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  • 24 juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa

    Twenty-four juniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Their names and houses are as follows: Andreea Simona Balan, Currier; Jennifer Belli, Winthrop; Emma Richardson Burbank-Schmitt, Quincy; Nadarajan Chetty, Pforzheimer;…

  • Police Log

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending May 6. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden St.…

  • Research physicist Harrison Radford dies at 72; memorial planned for May 13

    Harrison E. Radford, a molecular spectroscopist who conducted research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (formerly the Harvard College Observatory) from 1969 until his retirement in 1992, died on May…

  • Damon, Affleck rally to living wage cause

    Former Harvard student Matt Damon and Cambridge native Ben Affleck added their voices – and drawing power – Saturday to the chorus of Harvard students, Cambridge City Councilors, and others…

  • Seniors are awarded Stride Rite fellowships

    While many Harvard graduates will seek their fortunes around the world, three of their classmates will remain in Boston next year living on $25,000 fellowships and pursuing community-based public service…

  • UIS assesses ‘love bug’ aftermath

    University Information Systems (UIS) is still working to assess the damage from last week’s pesky ILOVE YOU virus that struck e-mail systems worldwide. Disguised as an e-mail attachment, the virus…

  • YWCA to honor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham as Woman Achiever

    Professor of History and African-American Studies Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is among 12 women who will be inducted into the YWCA Boston’s Academy of Women Achievers Class of 2000 in a…

  • On the FAS track

    Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeremy R. Knowles (center) speaks with Tim Cross (left) associate dean for finance and administration at the Divinity School, and Leonard Solomon, research program…

  • First string — Violinist Joseph Lin ’00 and friends to perform benefit concert for PBHA

    This isn’t your ordinary student concert. Not that any of Harvard’s talented undergraduate musicians can be called ordinary, but even in such brilliant company the star of this event shines…

  • Newsmakers

    Hedley-Whyte named to German Society of Anesthesiology John Hedley-Whyte, the David S. Sheridan Professor of Anesthesia and Respiratory Therapy at Harvard Medical School, was elected as an honorary life member…

  • One powerful day

     Andrew Tache, 19, of the Mescalero tribe, dances at the Sixth Annual Harvard University Powwow at the Quadrangle Athletic Facility on Saturday.  Tache combs his hair before braiding it. Prior…

  • Study: For men, family comes first

    Having a job schedule that allows for family time is more important to young men than money, power, or prestige, according to a new study released today by the Radcliffe…

  • Crimson softball plays hardball

    It just gets better and better for Crimson softball as close in on an Ivy League Title. On Tuesday (May 2), freshman Monica Montijo hit a single with the bases…

  • Law School Forgives Loans for Alumni in Public Service

    Harvard Law School (HLS) Dean Robert C. Clark has announced an extensive expansion of the School’s loan forgiveness program, making it one of the most generous programs of its kind…

  • Interfaculty Initiative helps clear the air

    Anyone who has ever visited Beijing in winter knows that air pollution is one of the city’s biggest problems. Homes, schools, offices all heat with coal – which also is…

  • Koolhaas takes the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2000

    Remment Koolhaas, professor in practice of architecture and urban design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, is the winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2000. The Hyatt Foundation,…

  • Recommendations

    Annual Cost: $2.44 million Workers affected: About 2,000 Harvard Bridge Program: What: On-site, free literacy and basic skills training Who: Unionized staff, casuals or employees of outside service contractors How…

  • Rudenstine praises ‘far-reaching’ recommendations

    I received today (May 3) a copy of the final report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Policies — a committee composed of faculty and senior administrators from across…

  • Franken, Lithgow lead laughs at ARTS FIRST

    Good luck keeping a straight face during ARTS FIRST 2000. Actor John Lithgow ’67 and comedian Al Franken ’73 will light up the marquee at the Pan-Harvard Comedy Carnival that…

  • Potent cancer drugs made — Sea squirts provide recipe

    Sack-like sea squirts living on the sea floor make a complex anti-tumor drug hundreds to thousands of times more powerful than any cancer potion now in use. For the past…

  • Charles Coulson, former director of Harvard Varsity Club, dies at 69

    Former Harvard Varsity Club Director Charles “Chuck” Coulson died on April 11, 2000, in Johnstown, Penn., where he was visiting family. He was 69. Coulson was a devoted long-time supporter…

  • Smashing roadblocks to diversity

    Approximately 200 Harvard middle managers got together at the Charles Hotel this past Friday, April 28, to discuss obstacles to staff diversity. The conference, sponsored by the Office of the…

  • Harvard Benefits

    Harvard offers a generous package of benefits and perks – including liberal time off, tuition assistance, a wide range of health plans and special perks like discount theater and movie…

  • A Bridge to literacy, learning

    In an innovative move to bridge the gap between workers in low-paying jobs and those enjoying the nation’s booming new economy, Harvard University will launch a new workplace education program…

  • Ad Hoc report calls for expanded training, benefits, new contract guidelines

    After more than a year of studying issues surrounding Harvard’s contingent workforce and its lowest-paid workers, the Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Policies released a report yesterday (May 3) recommending…

  • Education key to upward mobility

    D. Quinn Mills, the Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, chaired the eight-member Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Policies that for the last…

  • Defenders of a radical idea

    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…

  • Committee calls for expanded training, benefits

    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…

  • Five labor contracts settled last year

    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…

  • NAACP Retreat

    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…