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Zachary Hamed
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From Harvard, to Harvard
When Psychology Department Chair Susan E. Carey ’64 graduated from Radcliffe College, William James Hall was still under construction. Forty-seven years later, she works on the 11th floor of that very building.
Department Extends Economics 1010a Change
Continuing an experiment that began this fall, the Harvard economics department will offer three versions of intermediate microeconomics in the next academic year.
Econ Revises Course Load
The Economics Department revised its concentration requirements for incoming students this past month, increasing the number of required courses and emphasizing a stronger foundation in mathematics.
Rogoff Awarded for Work on Securities
Economics Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff received further recognition for his best-selling analysis of financial crises in early January when he was awarded the fifteenth annual TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security.
Conference Looks at Brown vs. Board
The modern day implications of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education court case—the topic of Harvard Law School Dean ...
Harvard Conference Examines Brown vs. Board
The modern day implications of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education court case—the topic of Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow’s recent book—were discussed in a conference Saturday afternoon.
Improv Group Publishes How-To Guide for Students
The Immediate Gratification Players, one of two Harvard improvisational comedy groups, will be releasing its first published book, “So You Think You’re Funny: A Students’ Guide to Improv Comedy,” later this week.
Parents Descend on Campus
A freshman urgently called his mother to inform her of a failed midterm, igniting her fears that he would need to drop out of Harvard.
Graduate School of Design Hosts World Economic Forum
The international monetary system, population growth, and global governance were among six topics of discussion at the first-ever World Economic ...
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.
Credit Suisse CEO Talks State of Financial Markets
Credit Suisse CEO Brady W. Dougan delivered candid remarks on the future of financial markets, the effects of the economic ...
Amid Laughter, Ig Nobel Awards Prizes
Audience members laughed as the Ig Nobel Award winners presented their research, ranging from using toy helicopters to study whale mucus to relieving pain by cursing.
