Dean JOSEPH S. NYE delivers the “State of the School” address to students and staff of the Kennedy School of Goverment in the ARCO Forum last night.

TRAMPING THROUGH THE RAIN

A passer-by steps swiftly through puddles in Harvard Yard yesterday. Showers yesterday capped several days of wet weather, but the forecast predicts drier days the rest of this week.

Philanthropist GREGORY C. CARR has spent more than a decade giving away his money to humanitarian causes. The former owner of Prodigy has also backed cultural endeavors in Harvard Square.