December 22, 2009

Boston Globe honors Warren, Paulus

The newspaper recognizes the financial watchdog, and picks American Repertory Theatre's Diane Paulus as a runner-up.

Citing her role as chair of the congressional oversight panel that monitors the Troubled Asset Relief Program--the federal mechanism for shoring up troubled banks and other financial institutions--the Boston Globe Magazine named Gottlieb professor of law Elizabeth Warren the Bostonian of the Year.

See here for Warren's Harvard Magazine articles on bankruptcy and the middle class, and on a proposed financial-products safety commission--the latter an element in congressional proposals for financial-reform legislation.

The work stoppage will begin October 27, unless a final bargaining session next week yields an agreement.

The University warns this walkout may not be protected by labor law, an assertion the union disputes.

Faculty leaders say layoffs will yield $20 million in annual savings.

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.

Small operating surplus is dwarfed by reduced federal research support and endowment tax liabilities.

Can the College do more to prepare students for the real world?

Researchers at Harvard Kennedy School say yes.

The professor and former Harvard College dean is the next president of Harvard Magazine’s Board of Directors