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“No more pencils, no more books…”
… Even in elementary school, one suspects, the incursion of technology—tablets, laptops, … now rendered all but obsolete students’ venerable end-of-year ditty: “No more pencils/no more books/no more …
Issue: May-June 2019
Brevia
… The Corporation Replenished Kenneth I. Chenault, J.D. ’76, … Gordon Mills ’75, M.B.A. ’77, have been elected members of the Harvard Corporation, the senior governing board, … Rubin ’60, LL.D. ’01 , whose service concludes at the end of the academic year. Chenault is chairman and chief …
Issue: May-June 2014
Brevia
… (Tino) Cuéllar ’93 have been elected fellows of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1. Barakett, a … ways to connect the House’s six disparate buildings, trisected by city streets; enlarged dining areas; a fully …
Issue: May-June 2019
On Public Notice
… Some might doubt that anyone reads those paragraphs of dense text that appear toward the back of the newspaper: the ones that contain information … The McClatchy Company, Adams Publishing Group, Lee Enterprises, Ogden Newspapers, and Wick Communications—and works …
Talks, and a Text
… Bloomberg presented differing, yet complementary, views on the idea of a university and of universities’ ideas today. Faust reprised themes from her installation and Harvard Campaign …
Issue: July-August 2014
University People
… General Counsel Transitions Robert W. Iuliano Courtesy of Gettysburg College Senior vice president and general … legal staff in 1994. As general counsel and adviser to the president, he has been involved in issues such as the … to focus on developing the University’s commercial “enterprise research campus,” has unveiled its board members, …
Issue: May-June 2019
Mystical Poet and American Novelist Launch Commencement Week
… Speaking in Sanders Theatre on Tuesday morning, poet Donald Revell and orator … poems. Boston-born novelist Barrett, whose collection of short stories Ship Fever won the National Book Award in … to become a writer in her thirties in order to make sense of the world (For detailed background on each, see Harvard …
Russian Fallout
… In September, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in federal … million in damages from Harvard University, one tenured professor, and three other individuals who, the complaint …
Harvard Projects $750-Million Revenue Shortfall in Next Academic Year
… Harvard forecasts a net shortfall of $415 million in anticipated revenue for the fiscal year ending this June 30, reflecting the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and a further $750-million …
Boundary Issues
… The Canada-United States border, the longest shared by two … a protracted, unpeaceful pursuit, ultimately aided by one of the longest Harvard library loans on record. The Treaty of Paris (1783), recognizing U.S. independence, defined the …
Issue: March-April 2014
News Briefs
… Mending the Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) has sold a 99-year leasehold in eight of the 11 floors of its Harvard Institutes of Medicine building. The decision …
Issue: September-October 2018
Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women
… Afghanistan. Blue pigment rarely occurs in nature, making the rock exceptionally expensive; in medieval Europe, where … as gold. The pigment’s travels reflect the activity of merchants and artists around the world. Recently, researchers discovered the remains of lapis lazuli in the calcified dental plaque of a woman …
University People
… Ciao Ann E. Berman Stephanie Mitchell / Harvard News Office Vice president for finance Ann E. Berman will relinquish the position next April. Berman, who has lived in and worked … since her appointment in 2002, cited a desire to spend half of each year there. She will continue to work on special …
Issue: November-December 2005
Zelenskyy Addresses American Universities
… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed leaders of American research universities Monday during an online question-and-answer session hosted by the Association of American Universities, of which Harvard is a member. The …
Harvard’s Honorary-Degree Recipients 2018
… During the Morning Exercises of the 367th Commencement, on May 24, … include four distinguished leaders in the arts, an area of particular emphasis during the presidency of Drew Gilpin …