Law School Professor Mary Ann Glendon, an expert on family and human rights law, was one of four winners of the first Bradley Prize, a new $250,000 award given for achievements that promote liberal democracy, democratic capitalism and the vigorous defense of American institutions.
Eleven scientists from The Forsyth Institute who volunteered their time to mentor students from the Boston Public Schools (BPS) all summer saw the fruits of their work early last month (Sept. 10). Thats when the students, many of whom have won city, state, and international science fair competitions, gave formal presentations to an audience of scientists and invited guests. The Forsyth Institute is affiliated with both the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Medical School.
Neighbors from near and far enjoyed Harvards six museums for free Sunday (Sept. 28) during the Universitys first-ever Museums Community Day. The Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler art museums and the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and Semitic Museum welcomed over a thousand new friends and old with special events and free three-month memberships.
The 2004 presidential contest is heating up, with recent polls showing President Bush increasingly vulnerable, but with a Democratic presidential field so far lacking a strong enough candidate to boot him from the job, ABC News political director told a Kennedy School audience last week (Sept. 25).
Harvards Program on U.S.-Japan Relations has recently selected 16 fellows for the 2003-04 academic year. Founded in 1980, the program enables outstanding scholars and practitioners to come together to conduct independent research and participate in an ongoing dialogue with other members of the Harvard and Greater Boston communities.
Harvard University is one of the nations 100 best places to work if youre a mom, Working Mother magazine announced Sept. 23 in its annual 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers issue. It is the only university on the 2003 list and just the third university honored in the 18-year history of the 100 Best Companies list.
Sept. 25, 2003 For decades, disparities among the calendars of Harvard’s faculties and Schools have made it more difficult than it should be for students in one School to cross-register…
Sept. 1, 1922 – The Divinity School and the Andover Theological Seminary formally begin a closer affiliation under a new agreement approved in the spring. Sept. 28, 1925 – In…
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Sept. 20. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.
In a national landscape of increasingly sparse clubs, leagues, and societies, Americans are still coming together, fighting for a cause, a job, or an education through hands-on, face-to-face organizations that are hopeful exmples that, if followed, could help reweave the fabric of American society.
The title of the Institute of Politics Sept. 23 forum discussion Will the Korean Nuclear Crisis Lead to War? promised to throw light on a subject that has kept much of the world in a state of anxiety ever since it was revealed in October 2002 that North Korea had resumed its nuclear weapons program in violation of a 1994 agreement.
Given the precarious state of the mens soccer teams net-minding these days – what with all three of Harvards goalies nursing (and playing through) injuries – the 2-2 double-overtime draw against visiting Fairfield (2-2-2) on Sept. 17 starts to feel like not such a bad thing. Factor in the sheer duration (110 minutes) and physical nature of the game, and the tie feels downright victorious.
After orchestrating Harvards impressive 43-23 season-opening victory over Holy Cross this past weekend, Crimson quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick 05 has been named the Ivy Leagues first offensive player of the week. Fitzpatrick set a single-game school record for total offense with a 471-yard performance, completing 20 of 27 passes for 359 yards, while rushing for 112 yards.
Lord Robert May, current president of the venerable British scientific institution the Royal Society will be speaking at the Science Center on Oct. 6 at 4 p.m.
The Medical School (HMS) made a significant commitment to the emerging field of systems biology in the creation of the Department of Systems Biology (DSB), one of the first department-level systems biology programs in the nation. The announcement was made Sept. 23.
Thomas M. Reardon, a driving force behind Harvards last two major fundraising campaigns, has announced his plans to step down this fall as the Universitys vice president for alumni affairs and development, while remaining active in fundraising matters as senior adviser for University development.
When Theodore Roosevelt left the presidency in 1909, he went on safari to British East Africa, toting gear, provisions, and a 60-pound aluminum carrying case full of his favorite books. The new exhibition in the Theodore Roosevelt Gallery, Pusey Library – Roosevelt Reading: The Pigskin Library – highlights this famed literary collection.
Nano-seminars, Murphys sons law, an opera about a scientist who falls in love with an oxygen atom, and the ever-popular Win-a-Date-With-a-Nobel-Laureate Contest, will take center stage at Sanders Theatre Oct. 2 during the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
D. Ronald Daniel, M.B.A. 54, the Universitys treasurer and currently the longest-serving member of the Harvard Corporation, intends to conclude his service in those roles at the end of the 2003-04 academic year.
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.
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