Comings and Goings

Harvard clubs offer a variety of social and intellectual events around the country. For information on future programs, contact your local club directly; call the HAA at 617-495-3070; or visit www.haa.harvard.edu. Below is a partial list of spring happenings.

On May 15, members of the Harvard Club of Oregon explore “Spin and Spectacle: The Changing Role of Media in Politics” with Timothy McCarthy, history and literature lecturer, adjunct lecturer on public policy, and director of the human rights and social movements program at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. McCarthy also appears at the Harvard Club of San Francisco on May 18 to discuss “Was the Obama Campaign a Social Movement?”

On June 3, the Harvard Club of St. Louis learns about “Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value” with Michael Beer, Cahners-Rabb professor of business administration. On June 8, Boas professor of international economics Richard Cooper appears at the Harvard Club of Cape Cod for a discussion on “Global Economic Prospects: A Glimpse at 2030.” On June 11, Harry Lewis, McKay professor of computer science, lectures on “Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion” at the Harvard Club in Concord (Massachusetts).

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