school programs in Boston have joined the Harvard After School Initiative (HASI) this fall, receiving more than a quarter million dollars in grants and the opportunity to work with Harvard Graduate School of Education (GSE) faculty and coordinators with other after-school organizations supported by HASI.
The treasures of Harvard Universitys six museums – from fine art to flowers of glass, tarantulas to dinosaur eggs, prehistoric pottery to 20th century masterpieces – are priceless. But on Sunday (Sept. 28), theyll also be free, at the first-ever Harvard University Museums Community Day, an open house from 1 to 5 p.m.
Harvard Universitys endowment last year made up ground lost during the prior two years difficult investment climate, earning a 12.5 percent return during the 2002-03 fiscal year, bringing the endowments overall value to $19.3 billion.
Few would deny that the DVD is a remarkable invention. Its hard not to be astonished by a process that can put a two-hour movie on a plastic disc small enough to drop into your breast pocket.
Tibetan Buddhism, with its pantheon of gods and demons, its elaborate rituals, colorful costumes, and esoteric meditation techniques, seems, to Westerners at least, to be the most exotic manifestation of the religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama 2,500 years ago.
Harvard workers will take center stage today (Sept. 18) when Robert Putnam, the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, will discuss his new book, Better Together: Restoring the American Community, (Simon & Schuster, 2003) with co-author Lewis Feldstein, at 6 p.m. at Askwith Hall.
The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at its first meeting of the year Wednesday (Sept. 17) heard several reports on developments since the council adjourned in May. Dean William C. Kirby (FAS and history) spoke on the year ahead. He also briefed council members on new appointments to tenure, on new administrative appointments, and on the work of the council itself. Additionally, the dean discussed the work of the Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Appointments Process, which is expected to report this term.
Sept. 7, 1775 – The “New-England Chronicle or Essex Gazette” advertises that the Harvard Corporation and Overseers have chosen the Town of Concord as “a proper place for convening the…
The animated blockbuster Shrek has been chosen as the feature presentation for this years Movie Time at Harvard. After two days of voting during registration week, Shrek edged out runner-up Ferris Buellers Day Off – last years winner – to win a place on Harvards outdoor silver screen.
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the weeks beginning Aug. 18 and ending Sept. 13. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.
Featured series 
