Alumni Gatherings

Upcoming Alumni Colleges include “Women in the War Zone” and “Harvard in the Olympics.” The events are organized by the...

Upcoming Alumni Colleges include “Women in the War Zone” and “Harvard in the Olympics.” The events are organized by the HAA. For more information, call 617-495-1920 or visit www.haa.harvard.edu and click on “University-wide programs and services.”

On November 5, “The Schlesinger Collections: Women in the War Zone in the Twentieth Century,” offered with the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, includes two hours of lectures and a behind-the-scenes tour of the library’s holdings. This event follows the opening of the library’s exhibit A Call to American Women: Responses to War, and a conference on November 3-4 entitled “In the War Zone: How Does Gender Matter?” The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For information on the Radcliffe event, call 617-495-8600, or visit www.radcliffe.edu/-events/conferences/war_zone.

On January 21, a few weeks before the Olympic Winter Games begin in Italy, the HAA offers “Harvard in the Olympics,” a day of panel discussions at the Harvard Club of Boston. Featured speakers discuss topics such as training and competition, the business of running a global event, Harvard athletic history, and “Life after the Games.” Moderators and panelists include John Powers ’70, Paul George ’63, Paul Wylie ’90, M.B.A. ’00, and Bill Cleary ’56.

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