On Campus
Xiaohui Wang
Xiaohui Wang, renowned author, artist, and photographer, spoke at the second annual Harvard College Association for U.S.-China Relations Symposium yesterday, Sunday, April 4, 2010.
Ursula Oppens, pianist and Blodgett distinguished artist performes pieces from John Corigliano to Elliot Carter in Paine Hall yesterday. Oppens and is well known for her sterling musicianship, uncanning understanding of the composer’s artistic argument, and lifelong study of the keyboard’s resources.
College Prepares New Summer Program
Starting in 2011, social science concentrators conducting research over the summer will likely be able to stay on campus as part of a new program.
Atul Gawande, writing, surgery, checklist
Atul Gawande, bestselling author, surgeon, and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard's School of Public Health, discussed his newest release, The Checklist Manifesto, in Fong Auditorium. Dr. Gawande's talk was part of the Harvard Writers at Work Lecture Series, sponsored in part by the Harvard College Writing Program.
Hindu Gods on Film
Students enrolled in the Culture and Belief Class “Hindu World of Art and Culture” watch the film “Sita Sings the Blues” at the Barker Center yesterday. Diana Eck and the South Asian Association hosted the event.
Today in Photos (03/30/10)
Historian Nell Irvin Painter discussed her new book, The History of White People, at a packed Harvard Book Store last night.
Urbonus and Gjergji
Gediminas Urbonus (left) joins contemporary Albanian artist Helidon Gjergji (right) to speak about art and art forms in public spaces yesterday.
The History of Race
Historian Nell Irvin Painter discussed her new book, The History of White People, at a packed Harvard Book Store last night.
Today in Photos (03/29/10)
The Harvard University Choir and the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra perform Bach’s St. John Passion yesterday in Memorial Church.
Harvard Hoops Against Cancer
Players compete in Hoops Against Cancer, a basketball tournament sponsored by the Harvard Cancer Society yesterday at the MAC. Proceeds from the event will be donated to cancer research.
Douthat Reviews Ivy Conservatism
New York Times columnist Ross G. Douthat ’02 discussed the status of college conservatism in front of a packed audience in the Quincy House Junior Common Room last night.
Today in Photos (3/23/10)
Photographs from the March 23, 2010 print edition of The Harvard Crimson.
Steven Levitt
Steven Levitt, author of popular books "Freakonomics" and "Superfreakonomics" answered questions after giving a lecture as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study.
Model Opinions
Supermodel Natalia Vodianova, fashion designer Michael Kors, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour speak at a forum at Harvard Business School sponsored by Massachussetts General Hospital, titled "Health Matters: Weight and Wellness in the World of Fashion."