Martha Minow Named Next Harvard Law School Dean
Nearly Three-Decade Veteran of HLS To Take Helm on July 1
By ELIAS J GROLL
Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:12 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 is pleading not guilty to charges of assault and battery after police arrested him last week for allegedly throwing hot coffee at an individual during a parking dispute.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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 elected
members of the Board of Overseers, Harvard’s second-highest governing
board.
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.
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.
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.
CEO Stresses Responsibility
By EVAN T. R. ROSENMAN
Chief Executive and Chairman of JPMorgan Chase Jamie
L. Dimon spoke before the 900 graduating students of the Harvard
Business School yesterday as part of HBS’ Class Day festivities.
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