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Laura G. Mirviss
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Sackler Museum's Future Uncertain After Fogg Renovation
The Arthur M. Sackler Museum faces an uncertain future as renovations of the Fogg Art Museum near completion, slated for late 2013.
Women's Track and Field Team Produce Music Video
Move over, MAC rats. You’ve perfected sweating in place for sixty minutes on the elliptical, but can you do handstands on concrete? In a testament to the overwhelming physical and creative inadequacy of the rest of us, the Harvard women’s track and field team produced a music video this J-term proving that hours of Wii tennis does not an athlete make.
Kosovo President Recounts His Nation's Recovery
During a lecture at the Kennedy School of Government yesterday, Kosovo’s president, Fatmir Sejdiu, said that his country—the youngest state in the world—has started to recover from ethnic cleansing and genocide.
In Shanghai, Life Sciences Students Find Core Similarities and Broader Goals
Harvard students working in Shanghai learn and research alongside Chinese undergraduates.
Chris Matthews Brings "Hardball" to Kirkland
MSNBC political pundit Chris Matthews turned to Harvard Republican Club President Mark A. Isaacson ’11 yesterday and asked him when he first “felt” Republican.
New Dunster Exercise Bikes are Tricked Out, Virtually
Video game junkies might have new motivation to get off the couch and onto a bicycle, thanks to two new spiffy pieces of exercise equipment in the Dunster House cardio room.
Students and Faculty Fight for Women’s Studies
In 1985, the Committee—chaired by current Comparative Literature Professor Susan R. Suleiman—began to flesh out a new concentration proposal that required faculty approval.
Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students
On Oct. 1, 1960, Nigeria formally severed with the British Empire following 160 years of colonial rule, and soon thereafter ...
Plugged In: Computers In Class
Almost overnight, advertising on the Harvard campus went digital. After the arrival of the first Macintosh computers, written notices were suddenly replaced with word-processed posters as student groups gained access to desktop publishing.
Secretary of Education Calls For Reform
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne S. Duncan ’86 did not mince words as he discussed the shortcomings of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Keynote Speaker Calls for ‘Healers’ in the Classroom
In each of his 18 years teaching at East Oakland public schools, at least one of Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade’s students had died, he revealed during during a GSE conference on Friday.
Partners' Conflict of Interest Policy's Reach Concerns Docs
Harvard Medical School assistant professor Paul M. Copeland routinely gives about a dozen industry-sponsored talks each year, earning anywhere from $1,250 to $2,000 per gig.
Harvard-Affiliated Teaching Hospitals Impose Caps on Outside Pay
Two major Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals implemented caps on outside pay for senior officials who also sit on boards of pharmaceutical or medical device-making firms effective Jan. 1.
15 Most Interesting Seniors 2010: Darryl W. Finkton, Jr.
Finkton was recently awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and plans to pursue a Master of Science. in global health, and later an M.B.A. while at Oxford.
