Year: 2006

The Boston Ballet came to Harvard last week (Feb. 23) to present a preview of the ambitious program its presenting later this month (March 16-26) at the Wang Center: an extravaganza the company is unabashedly calling Grand Slam: Four Powerful Works, Four Intriguing Choreographers.

With the success of TVs Dancing with the Stars, ballroom dance has become something of a national craze. That craze will soon sweep over Cambridge, courtesy of the Harvard University Ballroom Dance Team. Longtime devotees to this graceful dance style, the team will celebrate its 15th annual invitational – one of the largest and most…

Provost Steven E. Hyman of Harvard University and Charles W. Grim, assistant surgeon general and director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to identify areas of collaboration to improve the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native people and communities. The signing took place Feb. 21…

A top Pakistani official gave voice to the frustration the South Asian nation feels in its relations with the United States Friday (Feb. 24), saying that though Pakistan has been a staunch U.S. ally, the United States ignores Pakistan until its interests force its attention there.

Robert Blackwill, former U.S. ambassador to India, called for further strengthening the ties between the two countries during a discussion at the Kennedy School Forum Monday night (Feb. 27). Blackwills forum appearance comes as President Bush prepared to travel to India this week for meetings with top Indian leaders.

The Harvard Foundation of Harvard University has selected acclaimed fashion designer and philanthropist Tommy Hilfiger as its 2006 Harvard Foundation Humanitarian Award winner. Hilfiger will receive the award and deliver the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Lecture at the Memorial Church on March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The Fromm Foundation and the Harvard University Department of Music are proud to present this years Fromm Festival, a free concert series running March 10-12 in the John Knowles Paine Concert Hall. Curated by composer Hans Tutschku, the concerts are part of an impetus to program work that would otherwise not be seen in the…

At the closing ceremonies of last weeks swimming and diving Ivy League championship (Feb. 23-25 at Blodgett Pool), the Harvard women took to the podium to collect their trophy. Thing is, it wasnt exactly the prize they had set out to win. That prize – the 2006 Ivy League Womens Swimming and Diving Championship -…

The Fogg Art Museum, the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, which together comprise the Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM), recently announced a comprehensive new plan that will enable the institution to better fulfill its mission as a leading center for research and teaching in the visual arts. A core goal of the…

Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) has announced the approval of the new rent schedule for approximately 2,600 Harvard-owned apartments rented by graduate students and other University affiliates. The new rents will take effect July 1, when the 2006-07 rental season begins.

Brian W. Casey, who recently took the reins as the new associate dean for academic affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), comes at a time of extraordinary faculty growth. During the past year alone, the Faculty has increased from 672 to nearly 700 strong. And as he works with the academic leadership…

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates: Wednesday, March 15, 4-5:30 p.m. (students and staff) Thursday, April 20,…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Feb. 27. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor, and is available online at http://www.hupd.harvard.edu/.

A memorial celebration for the life of Jerzy Soltan, the Nelson Robinson Jr. Professor of Architecture and Urban Design Emeritus, will be held March 3 from 10 a.m. to noon…

March 27, 1737 – President Benjamin Wadsworth dies in office. March 1770-March 1773 – Seeking refuge from the political tumult of Boston, the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay…

On Feb. 23 at approximately 1:30 a.m., two male undergraduate students reported to the Boston Police Department (BPD) that they were the victims of an armed robbery while walking on North Harvard Street near the Murr Athletic Center. The victims were approached by an individual who displayed a handgun and demanded that they hand over…

Actor, tap dancer, and People magazines former sexiest man alive Richard Gere was tested to see if he was man enough to receive the Hasty Pudding Pot on Friday night (Feb. 24).

Oscar-winning actress, Bond girl, and Catwoman Halle Berry showed Harvards famously bawdy Hasty Pudding Theatricals a thing or two about bawdy Thursday (Feb. 16), turning up the heat on the roast in which she received Hastys Woman of the Year Award.

A U.S. State Department official reiterated the Bush administrations support for continued economic sanctions on Burma Friday (Feb. 17) as part of a multipronged effort to convince the repressive military regime to embrace democratic reforms.