The World According to Harvard
Alums are treated to guided tours of exotic locales by renowned faculty—if they can foot the bill
By NOAH S. BLOOM
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:08 PM
The Harvard Alummni Association organizes trips to
Egypt, South Africa, China, New Guinea, the Persian Gulf, Scotland, the
Netherlands, and the Caribbean. Trips can include such Harvard-specific
perks as lectures by senior faculty members or talks with local
University affiliates. But like most things Harvard, these top-notch
trips come with a large price tag—and forget about financial aid.
Harvard’s 8 Hottest Brainiacs
By KIMBERLY E. GITTLESON
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:21 PM
From Sanskrit to stem cells: up-and-coming Harvard professors discover their niches
With Faust's Ascension, Future 'Fun' Funding Uncertain
Major spending may be focused on curriculum, administrators say
By ALEXANDER D. BLANKFEIN
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 8:43 PM
As University president, Lawrence H. Summers became known for funding undergraduate life initiatives that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, of which the College is a part, couldn’t or wouldn’t pay for. As the Faust era begins, one looming question is whether the new president will be as committed—or will need to be as committed—to the social experience of her students.
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Crossing that Bridge: Housing in the 21st Century
By VICTORIA B. KABAK
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:12 PM
The Quad Houses’ potential move across the Charles
is the most dramatic aspect of a short- and long-term transformation of
the College’s residential system that could be the biggest in years. By
the time that a thousand undergraduates are traversing the Weeks
Footbridge on their way home, mixed-gender housing may be common, some
upperclassmen might be living in the Yard, and the River Houses could
be dramatically renovated.
In Shooting’s Wake, Harvard Tweaks Policies
By YING WANG
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 5:14 PM
Colleges nationwide, including Harvard, have
reconsidered their policies for dealing with potentially dangerous
students after April’s rampage student shooting at Virginia Tech. While
previous violent incidents at Harvard have also spurred administrators
to amend specific deficiencies in the University’s broad crises
management plans and tactics, University officials admit that it is
difficult to identify truly troubled students due to privacy
considerations.
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