Year: 2005

Authors of a controversial paper calling for the death of modern environmentalism to make way for a movement better able to handle the dramatic, global problems facing the world defended their ideas Tuesday (May 3) in an event at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

CollegeCorps, a nonprofit organization founded by Hani N. Elias 05 and Adam Kalamchi 05, recently announced that 14 Boston-area undergraduates have been selected to participate in the CollegeCorps Intern program. These students, who will be traveling to Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, or Uganda, represent the second class of interns under the…

Sun, skills, and sprawl are the three factors that largely determine regional growth patterns, Professor of Economics Edward L. Glaeser told local, state, and federal officials on April 27 at a conference organized by the Kennedy Schools Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.

Comic book fans looking for a good-hearted Green Goblin may want to consider the humble, the tiny, but the very powerful microbe. While lacking the menacing laugh and standard suite of pyrotechnic gadgets, these ubiquitous life forms (1 gram of soil holds more of them than there are human beings) are set to play the…

Bustling Harvard Square will resemble one giant stage for three days beginning May 5 during the annual Arts First Performance Fair. Sponsored by Harvard Office for the Arts (OfA), the annual fair celebrates students and faculty in the arts through more than 225 music, theater, dance, film, and visual arts events – most of them…

Radcliffe crew captures Allen-DeWolfe Trophy In its final dual of the season, Radcliffe heavyweight crew bettered BU and MIT on the Charles to retain the Allen-DeWolfe Trophy. The Black and…

Law and Society Association honors Sally Falk Moore The Law and Society Association recently awarded its Harry Kalven Prize for 2005 to Sally Falk Moore, the Victor S. Thomas Professor…

Most people in the United States would be hard pressed to find the town of Jedwabne on a map, much less identify anything that happened there.

At a time when the collaboration of business, government, and civil society has never been more critical for the success of nations and for achieving great public objectives, the John F. Kennedy School of Government has announced a $15 million agreement to endow the work at the Schools Center for Business and Government.

Applications for Harvards child-care scholarships for faculty, administrative and professional staff, and nonbargaining-unit support staff will be accepted until May 27. This program provides financial assistance for child care for children up to kindergarten age, and eligible after-school care for children of kindergarten age and older. Applications may be downloaded at http://harvie.harvard.edu/workandlife/children/scholarship.shtml#apsf.

Students intermittently take in the sun and their studies in the Yard during one of the brief spurts of spring sunshine. Despite recent soggy conditions, Springfest pressed on as will Arts First this weekend.

John Haigh M.P.P. 82 has been appointed executive dean at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG). Haigh previously served as senior vice president at Cingular/AT&T Wireless. While a student at KSG, Haigh focused on environmental policies, and following graduation, went on to work in the Schools Energy and Environment Policy Center. As executive dean, Haigh…

President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven E. Hyman have announced the launch of a new initiative to support artistic and cultural activities at Harvard University. Sean T. Buffington, currently assistant provost and deputy chief of staff, will become associate provost and director of cultural programs, effective July 1. An advisory committee will be convened…

A memorial service for Dennis N. Skiotis, director of undergraduate studies at Harvards Department of History from 1985 to 1998, and associate director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies from 1976 to 1985, will be held May 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Adams House, 26 Plympton St. Skiotis passed away Oct. 19…

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on:

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending May 2. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Morning Exercises To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning: Degree…

This August, the Harvard University Art Museums will present Degas at Harvard, an exhibition examining Harvard Universitys distinguished holdings by Edgar Degas – one of the most important collections of the artists work in the United States. The exhibition will draw together more than 60 works by Degas from the collection of the Fogg Art…

The choice of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to lead the Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI served as the springboard for a lively panel discussion on the future of religion in global politics at the Kennedy School Forum Wednesday night.

Harvardwood, the organization for Harvard alumni and students in the arts, media, and entertainment, is accepting applications through the end of April for its third annual summer internship program. The 2005 Harvardwood Summer Internship Program (HSIP) will match between 40 and 50 current Harvard students seeking experience with internship opportunities with media and entertainment companies.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences April 12, 2005, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Shows from the Sopranos to Celebrity Poker may soon be plucked right out of the air thanks to wireless (wi-fi) technology and the ingenuity of a Harvard senior.

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [ESEA] into law in 1965, one of the biggest education challenges facing the nation was the difference in the quality of education provided to children from white households and those from nonwhite households. Today, the racial gap persists. How much of the gap…

Feminist author Susan Faludi once said, My goal is to be accused of being strident. In person she seems anything but. Slender, soft-spoken, with a habit of lowering her eyes as she speaks as though consulting some inner source of authority, Faludi drives home her arguments not with assertive rhetoric but, in accord with her…