Year: 2002

March 27, 1737 – President Benjamin Wadsworth dies in office.

At its 11th meeting of the year President Summers met with the Council to discuss the selection of the next dean of the Faculty.

In last weeks Harvard in history column, the item for February 1963 incorrectly stated that Harvard University Press had occupied Randall Hall since 1916. The correct occupant was the University Printing Office.

As a result of productive collective bargaining, Harvard University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 254 have reached agreement on a new contract that will significantly increase wages and address the affordability of health care for Harvards custodial workers. The contract represents the commitment of Harvard and the union to maintaining a constructive…

Daniel Lieberman can see millions of years of human evolution at a glance. The collection of skulls on his office shelves come from chimpanzees, long-extinct humans, and modern men and women. The hollow eye sockets, ancient teeth, and empty skulls pose the same question every day: What made us different from our archaic ancestors?

Daniel Lieberman can see millions of years of human evolution at a glance. The collection of skulls on his office shelves come from chimpanzees, long-extinct humans, and modern men and women. The hollow eye sockets, ancient teeth, and empty skulls pose the same question every day: What made us different from our archaic ancestors?

The Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies, chaired by Professor Lawrence Katz, released its final report (the Katz Report) on December 19, 2001, after months of consultation, analysis, and…

Breathing a collective sigh of relief that they are not violating federal law, the nations teachers return this week to the widespread practice of letting students correct each others papers. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Falvo vs. Owasso School System, deciding that grading another students paper is legal. The court…

It is obvious that Bobby McFerrin enjoys being Bobby McFerrin.

Ceballos named Woman of Distinction

As a result of productive collective bargaining, Harvard University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 254 have reached agreement on a new contract that will significantly increase wages and address the affordability of health care for Harvard’s custodial workers.

A famously handsome former star of L.A. Law and future co-star of Julia Roberts was the emcee at the 17th annual Cultural Rhythms festival. Actor, director, and producer Blair Underwood accepted the honor of 2002 Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, which is headed by S. Allen Counter.…

Theres a story told of a poor farmer in a developing country who, when given access to a computer hooked to the Internet, was able to check commodity prices in faraway markets to see how he should price his goods.

CSWR fellowship opportunity

This past Sunday, Feb. 25, Harvard musicians, music teachers, and music lovers got a hint of what to expect when James Levine takes over as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO).

Recording Secretary John Hanselman, who has shepherded alumni gifts to the University for nearly a quarter of a century, is leaving Harvard. Hanselman steps down today to take a new position as executive director of Cambridge in America, the U.S. branch of Cambridge Universitys alumni and development organization. He will direct the American fundraising for…

More than anything, perhaps, it is an act of defiance – of light defying the encroaching darkness, of silence insisting on peace amid the crashing noise of a world chasing madly after temporal rewards.

Think seamless. Think easy. Think reliable.

A young psychology concentrator is leading a class discussion on decision-making and emotion, and Christine Soutter, graduate student and teaching fellow for this sophomore tutorial, cant believe what shes hearing. Although its just a few months into the students serious engagement with the subject, their discussion of emotion is at the level of polished graduate…

Asked to choose three words to describe his work, J Mays listed the following: lust, longing, desire.

Former Dean of the School of Public Health John C. Snyder died Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Peterborough, N.H. He was 91.

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, and spiritual leader to millions of Buddhists worldwide, will make a rare Cambridge appearance at the Memorial Church on Friday, March 8, at 7 p.m., in addition to a retreat on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The events are free and open to the…

President Lawrence H. Summers (left) moderates the forum Healthier or wealthier … which comes first in the new global era? at the Kennedy School on Monday, Feb. 25. Panelists included Roberta Baskin (center), senior producer, ABC News 20/20 and Tim Evans, director, Health Equity, The Rockefeller Foundation.

Six entries have been chosen as finalists for the 2002 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, which will be awarded at a ceremony on Tuesday, March 12, at 8 p.m., at the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs, Kennedy School of Government.

The Princeton womens swimming and diving team soaked the competition this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Feb. 21-23) at the 25th annual Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool. In capturing their third straight Ivy championship, the Tigers extended their dominance to a league-leading 13 titles. Princeton commanded many of the team events,…

With five Harvardians divided between Team Canada and Team USA (six including U.S. coach Ben Smith 68), last Thursdays Olympic championship game in womens hockey was guaranteed gold for the Crimson hockey program. For Canadian Jennifer Botterill 03, it was also a bit of redemption. As the youngest member of the 1998 silver-medal team in…

Was that puff of air a collective sigh of relief? Around campus, are shoulders lower, arms swinging more freely, steps springier?