Tag: HILR

  • Nation & World

    Middle class woe

    The American middle class has been battered by the loss of well-paying jobs for the 70 percent of the workforce without a college degree and failed by would-be protectors in government and private institutions, said panelists in a Harvard forum on April 27.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Easy blend of old and new

    A group from the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement is taught Scratch, a basic programming tool, by teaching fellows and course assistants from CS50: “Introduction to Computer Science I,” a popular Harvard course taught by David Malan.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Eleven HILR students honored for dedication

    University Marshal Jackie O’Neill honored 11 members of the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (HILR) last week for their dedication to lifelong learning. The April 4 ceremony was held at the Harvard Faculty Club and was attended by friends and family of the honorees, who are all near or actual nonagenarians. Also in attendance…

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    In brief

    Community Gifts kicks off season of giving Vendor fair to explore the ease of being green HILR’s new Green Committee spotlights transportation Upcoming Goethe-Institut concert to feature Harvard composer Safra Foundation seeks fellowship applicants Holyoke group art show seeks submissions Arboretum seeks T-shirt designs for Lilac Sunday

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    HILR to hold symposium on ‘Perspectives from the Future’

    The Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (HILR), a leader among academic institutes for retirees, will present a daylong symposium titled “Perspectives from the Future: A Symposium on Tomorrow’s World as Defined by Today’s Research and Planning” on April 20 as part of its 30th anniversary celebration.

    2 minutes