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Chu Speaks on Climate Change
By ESTHER I. YI
Arriving on campus after a year of greater sustainability efforts at Harvard, U.S. Secretary of State Steven Chu called on the Class of 2009 to take up the fight against global climate change.
Senior Will Not Receive Diploma
By LAUREN D. KIEL and LAURA G. MIRVISS
Lowell House senior Brittany J. Smith ’09—one of two students linked to last month’s shooting in a Kirkland House entryway—will not receive her diploma at today’s Commencement exercises, the Boston Globe reported yesterday.
Class Day Takes a Humorous Tone
By ERIC P NEWCOMER
Striking a balance between humor and substance, Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today Show addressed the Class of 2009 during yesterday’s Class Day Exercises.
Harvard To Create Endowed Chair in LGBT Studies
By ESTHER I. YI
Harvard will announce the first endowed professorship in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies in the country at a dinner tonight after Commencement activities.
Recent Uptick in Flu Illness Observed
By PETER F. ZHU
Harvard University Health Services is suggesting that the Harvard community forgo “the traditional handshakes and embraces that accompany graduation ceremonies” in light of a recent uptick in the number of students presenting flu symptoms.
Petraeus Speaks to ROTC Grads
By LAUREN D. KIEL
General David H. Petraeus, chief of U.S. military operations in much of the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Middle East, lauded the importance of “individual leaders” in a speech at the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony in Tercentenary Theatre yesterday.
AT&T To Add Antenna To Better Quad Service
By ATHENA Y. JIANG
Some Quadlings who subscribe to AT&T and suffer from poor cell phone reception may soon find it easier to communicate.
Date of Looming Staff Layoffs To Be Determined
By ESTHER I. YI and PETER F. ZHU
Despite recent chatter that the University plans on instituting mass layoffs later this month—after the conclusion of Commencement activities—both a union leader at Harvard and a University spokesman say that negotiations about staff reductions remain in the early stages, making any discussions of a timeline premature.
Kagan Returns to HLS
By ATHENA Y. JIANG
U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan introduced herself as just a “fellow graduate” upon her return to Harvard Law School yesterday, where she served as dean from 2003 until her Senate confirmation in March,
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HMC Tax Concerns Aided Federal Inquiries
By PETER F. ZHU
Harvard Management Company—which oversees Harvard’s multi-billion dollar endowment—was plagued by a culture of ethical laxity, Rose said. Special relationships with funds run by former employees and the use of offshore investment companies—both used to boost HMC’s once-legendary returns—may not be illegal, but are considered to be ethically questionable by some, particularly in light of Harvard’s non-profit status.
Houses To Face Sparer Funds
By BITA M. ASSAD and AHMED N. MABRUK
After initially mandating that House Masters cut their annual budgets by 15 percent earlier this semester—in line with trimming guidelines for most departments within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—Harvard’s administration is now forcing Houses to slash yearly budgets by a quarter.
After Search, Expos Awaits Changes
By LAUREN D. KIEL
Nearly two years ago, writing scholar and long-time Director of Harvard’s expository writing program Nancy Sommers departed suddenly, leaving a program wrought with office politics and concerns about preceptor salaries and job security.
HMC Analyst Questions Dismissal
By PETER F. ZHU
After a year-long stint at a European investment bank and another at Enron, Iris M. Mack signed on to be a quantitative analyst for Harvard Management Company in early 2002, hoping, she says, to find job security and distance from the risky trading and accounting practices that forced her last employer into bankruptcy in the company charged with managing Harvard’s endowment.
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