Events
Journalist Critiques Politics
Robert Scheer, author, journalist, and editor of the online political magazine Truthdig, challenged his audience to understand the financial sector ...
pornography of power
Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Director of the Human Rights and Social Movements Program, left, and Robert Scheer, journalist and editor-in-chief of Truthdig, right, discuss "The Pornography of Power: Lies, Injustice, and the American Way" at the Harvard Kennedy School last night. The event was the first in HKS's Activist Studios, a monthy series of public conversations on human rights.
Breast Cancer Awareness Week Dresses in Pink
Pink bras and tank tops embellished with statistics about breast cancer hang outside the Science Center as part of a number of events sponsored by the Harvard Cancer Society for a week dedicated to raising awareness.
Harvard Doctor Discusses Impact of Adoption on Children
Harvard Medical School Professor Lisa Albers Prock spoke yesterday about pediatrics and the impact of neglect and adoption on children.
Hersh Chides Obama On Foreign Policy
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh delivered a grim forecast on the state of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ...
Paddling a Pot
Master artist José Yamunaque teaches a Peruvian method of paddling a pot yesterday in the first of three classes focused on this traditional method handed down for generations.
Foreign Minister Qureshi Discusses US-Pakistan Relations
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed the ways to improve the sometimes-tense partnership between his country and the United States.
Elif Batuman at the Advocate
Elif Batuman '99, author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, discusses her writing process during an informal Q&A at the Harvard Advocate Friday evening.
Lunch with Generation Organic
Students enjoyed free grilled cheese sandwiches, homemade pesto, and organic milk yesterday afternoon in the Lowell House Community Garden. "Generation Organic," a team of young organic farmers traveling to colleges across the country, stopped its vegetable oil-powered bus at Harvard to hold the event. The team discussed with students the benefits of organic food and the path to a more sustainable future.
Panel Discusses Economic Crisis
Harvard President Drew G. Faust moderated a discussion about prospects for the future of the global economy in Sanders Theater yesterday afternoon.
Grieving Mother Turns Life Around, Wins Harvard Kennedy School Activist Award
When Susan Burton’s five-year-old son was hit and killed by a car in 1981, she turned to cocaine.
Peace Corps Directors Discuss Impact of Service
Past and present Peace Corps directors celebrated the 50th anniversary of a speech given by Former President John F. Kennedy ’40 announcing his intention to form the Peace Corps in a forum yesterday evening.
