Events
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.
CEO Speaks on Education
The Akanksha Foundation’s chief executive Vandana Goyal stressed the importance of creativity and student participation in the classroom—teaching methods her nonprofit uses in educating children living in the slums of India—yesterday afternoon at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Comedy Event Supports PBHA
Comedy for a Cause—an annual production sponsored by the Harvard College Concert Commission—raised laughs as well as funding for the Phillips Brooks House Association.
