Sexual Assault Office To Close for July
Financial constraints cause temporary shutdown; administrators, students disappointed—'We rely on them'
By PETER F. ZHU
Friday, June 19, 2009 9:48 PM
The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, which provides confidential support and counseling for students who have been sexually harassed or assaulted at the College, will close for the month of July due to financial constraints.
Harvard Square Gets New Late Night Eatery
Falafel Corner to serve Middle-Eastern food until 3 a.m. Monday through Saturday
By CARA K. FAHEY
Friday, June 19, 2009 11:01 PM
A new Middle Eastern eatery with food service until
3 a.m. six days a week opened on Eliot Street last Wednesday in a space
left by the recently closed restaurant Greek Corner.
Martha Minow Named Next Harvard Law School Dean
Nearly 3-Decade Veteran of HLS To Take Helm on July 1
By
CRIMSON NEWS STAFF
Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:30 PM
Martha Minow, a long-time Harvard Law School professor, will become the school’s next Dean on July 1, University President Drew G. Faust announced Thursday, ending a secretive search process to replace former Dean Elena Kagan.
Harvard Professor Arrested for Assault and Battery with Hot Coffee, Thermos
HBS Professor will plead not guity to charges stemming from parking altercation
By
PETER F. ZHU
Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:54 PM
Harvard Business School professor Lee O. Fleming ispleading not guilty to charges of assault and battery after policearrested him last week for allegedly throwing hot coffee at anindividual during a parking dispute.
Senior Linked to Shooting 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.
Chu Speaks on Climate Change
By
ESTHER I. YI
Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:56 PM
Arriving on campus after a year of greater sustainability efforts at Harvard, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu called on the Class of 2009 to take up the fight against global climate change.
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.
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Protests Bring Hope, Concern for Harvard's Iranian and Iranian-American Students
A world away, students harbor hope for reform in Iran as violence escalates
By WEIQI ZHANG
Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:45 AM
After a week of mass protests in Iran over a disputed presidential election in which the country's officials declared incumbent hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the overwhelming victor, Harvard’s Iranian and Iranian-American students continue to express doubts about the election's results but remain hopeful about the prospects for democratic reform.
Harvard Medical School Gets 'B' on Conflict of Interest
School's rating jumps in annual scorecard from medical student group
By JUNE Q. WU
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:44 PM
After the American Medical Student Association flunked Harvard Medical School last year for failing to submit its conflict of interest policies for review, school officials hastened to turn in the paperwork this year—and got a B.
Interim Engineering Dean Takes On Another Post
By BONNIE J. KAVOUSSI
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:56 AM
Though Frans A. Spaepen will wrap up his term as interim dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences on July 1, he isn't finished with temporary positions just yet.
Faust Appoints Acting Vice President for Administration
By
JUNE Q. WU
Friday, June 12, 2009 12:42 AM
Thomas E. Vautin, Harvard's associate vice president for facilities and environmental services, will serve as acting vice president for administration starting July 1, University President Drew G. Faust announced Thursday.
Second Man Arrested in Connection to Kirkland Shooting
Blayn Jiggetts, 19, jailed without bail, refuses to go voluntarily to Mass. to face murder charges
By
ATHENA Y. JIANG
and
PETER F. ZHU
UPDATED: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:19 PM
New York resident Blayn Jiggetts, 19, was arrestedin Harlem late Tuesday night in connection with last month's deadlyshooting in Kirkland House.
Recent Uptick in Flu Illness Observe
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.
Ten Will Receive Honorary Degrees
By
CARA K. FAHEY
Commencement keynote speaker Steven Chu will be among the 10 recipients of honorary degrees from the University this year, according to a program circulated at a dinner last night for the honorees. He will receive an honorary doctor of science degree.
Harvard To Give 6,777 Degrees
CEO Stresses Responsibility
By
EVAN T. R. ROSENMAN
Chief Executive and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase JamieL. Dimon spoke before the 900 graduating students of the HarvardBusiness School yesterday as part of HBS’ Class Day festivities.
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.
Sebelius Speaks to HKS
By
SARAH J. HOWLAND
Family and public service are two points in the same continuum,
newly-confirmed Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen G.
Sebelius told the soon-to-be graduates of the Harvard Kennedy School
yesterday.
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Falafel Corner owner Ahmed H. Naguib and another cook prepare food in the kitchen of the new eatery Falafel Corner, which recently opened on Eliot Street.
Ed School Faculty Endorse Open Access
Faculty articles to be made available to public free of charge
By NIHA S JAIN
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:06 PM
Joining a recent trend of schools endorsing open access scholarship, faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education voted overwhelmingly earlier this month to make their scholarly articles available to the public free of charge.
Harvard Schools Vary Widely In Level of Support for Veterans Aid
By PETER F. ZHU
Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:00 PM
Harvard's schools have signed on to a new federal
matching program to support financial aid for veterans, but the
University's units differed widely in their financial commitment to the
initiative—reflecting a tradition of decentralized decision-making at
Harvard that current leaders have often sought to curtail.
531 Staffers Take Buyout Package
By
PETER F. ZHU
Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:07 PM
The University has announced that a total of 531 staff members chose to participate in its Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program, or roughly a third of the 1,628 members that were eligible.
Six Elected to Board of Overseers
By
BONNIE J. KAVOUSSI
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 2:14 AM
A former New York Times reporter, a cardiologist,and the head of a Smithsonian museum are among the six newly electedmembers of the Board of Overseers, Harvard’s second-highest governingboard.
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.
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.
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.
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