Campus & Community

It was a radical idea at the time. The concept of Law School (HLS) students representing indigent clients in criminal cases may have shocked more than a few people in…

A committee of faculty and administrators studying workforce issues at Harvard has recommended several groundbreaking initiatives. Central to these recommendations is a greatly expanded free, on-site workplace education program for…

In a recent remarkably productive period of labor relations activity, the University signed 5 new contracts with four of its unions between July and November of last year. Following is…

The National Board of Directors of the NAACP attended its third board retreat at the Business School last week. President Neil L. Rudenstine (left) met with NAACP Chairman Julian Bond…

Galbraith, Gould, and Whipple dubbed “Living Legends” John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus; Stephen Jay Gould, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative…

If a war had broken out somewhere last weekend, there’s a possibility the rest of the world might have missed it. That’s because more than 400 of the most heralded…

Organizers sought for next Ig Nobel event Organizers are sought to help produce the 10th Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, which honors individuals whose achievements “cannot or should not be…

Aaron Copland. Leonard Bernstein. Igor Stravinsky. John Knowles Paine. These four eminences were among 25 composers, musicians, and educators inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 1998.…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 29. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…

Eat, drink, and be merry — thousands showed off their spring fever during Springfest 2000 at the MAC Quad, coming out to support student bands, eat, compete, and enjoy the…

When the Heinz Endowments of Pittsburgh, Pa., embarked on a mission two years ago to invigorate its Arts and Culture program, it turned to the Mind of the Market Laboratory…

A memorial service for Harvard Law School professor Gary Bellow will be held on Thursday, May 25, at 2 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The service will be followed with a…

Mayor Thomas Menino joined hundreds of local youths, student athletes, and coaches last Friday (April 28) to kick off the annual Sports Festival held at Harvard. Designed to celebrate the…

Ruth Dixon Turner, professor of biology emerita, died Sunday in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham at the age of 85. Turner was curator of malacology at the Museum of…

A memorial service will be held for Roscoe Pound Professor of Law James Vorenberg, a former Harvard Law School dean, on Wednesday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in Memorial Church,…

Irvin H. Blank, a former research fellow at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and physician on the Dermatology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), died in his Belmont home on April…

The memorial service for Sharon P. Clayborne, director of financial aid at Harvard Medical School, who died on April 13, has been changed. The service will be held on Tuesday,…

The generosity of Harvard employees has always been great. This year it has proved to be greater than ever. The 1999-00 Community Gifts through Harvard Campaign has raised $871,912, an…

At a time when U.S—Cuban relations are at best strained and at worst bordering on crisis, a group of Harvard scholars is working to strengthen educational and cultural ties between…

Student leaders at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) passed a resolution this week calling for the immediate repeal of the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba. The vote capped a…

A minor chemical spill forced the limited evacuation of the Science Center basement on Wednesday morning. According to authorities with the Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS), a small amount…

At its 14th meeting of the year, the Faculty Council discussed a proposed Statement on Outside Activities with three members of the Committee that drafted the document: Professor Dennis Thompson…

After being fitted for her undergraduate cap and gown at the Harvard Coop, Kamil Redmond ’00 toys with the idea of pursuing an advanced degree while trying on the appropriate…

What if there were an election without a great pressing issue facing the electorate? That’s the dilemma in the 2000 presidential campaign. The United States isn’t at war, and the…

His Grace Srila Turiya Das Acarya Mahasaya, a Hindu priest of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, presides over a Vedic fire ceremony held on the steps of Memorial Church. The event…

The memorandum from Provost Harvey Fineberg reprinted below is intended to remind members of the Harvard community about matters related to the conduct of human subjects research. April 2000 To:…

While many of their peers were sipping margaritas on the beaches of Cancun or playing volleyball in Daytona, Fla., a half dozen Law School (HLS) students spent their spring break…

Herzlinger Named Bush Adviser Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, has been named an adviser to presidential candidate George W. Bush regarding…

The Graduate Student Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will honor five faculty members with the Excellence in Mentoring Award at a reception on Thursday, May 4,…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending April 22. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…