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Tag: Lawrence Bacow
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Bacow calls for immigration reform, backs policies to aid educational exchange
President says flow of workers, students bolsters U.S. economy, brings innovation, helps export democratic values.
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Ardern’s forceful reminder: Democracies can die
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers warning on erosion of trust in her Commencement address, urging social media reforms and calling on individuals to reject tribalism.
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Harvard plans full return to campus life
The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences is planning for a full return to campus in the fall, including opening residential accommodations at full density and holding classes in person.
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Concern over storming of the Capitol
In a stunning display, violent insurgents who support President Donald Trump briefly occupied the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, disrupting its work on certifying the presidential election. Harvard faculty reacted critically, and President Larry Bacow said the rioters “assaulted the democratic process.”
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The danger of ‘misinformation, disinformation, delusions, and deceit’
Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron warned of the dangers of “misinformation, disinformation, delusions and deceit” as he joined an online celebration that sent the graduating Class of 2020 into an uncertain world.
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Nohria to remain Business School dean until December
As the University responds to the coronavirus pandemic, including shifting to virtual learning for the rest of the academic year, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria will stay on the job until the end of the year, Harvard President Larry Bacow today announced.
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Facing up to climate change
Harvard President Larry Bacow examines the University’s multifaceted role in the battle against climate change.
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Rising to the Challenge
Twenty would-be companies in four categories have been named finalists in the President’s Innovation Challenge, an annual “call to action, innovation, and entrepreneurship” at Harvard.
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‘If we’re not including trans people, we’re not really having conversations’
Actress Laverne Cox, fashion designer Christian Siriano, and fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, talk with culture expert Jess Weiner at Harvard’s first gender equity summit.
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An update on Harvard’s diversity, inclusion efforts
In a Q&A session, presidential adviser and strategist John Silvanus Wilson discusses progress implementing the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging.
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Harvard, U. of Michigan to tackle social ills
Harvard and the University of Michigan have formed two partnerships designed to encourage economic opportunity in struggling Detroit and to fight the national scourge of opioid addiction.
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Trusted voice among leaders in higher education
Harvard’s next president, Lawrence Bacow, is known among his peers in higher ed as someone they can turn to for advice.
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Praise, optimism in reaction to Bacow choice
Members of the Harvard community weighed in with their thoughts Monday on the selection of former Tufts University president Lawrence S. Bacow as Harvard’s next leader.
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Harvard names Lawrence S. Bacow as 29th president
Lawrence S. Bacow, one of the most experienced and respected leaders in American higher education, will become the 29th president of Harvard University on July 1.
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A clearer role for MOOCs
Online courses are unlikely to take over higher education, says Lawrence Bacow, member of the Harvard Corporation and former president of Tufts University, but they can help revitalize learning.
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Corporation committees up and running
A major conclusion of the Harvard Corporation’s 2010 governance review came to fruition earlier this fall, with the launch of committees on governance, finance, and facilities and capital planning, as well as a joint governing boards committee on alumni affairs and development.
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Search resumes for additional Corporation members
Harvard Corporation welcomes three new members, and nominations are now open for its future members.