Allston
Allston Work Team Seeks to Develop Allston Campus Despite Construction Halt
Roughly three months since University President Drew G. Faust charged a newly created Work Team with recommending strategies for Harvard’s expansion into Allston, team members have started to make progress on exploring ways to use the University’s vacant property holdings in Allston.
Today in Photos (3/01/2010)
Haitian-American musician and producer Wyclef Jean celebrates the 2010 Artist of the Year award presented to him by the Harvard Foundation last Saturday at the Cultural Rhythms performance.
United Research Incorporated Project Manager Allegedly Stole Millions from Harvard
George Papadopoulos—a former United Research Incorporated project manager for Harvard construction projects in Allston—was arraigned Tuesday morning by the Suffolk Superior Court for embezzling millions of dollars from Harvard and the Massachusetts Port Authority to spend on hotel rooms, home improvements, and Armani suits.
Harvard Awards Allston Grants to Groups
Harvard awarded $100,000 to nine non-profits and local organizations in the Allston-Brighton community on Friday in a ceremony at the Harvard Allston Skating Rink.
Free Ice-Skating, Right Here at Harvard
If watching the Olympics has inspired you to grab your skates and strut your stuff on the ice (that triple axel doesn’t look that hard now, does it?), then have no fear! You can get all the practice you need right here at Harvard.
Harvard Allston Partnership Fund Grant
Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University, and Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston present grants to local non-profit groups at the Winter 2009-2010 Harvard Allston Partnership Fund Grant Award Ceremony Friday night.
BRIEF: United Research Incorporated Project Manager Arraigned For Embezzlement
George Papadopoulos—a former United Research Incorporated (URS) project manager for Harvard construction projects in Allston—was arraigned Tuesday morning for embezzling millions of dollars from Harvard and the Massachusetts Port Authority to spend on hotel rooms, home improvements, and Armani suits.
Group Discusses Allston Plans
University administrators and members of the Harvard Allston Task Force met for the first time with leaders of the Allston Work Team—the faculty-led committee charged with establishing recommendations for Harvard’s campus development—yesterday morning to discuss Harvard’s role in the Allston-Brighton community.
President Faust's #1 Fan
University President Drew G. Faust has held plenty of titles over the decades: professor, dean, bestselling author, "Chainsaw Drew." But The Drew Gilpin Faust Fan Club reminds us that she has one other, often overlooked role—celebrity. For the past two years, an anonymous critic has been making DGF sightings her mission, posting to this mock fan blog under the charged pseudonym Grimke, taken from the 19th-century intellectual Angelina Weld Grimke.
Allston Residents Forge Ahead
For those North Allston residents who hoped to see their neighborhood revitalized by the expansion of Harvard’s campus, the past few weeks have not brought the desired holiday tidings.
TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2009
From a fiscal nightmare to a campus shooting, 2009 had it all. See the stories, events and people that made the top headlines this past year.
Science Complex Construction To Halt in 2010
Harvard will halt construction of the Allston Science Complex indefinitely in early spring 2010 after the structure’s foundation is completed but before the building becomes ready for tenants.
Charlesview Amends Plans
Hours after the University’s announcement that it will halt construction on the Allston Science Complex, tensions ran high at a community meeting on the relocation of the Charlesview Appartments.
Harvard Pauses Allston Construction
Harvard will pause construction of the Allston Science Complex in early spring 2010 after the structure's foundation is completed but before the building would be ready for tenants.
University Funds Rat-Proof Trash Bins
In response to complaints of severe rodent infestation in Allston this February, Harvard spent roughly a quarter of a million ...
Allston Plot Slated for Housing
Harvard has made a commitment to the City of Boston allowing residential development on a small parcel of its landholdings ...
Harvard Purchases Doubletree Hotel Building
In the latest addition to its 200-acre campus across the Charles River, Harvard announced Monday that it had purchased the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel building in Allston.
Boston Wants You
Former Harvard President Larry Summers and Boston Mayor Tom Menino announce the recipients of Harvard grants totaling $400,000 to benefit Boston after school programs in January 2002.