University News | June 30, 2010

Donald Heathfield, M.P.A. ’00, accused of spying for Russia, with 10 others

Donald Heathfield, M.P.A. ’00, has been arrested by the F.B.I. on charges of belonging to a group of secret agents working for Russia.

The F.B.I. arrested 11 people on Monday on charges of belonging to a Russian espionage ring (as reported by the New York Times). Among these is Donald Heathfield, M.P.A. ’00, whose classmates at the Kennedy School of Government, the Times also reports, recall that he was vague about his own ambitions but closely followed the careers of his peers after graduation.

Harvard will rename the building following a $100 million gift from Stuart Zimmer ’91.

Pritzker Hall, designed for collaboration, should be complete in 2027.

The Goel Center in Allston will open for performances in the fall of 2026.

An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.

International students continue to enroll amid political uncertainty; mandatory SATs lead to a drop in applications.

Two undergraduates and a Ph.D. candidate will address the graduating class on May 28.

Harvard scientists identify hundreds of genes under selective pressure.

Author and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in the world around us.

For both American and international students, growing up is like learning a new language.