Campus & Community
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‘I haven’t really had a proper weekend in a long time’
Longtime supporter of grads Kathy Hanley caps 13-year quest with a Commencement of her own
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Party like it’s 2020
Class of ’24 gets a do-over on high school prom that pandemic took away
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Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture announces funding recipients
Three major events, including Psychedelics Bootcamp 2024, to be hosted over summer
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‘I was frustrated, infuriated, because women are just as capable’
Experiences in Uganda and U.S. fuel Ananda Birungi’s passion for empowering others, especially women and girls
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When the circus called, she took the leap
Extension School allowed trapeze artist Izzy Patrowicz to pursue big-top dreams alongside bachelor’s degree
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A closer look at new Title IX regulations
More of a ‘slide and a pivot’ than a rollback, Merhill says of rules set to take effect Aug. 1
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2000-01 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees Are Set
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Jeremy R. Knowles has announced that for the 2000-01 academic year, Harvards package of undergraduate tuition, room and board, and student fees…
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Helping a Student-Run Homeless Shelter
President Neil L. Rudenstine (left) shakes hands with Alina Das ’01, student director of the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter at the University Lutheran Church, on Tuesday while Joanne Engquist, a…
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Practical Physics — David Weitz works with real materials on real problems
When David Weitz says his experiment is ready to fly, he means that literally. Like into space. Weitz has had four experiments aboard space flights, including three on the Mir…
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Housing Studies Fellowship Offered
The Joint Center for Housing Studies is offering a fellowship award for the academic year 2000-01 for doctoral candidates who are engaged in writing a dissertation on a housing-related topic…
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Honoring Two Former Cambridge Mayors
President Neil L. Rudenstine hosted a lunch Tuesday, March 7, in honor of recently retired Cambridge mayors Frank Duehay (left) and Sheila Russell. The mayors and other guests were also…
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HRO To Host Outreach Concert for 1,000 Cambridge Schoolchildren
The Harvard Gazette
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Internet Conference Lottery Deadline Is March 17
The Third International Harvard Conference on Internet & Society, to be held May 31-June 2, will explore the impact and implications of the Internet in transforming industry, government, and individual…
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Players Make Cancer Battle a Team Effort Student-athletes respond to Delaney-Smith’s openness in her fight with breast cancer
Courtney Egelhoff leaned in close, her face just inches from her coachs blonde, shoulder-length hair. Intent with concentration, Egelhoff combed and snipped. Combed and snipped some more. The scene was…
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Memorial Service Set for Kaplan
A memorial service for Felicia Lamport Kaplan will be held on Monday, March 13, 2000 at 3 p.m. in the Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School, 1515 Massachusetts Ave.,…
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Kovach Receives Goldsmith Award At KSG Tonight
Bill Kovach will receive this years Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism at an award ceremony tonight (March 9) at 8:00 p.m. at the Kennedy School of Government. Kovach,…
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Professor of Medicine Eva J. Neer Dies at 62
Professor of Medicine Eva J. Neer 59 died at her home on Sunday, Feb. 20, from complications of breast cancer. She was 62. Family members say Neer battled the disease…
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Cultural Transplant — Sophomore Jesus Aleman moves between two worlds
When he was 5 years old, Jesus Aleman 02 began working in the fields with his family in northern Mexico. He picked cotton and helped grow watermelons, and he learned…
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Newsmakers
Kao is New Curator of Photography Deborah Martin Kao has been appointed the first Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography at the Fogg Art Museum. The curatorship was made possible…
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Rev. Spong To Present 101st Annual Noble Lectures
The future of Christianity will be the subject of a three-part lecture series by the Right Rev. John Shelby Spong, author, theologian, and former Episcopal bishop of Newark, N.J. Spong,…
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Notes
Callbacks Headed to Semifinals in A Cappella Championships The Callbacks, one of Harvards undergraduate a cappella singing groups, are headed to the semifinal round of the Championship of College A…
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Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Concert, March 4
Under the direction of maestro James Yannatos, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra will perform its third subscription concert of the season on Saturday, March 4, at 8 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. Thomas…
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The Board of Overseers
The Board of Overseers is one of Harvards two governing boards, the other being the President and Fellows, which is more commonly known as the Corporation. The Overseers’ chief roles…
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Memorial Service Set for Rev. Price
A memorial service for the Rev. Charles Philip Price ’41, Preacher to the University and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals from 1960-1972, will be held on Friday, March 3, at…
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Report of the 1999-2000 Harvard Alumni Association Nominating Committee
This year the alumni will elect five members of the Board of Overseers and six directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). A nominating committee comprised of Harvard alumni selects…
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Undergraduate Applications Top 18,500
A record 18,687 students have applied for the 1,650 places in the Class of 2004, according to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, marking the ninth time in the…
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Goodwill Dancing
The Talented Mr. Damon led the celebration of arts and culture at Saturdays 15th Annual Cultural Rhythms Festival.
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Matthew Alper Joins Kennedy School As New Assistant Dean for Research
Matthew Alper, director of administration and finance for the Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at the Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has been named…
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Longtime Harvard Administrator Robert Shenton Dies at 75
Robert Shenton, Ph.D. 62, who served as Secretary to the Corporation and the Board of Overseers from 1971 to 1991, died on Tuesday, Feb. 29, after suffering injuries in a…
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology Douwe Yntema Dies
Douwe B. Yntema, a retired senior lecturer in the Psychology Department, died suddenly Feb. 13, in his home in Cambridge. He was 74. Yntema graduated from Swarthmore in 1949, followed…
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Provost Increases Funds For Child Care, Enhances Back-Up Care Service
Harvard Provost Harvey Fineberg has announced two initiatives to help faculty and staff with child and elder care. He has approved an increase in the Universitys child-care scholarship fund, which…
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Cheryl Hoffman Joins FAS As Associate Dean for Finance
Cheryl Hoffman has joined the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as the new associate dean for finance. Hoffman managed the finances of major health care organizations for almost two decades.…
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Making a Difference — Busy Crimson athletes find time to contribute to local community
To many, the most remarkable element of Harvards extensive athletics program and its high level of success is that its athletes must be just as dedicated to excellence…
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Coach Turns Fight for Life Into Lesson
Editors note: Womens basketball Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer in December. As part of her commitment to education, both of her students and of the broader community,…
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Harvard Alumni Prepare To Elect Overseers, HAA Directors
This year eligible alumni voters will elect five members of the Universitys Board of Overseers and six directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots will be mailed during the…