Mayan Writing Lecture
Brown University Professor Stephen Houston discusses the animism and dynamism of Mayan writing in his lecture: "The Living Sign: Maya Hieroglyphs and Vitalized Writing." The lecture brought students and professionals to the Geological Museum Lecture Hall to examine ancient pictoral writing and its relevance in today's world.
Adam Middleton, docent at Harvard's Semitic Museum, introduces local children to the Iron Age diet at the museum's Ancient Israelite Bread Making Tour on Thursday afternoon.
William James Perry the former Secretary of Defense presents the annual Robert S. McNamara Lecture on War and Peace at the IOP Thrusday night with a lecture titled “Have we reached the nuclear tipping point?”
Protestors interrupt the House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, during his public address at the Institute of Politics Thursday night.
The Rally to Save AmeriCorps brings together students from Harvard and Greater Boston as well as members of AmeriCorps to speak out against House Majority Leader Cantor’s budget cuts. Samuel B. Novey ‘11 amps the crowd as Cantor arrives at the IOP.
Harvard dining hall workers, Local 26 union representatives, and the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM) came together at First Parish Church in Cambridge to rally in support of Harvard's dining hall staff.
The Honorable Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Majority Leader, addresses students about his political views at the Harvard University Institute of Politics