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Tag: Faculty
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Campus & Community
Wendell Vernon Clausen
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 8, 2008, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Wendell Vernon Clausen, Pope Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, and Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Clausen integrated exacting philological scholarship with a finely tuned…
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Campus & Community
Undergraduate teaching recognized
Every spring, the Roslyn Abramson Awards recognize assistant and associate professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching. This year’s winners are Lisa Brooks, assistant professor of history and literature and of folklore and mythology, and David Parkes, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences.
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Campus & Community
Faculty Council
At its 11th meeting of the year on April 23, the Faculty Council discussed the Harvard College Administrative Board and developments in General Education and approved the Extension School courses for 2008-2009.
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Campus & Community
Janet Ward McArthur
Janet Ward McArthur was born in Bellingham, WA, on June 25, 1914 and died at the age of 92 among friends at North Hill, Needham MA, on October 6, 2006.
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Campus & Community
Harvard economist and adviser to presidents Houthakker dies at 83
Harvard economist Hendrik Samuel Houthakker, 83, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers for two presidents and holder of a papal knighthood, died on April 15 at Genesis Healthcare in Lebanon, N.H.
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Campus & Community
National Academy of Sciences elects eight Harvard professors
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the election of eight Harvard faculty members among its new field of members.
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Campus & Community
Zipser named Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ dean for faculty affairs
Nina Zipser, Harvard’s director of institutional research, has been named dean for faculty affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), effective May 27.
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Campus & Community
AAPT to honor mazur for contributions to teaching
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has named Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics Eric Mazur its Robert A. Millikan Medal recipient.
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Campus & Community
Kleinman named next director of Asia Center
Arthur Kleinman has been appointed the next director of the Harvard University Asia Center. He succeeds Tony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and the first Victor and William Fung Asia Center Director.
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Campus & Community
20 faculty members named to 2008 class of AAAS fellows
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS), one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers, today (April 28) announced the election of 20 Harvard University faculty members and affiliates to its new class of members.
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Campus & Community
Krister Stendahl, 86, was HDS dean from 1968-1979
Krister Stendahl, who played a crucial role in shaping the life and work of Harvard Divinity School (HDS), just as he was also a pioneer in the broader realm of ecumenical relations, died on April 15 at the age of 86.
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Campus & Community
Longtime Harvard staff member Hoppe dead at 88
Retired Harvard University staff member Ruth Hoppe died April 2 at Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 88. A 30-year employee at the Widener Library at Harvard University, Hoppe worked in the interlibrary loan department.
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Campus & Community
Knowles memorial service to be held May 30
A memorial service for Jeremy R. Knowles will be held May 30 at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Church.
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Campus & Community
Newsmakers
HBS’S LAURA ALFARO NAMED YOUNG GLOBAL LEADER MELTON TO RECEIVE DIABETES CHAMPION AWARD NATIONAL PARKS GROUP TO HONOR E.O. WILSON
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Campus & Community
Steven Oliveira named HLS associate dean and dean for development
Steven Oliveira, an accomplished university advancement professional with more than 23 years of experience, has joined Harvard Law School (HLS) as associate dean and dean for development and alumni relations. Oliveira brings a wide range of relevant experience to his new position, including senior positions at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, and…
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Arts & Culture
Ancient science, modern lens
Hanging on the wall in Boylston 232, between windows overlooking the southern edge of Tercentenary Theatre, two small photographs present an intricate view of distant, colorful nebulae. Mark Schiefsky, professor of the classics, captured both images with his telescope. He has been revisiting the hobby of astrophotography as of late, an old passion from his…
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Campus & Community
Jeremy R. Knowles
Jeremy R. Knowles, an eminent chemist and longtime leader of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, died today (April 3) at his home in Cambridge, after a struggle with cancer.
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Campus & Community
Gabrielse to receive physics prize
George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Physics Gerald Gabrielse has been named the winner of the 2008 Premio Caterina Tommassoni and Felice Pietro Chisesi Prize. The prize, which includes 13,000 euros, will be officially presented April 7 at the University of Rome.
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Campus & Community
Faculty Council
At its 10th meeting of the year on April 2, the Faculty Council considered a proposal to rename the Department of English and American Literature and Language and discussed several items on the dean of the Faculty’s agenda. The council next meets on April 23. The preliminary deadline for the May 6 Faculty meeting is…
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Campus & Community
Rambelje, Physics Department, 90
Harry Rambelje, an assistant in the department of physics, died on March 1. He was 90.
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Campus & Community
Byse memorial set for April 4
A memorial service for Byrne Professor of Administrative Law Emeritus Clark Byse will be held April 4 at 11 a.m. in the Memorial Church. A reception will follow at Loeb House, 17 Quincy St.
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Science & Tech
The beauty of computer science
As a sophomore at Harvard College in 1992, Salil Vadhan skeptically and rather grudgingly enrolled in an introductory departmental course that a friend had cajoled him into taking. The course was “Computer Science 121: Introduction to Formal Systems and Computation,” a class that he would revisit a little more than a decade later — as…
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Campus & Community
Shapiro named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum has selected Daniel L. Shapiro as a 2008 Young Global Leader. The founder and director of the Harvard International Negotiation Initiative and associate director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Shapiro is on the faculty at Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital.
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Nation & World
From Law School to Business School — evolution of the case method
On a recent Wednesday morning, 90 high achievers from around the world prepared to get down to cases. Their professor buzzed through the classroom like a worker bee. Armed with large, multicolored pieces of chalk, he organized his notes, copied pastel-coded facts and figures on the blackboard, and set up a film screen. Soon his…
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Campus & Community
Faculty climate survey online
The Harvard University Faculty Climate Survey is available online on the Faculty Affairs Web site (http://www.faculty.harvard.edu). The survey was conducted in academic year 2006-07 by the Office of Institutional Research and the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity. Highlights of the survey results were published in last year’s End of Year Report, which is also…
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Campus & Community
Faculty Council
At its ninth meeting of the year on March 5, the Faculty Council discussed the Rules of Faculty Procedure. The council next meets on March 19. The preliminary deadline for the April 8 Faculty meeting is Monday (March 17) at 9:30 a.m.
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Health
Sobering look at ‘mind-body connection’
Mind-body medicine goes by many names today — including holistic, complementary, or alternative medicine. Regardless of what it’s called, many people embrace the ideas behind the mind-body connection and its effect on health, sometimes despite a lack of supporting scientific evidence. In her recently published book, “The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine” (W.W.…
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Campus & Community
Toynbee Prize to honor McNeill
The Toynbee Prize Foundation will honor distinguished historian William H. McNeill at an award ceremony April 25 at the Harvard Faculty Club. Chartered in 1987, the foundation contributes to the development of the social sciences, as defined from a broad historical view of human society and of human and social problems.