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Cooper, Miller Named Title IX Coordinators
The College has appointed a former freshman resident dean and the current case manager of the Administrative Board to serve as its first-ever Title IX coordinators, Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde said yesterday.
The Mind Behind the Chairs
“I was always thinking, ‘Is there something inexpensive and not too crazy that we can do to make the Yard friendlier for a public school kid from Ohio?’” says Michael R. Van Valkenburgh, Graduate School of Design professor. The consensus answer was to purchase a number of bright Luxembourg chairs and place them throughout the Yard.
Panel Hails 50th Anniversary of Friedan's 'Feminine Mystique'
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study commemorated the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s book “The Feminine Mystique” Tuesday by hosting a panel discussion on the evolution of gender roles since the book’s release and the book’s relevance to contemporary American society.
HLS Professor Faces Confirmation Battle for Appeals Court Nomination
After Senate Republicans blocked four of President Barack Obama’s nominees to the major federal appeals court in the District of Columbia, political experts have raised doubts about the successful confirmation of Harvard Law School Professor David J. Barron ’89, a nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Restaurants, Offices in Former Holyoke Center Face Uncertain Future
Restaurant owners in the former Holyoke Center said the University gave them little notice of its plans to overhaul the building at the center of the Square, but said they still hope to be part of the site’s future after part of the building becomes a new campus center.
HLS Student Government Sends Pro-Divestment Letters to Minow, Faust
The letters follow the passage of a Law School student referendum in support of fossil fuel divestment last spring.
Harvard Union Reps. Concerned Over Supreme Court Labor Case
A landmark labor case argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday could drastically impact the ways in which unions organize and expand membership, according to legal and labor experts. Officials representing Harvard unions voiced concerns that future organizing efforts could be seriously hindered by the Court’s decision.
Three-Story Campus Center Expected To Open in 2018, Holyoke Center Renamed
The center, which has been renamed after donors Richard A. Smith ’46 and his wife Susan F. Smith, will undergo construction beginning in 2016.
Renaming the Holyoke Center
University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 announces the renaming of the Holyoke Center in November. The first three stories of the building will be transformed into a new campus center expected to open by 2018.
Reformers Reflect on Public Education
A panel of education reformers discussed their experiences of “working from the outside in” to improve the quality of education in public schools at the Askwith Forum on Wednesday evening.
Naddaff To Serve as Next Dean of Harvard Summer School
Sandra F. Naddaff ’75, a senior lecturer on literature and comparative literature and former Mather House master, will succeed Donald H. Pfister as dean of the Harvard Summer School, the University announced Wednesday.
University Hall Closed for Veterans Day
University Hall and other administrative buildings were closed on Monday in honor of Veterans Day.
Forum Debates University Divestment
Harvard students and faculty gathered in Sever Hall on Friday afternoon for a mixed debate on whether Harvard should continue to financially invest in fossil fuel companies.
University Report Reveals Mixed Financial Outlook
Harvard’s financial report for the 2013 fiscal year paints a picture of a University that has recovered significantly from losses suffered during the recent financial crisis but is still looking with anticipation to the Harvard Campaign for relief, if not for a complete solution to all financial difficulties.
FY2005-FY2013 Net Assets
The University's net assets took a dip during the financial crisis before mounting a recovery in the past few years.
