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Weatherhead Center Names Permanent Director a Year After Its Last Leader Resigned
Sociology professor Michele Lamont will become faculty director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs beginning July 2015, the center announced Tuesday.
Communications Office Will Shuffle Top Spokespeople After Departure
Kevin Galvin, senior communications director who has worked closely with University President Drew G. Faust, will leave the University this summer to assume a vice president position at Arizona State University.
Grayson Accepts Position at Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Outgoing Institute of Politics Director C. M. Trey Grayson ’94 has accepted a position as president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Grayson announced earlier this week.
DoubleTree Workers Call on Sandberg to Aid Unionization Process
Continuing their yearlong campaign to pressure the hotel chain to allow fair process unionization, DoubleTree employees asked Class Day speaker and Facebook executive Sheryl K. Sandberg ’91 to hold a “Lean In Circle” for them.
Faust’s Total Compensation Rose to Over $1 Million in 2012
HMC President and CEO Jane L. Mendillo earned $4,801,347—a decrease of more than $500,000 from 2011—while Andrew G. Wiltshire, head of alternative assets for HMC, was the company’s top breadwinner with $7,896,277 in compensation.
Weenick Named New Campus Services Head
Meredith Weenick ’90, the former chief financial officer for the City of Boston, will return to Harvard this summer as the University’s vice president for campus services, a position which includes the ongoing construction of the Smith Campus Center.
Catholic Community and Its Supporters Gather for Prayer and Protest in Face of Black Mass
Across campus, members of the Harvard and greater Boston community gathered to protest the planned reenactment of the Satanic black mass.
VACU Scan, 2014 President's Challenge Winner
VACU Scan, a smartphone-based prognosis test for diabetic foot ulcers, wins the 2014 President’s Challenge at the i-lab on Thursday.
Calderwood Courtyard Fogg Museum
The ceiling of the Calderwood Courtyard has been remade using glass to allow a more natural inflow of light for the exhibits. The Harvard Art Museums are scheduled to be reopened in the fall of 2014.
Faust University Hall
Harvard President Drew G. Faust leaves University Hall in May 2014 after the last regular meeting Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, during which the body approved the College's first-ever honor code.
Executive Chairman of Google Discusses Innovation at IOP
During his talk, Schmidt laid out the attributes of effective and ineffective entrepreneurs.
Dental School Aims To Raise $8 Million in Capital Campaign
Its campaign funds will be distributed across two priorities: financial assistance for student scholarships and fellowships and supporting for public oral health programs.
Graduate Students Aim To Expand M2 Shuttle Service
At a meeting of the Harvard Graduate Student Government last Tuesday, students passed a resolution to expand M2 shuttle service to include Sunday operations.
Cambridge City Council Votes To Support DoubleTree Workers
The City Council voted unanimously to support the boycott of the hotel, a sign of support for employees trying to unionize.
Askwith Forum Focuses on Analysis, Improvement of Modern Education
Discussion among panelists ranged from the inequality of education standards across schools to youth unemployment rates.
