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HMC Private Equity Director Will Leave Post After Three Months
Lane MacDonald '88-'89 will join the growing group of former Harvard Management Company employees who have moved to the private sector over the years, when he departs at the end of the month.
HarvardX To Provide Online Courses Restricted to Alumni
In an effort to sustain and strengthen alumni networks, HarvardX—the University’s branch of the online learning venture edX—will offer course content restricted to alumni beginning in March of this year.
Chenault, Mills Elected Newest Harvard Corporation Members
American Express Company CEO Kenneth I. Chenault and former Obama Cabinet member Karen Gordon Mills ’75 were elected to become the newest members of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, at its regularly scheduled meeting this weekend.
11,000 Employees Overtaxed Because of Harvard Payroll Error
Due to a mistake in the way the University reported its employees’ taxable income, approximately 11,000 Harvard employees paid excess income taxes between 2009 and 2013, with the hardest hit contributing several thousands dollars more than they should have.
Wampanoag Tribal Leadership Discuss Harvard-Native American Relations at Faculty Club
Members of the Wampanoag Native American tribe convened at the Harvard Faculty Club Friday night for a clambake in honor of the tribe’s long standing ties with the University.
Libraries Install New Program to Speed Up Exit Times
Secure Exit, implemented in Widener and Lamont Libraries, will use a barcode scanner to check whether books are authorized to leave those libraries.
Incoming Senior Minister at Memorial Church Plans To Encourage Multifaith Dialogue
Lucy A. Forster-Smith brings both university and multi-faith experience to her new position at Harvard.
HBS Dean Pledges to Double Female Protagonists in School’s Case Studies
Currently, nine to 10 percent of case studies developed and disseminated by the Business School—which produces more than 80 percent of cases sold globally—feature women as protagonists.
Humanist Chaplain Remembered as Pioneer of Religious Diversity
Thomas M. Ferrick, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard for over 30 years, died on Dec. 30 in Cambridge, Mass.
Endowment Growth Trails National Average, Report Shows
Harvard’s endowment grew at a slower rate than the national average for American colleges and universities, as well as many of its peer institutions, in fiscal year 2013, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute.
Tambiah, Prominent Anthropologist, Remembered as Loving Scholar
Anthropology professor emeritus Stanley J. Tambiah, described by colleagues as one of the giants of 20th century anthropology, was known for his studies of Buddhism and South Asia.
World Economic Forum and Dartmouth Latest To Join EdX Platform
The Forum, a Swiss non-profit organization that holds an annual conference on global economic policy, will launch its first course in May.
Citing 11 Animal Welfare Violations, USDA Fines HMS $24,036
A citation released by the United States Department of Agriculture shows that between February 2011 and July 2012, Harvard researchers violated 11 regulations of the Animal Welfare Act.
Faust Condemns Academic Group’s Boycott of Israeli Institutions
In a statement last week, University President Drew G. Faust joined a growing group of American academic leaders to oppose the boycott of Israeli academic institutions called for recently by the American Studies Association.
National Media Follows Bomb Threat
From the Boston Globe across the Charles River, to the Los Angeles Times across the country, to NetEase news in China, media outlets across the globe rushed to cover Monday’s unconfirmed rumors of explosives in four buildings on Harvard’s campus.
