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  • Former weapons inspector: Iraqi arms “gone” as of 1998

    Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter said he would be willing to fight and die in a war against Iraq, as long as the United States played by international rules and attacked only after a fair inspection process revealed Baghdad had resumed production of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.

  • Town of Watertown and Harvard University announce agreementArsenal on the Charles

    The town of Watertown and Harvard University announced that after a year and a half of extensive negotiations, an agreement has been reached that will provide the town with a guaranteed revenue stream from the Arsenal on the Charles Property.

  • Labor initiatives implemented, values statement released

    With substantial raises in place for its lowest-paid workers, Harvard is implementing other important initiatives recommended by the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies (HCECP) and approved by President Lawrence H. Summers last December. These include creation of a University-wide values statement, introduction of new training for supervisors, and production of multilingual brochures for non-English speaking employees.

  • Faculty council Notice for Sept. 18

    At its first meeting of the year the Faculty Council met with Professor Jennifer Leaning (HSPH) to discuss the work of the Committee to Review Sexual Assault Programs, Education, and Services in Harvard College, which Professor Leaning chairs. The staff of this committee, Julia Fox of the Office of the Dean of Harvard College and Associate Provost Marshal Semuels, were present for this discussion.

  • This month in Harvard History

    Sept. 17, 1701 – Increase Mather steps down as President.

  • Memorial Services

    Stephen Jay Gould

  • ‘Movie Time’ arrives at Harvard

    To celebrate the beginning of the new academic year, President Lawrence H. Summers has announced Its Movie Time at Harvard, a free outdoor film screening to be held at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday (Sept. 22) in Tercentenary Theatre. The event is open to members of the University community and their families, and will feature complimentary sodas and popcorn.

  • Drop on by!

    Check out the new Harvard University Home Page as it makes its digital debut today (Sept. 19). In addition to an elegant new design, the refurbished home page is easier to navigate and includes new multimedia links. It also offers the visitor immediate access to the home pages of all the schools of the University. The look has changed, but the address is the same: http://www.harvard.edu/.

  • Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the weeks beginning Aug. 18 and ending Sept. 14. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

  • Dedication held at West End House

    The oohs and ahs could be heard echoing through the attractive, sunlight-filled rooms as a group of community, civic, and business leaders joined local residents in a tour of the newly renovated facilities of the West End House Boys & Girls Club of Allston-Brighton.

  • 150 years of intercollegiate athletics celebrated

    The University is celebrating the 150th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics (1852-2002) with a series of panel discussions open to the public. The first one – titled History of the Ivy League and the Influence of the Media – will take place on Friday (Sept. 20) at the Murr Centers Hall of History (3:30-5:15 p.m.). Participants will include John R. Thelin, a 1969 Brown graduate and research professor at the University of Kentucky Michael Oriard, a 1970 Notre Dame graduate and former professional football player who is the distinguished professor of American literature and culture at Oregon State Jeff Orleans, executive director of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents and John Powers 72, an author, historian, and writer for The Boston Globe. Admission is free of charge.

  • Six honored for alumni activities

    The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards were established in 1990 to recognize and honor alumni who contribute outstanding volunteer service to Harvard through alumni activities. The six recipients listed below will be honored on Oct. 10 at the opening dinner of the HAA board of directors.

  • Kuhn is new HMS associate dean

    Deborah Kuhn has joined Harvard Medical School (HMS) as the new associate dean for Planning and Facilities. Kuhn, who will direct the HMS Planning Office with overall responsibility for facilities planning for HMS and the School of Dental Medicine, began her new duties on Sept. 9.

  • Earls to head South Africa program

    Psychiatrist Felton Earls has been selected to head the Harvard South Africa Fellowship Program, replacing Anthony Appiah, who left the University at the end of the spring term.

  • The Question of God

    For Sigmund Freud there was considerable doubt. Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, didnt just question religious belief, he attacked it as childish, escapist, and unworthy of a mature, rational mind.

  • New HLS program to study labor markets

    Harvard Law School (HLS) has announced the creation of a new research program, the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School. The new program will bring the number of research centers at the School to 18 – with areas of focus ranging from Internet law to Islamic legal studies to international taxation. The Labor and Worklife Program will examine changes in labor markets and employment law, and analyze the effects of unions, business, and governments on the workplace.

  • Kennedy School students heed call for public service

    Reflecting a significant reversal from recent trends, new figures indicate that more than eight in 10 public policy students who graduated this spring from the Kennedy School of Government are heeding the call for public service. That is more than a 35 percent increase from one year ago and the highest percentage in more than 20 years.

  • The Good Life

    A good life: Aristotle defined it. Jesus Christ lived it. And for the past decade or so, college students have sought it out, says the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church. Contrary to the prevailing stereotypes of college students as spoiled and self-indulgent, Gomes has witnessed among students a growing desire both to be good and to do good.

  • Newsmakers

    KSG junior named foreign affairs fellow The U.S. Department of State has selected Kennedy School student Jane Rhee as a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow. Rhee, a junior majoring…

  • Changes in parking policies implemented

    To ensure that the rights of permit holders who park at the University are protected, a number of changes will occur throughout University parking facilities including new access controls and increased enforcement as well as improved safety and security features.

  • School of Public Health gets endowment from Beals

    Bruce A. Beal and Robert L. Beal, longstanding friends of the School of Public Health (SPH), have endowed the Bruce A. Beal, Robert L. Beal, and Alexander S. Beal Associate Professorship at the School. The professorship is named to honor their father, Alexander S. Beal.

  • FAS communications director named

    Robert Mitchell has been named the director of communications for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) by FAS Dean William C. Kirby.

  • Postcards from the heartland – and the heart

    Meeting two bears was scary, but the zillions of mosquitoes was worse. The mountains were difficult to get over on a bicycle and the cornfields were drudgingly monotonous. Then there were the headwinds, heat, and flat tires.

  • In Brief

    Symposium honors Herschbach

  • Inhibition in children predicts aggression

    Its time to pay attention to the unsqueaky wheel.

  • Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (M.B.A. ’79) addresses Class of ’04

    Harvard Business Schools message to tomorrows business leaders couldnt be clearer – or more timely: Values like honesty, integrity, and corporate responsibility are as important to leadership development as any business skills.

  • Dean of Undergrad Education appointed

    Benedict H. Gross, professor of mathematics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), has been named the new dean of Undergraduate Education, effective Sept. 1. Gross assumes his post at an important time in undergraduate education at Harvard, as FAS Dean William C. Kirby begins a broad-based examination of the curriculum and academic policies.

  • Freshmen get help furnishing new habitats

    Harvard Habitat for Humanity helped incoming freshmen furnish their new homes on the cheap with its annual Stuff Sale Sept. 7Ð9. Habitat spread its wares Ñ tangles of lamps, pyramids of stacking crates, rugs, and furniture already recycled to within an inch of its life Ñ in front of the Science Center, capturing the attention and dollars of students and parents en route from the costlier business of purchasing computers and cell phones. Harvard Habitat for Humanity, which offers students the opportunity to help build affordable housing, collected four trailers full of cast-off dorm dŽcor from students moving out last spring, according to Stuff Sale coordinator Tim Li Õ03. At rock-bottom prices, merchandise quickly recycled itself into the next generation of dorm rooms.

  • Howard Hughes $1M grant awarded

    Richard M. Losick, Harvard College Professor and Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), has received a $1 million grant to support innovations in his teaching of science to Harvard undergraduates.

  • Enrichment program develops a sense of pride and love’ in local youth

    With a Native American population of only 6,000, the Boston area can be an isolating place for kids of Native American heritage.