30 - Fifteen prominent female professors from across the University send President Neil L. Rudenstine a protest letter, questioning his decision not to offer tenure to Associate Professor of Government Bonnie Honig. As the letter and responses from Rudenstine and Associate Dean for Affirmative Action Marjorie Garber come to light, the controversy grows into a national issue and the New York Times runs an article highlighting the apparent contradiction between this decision and Rudenstine's vocal support of diversity.
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3 - A plaque in memory of Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck and other members of the Class of 1665 at the Indian College is dedicated on the side of Matthews Hall during the third annual Harvard University powwow.
4 - The Office for the Arts denies funding to the one-man drama performance by Mark R. Talusan '97, "Dancing Deviant," citing its sexually explicit material. The show goes up during Arts First weekend despite its omission from the official program.
6 - Making national headlines, Gina M. Ocon '98 wins custody of her 10-month-old daughter, Bailey, allowing her to leave Long Beach, Calif., and return to Harvard against the wishes of the baby's father.
9 - Radcliffe alumnae criticize Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles for authoring mailing to graduates on the lack of women leadership in the University's capital campaign. Alleging that Knowles proceeded without consulting them and disregarded Radcliffe's own fundraising efforts, they request a meeting with Rudenstine.
20 - The Faculty of Arts and Sciences reforms the core, voting to add a Quantitative Reasoning course requirement, mandating six courses per Core Curriculum area per term and allowing high-level departmental courses to join the Core after the conclusion of a curricular review of the Core headed by University Professor Sidney Verba '53.
20 - Federal officials suspend a $14 million contract with the Harvard Institute for International Development after government inspectors find possible improprieties in the administration of projects in Russia. Accusations focus on Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer, who allegedly "abused the trust of the United States government by using personal relationships...for private gain," according to federal officials.
22 - Ivy League champions, the Harvard baseball team upsets fourth-ranked UCLA, 7-2, at the Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Oklahoma. On May 24, Harvard also beats Stetson before losing to both Oklahoma St. and UCLA, which knocks them out of the double-elimination tournament.
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