Drew Faust
ACTA Advocates for ROTC Recognition
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has submitted a letter to the Harvard Corporation urging the University to recognize the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Harvard Community Remembers Rev. Peter J. Gomes
The death of the Reverend Peter J. Gomes has sparked an outpouring of emotion from those who knew him both at Harvard and across the country. This post highlights statements issued today in memory of Gomes, who died yesterday following complications from a stroke.
Capital Campaign Plans Underway
Harvard is currently in the quiet phase of a multi-billion dollar capital campaign, which will aim to raise money for House renewal and development in Allston.
Allston Remains High Priority for University
University President Drew G. Faust said in an interview yesterday that determining the future of the Science Complex on Western Ave. is at “the top of the list” for the University.
Panel Discusses Genome Research
Scientists discussed the importance and impact of the Human Genome Project yesterday at a panel moderated by University President Drew ...
Faculty Notebook: Professors Debate Honors Criteria
“I have been teaching at Harvard for 37 years now, and the two students I’ve taught who have had the biggest impact on the world didn’t even earn their degrees, much less with honors,” Computer Science Professor Harry R. Lewis ’68 wrote in an e-mail to the Crimson after the meeting.
"On the Move" Gets Harvard Going
Ted “Barefoot Ted” McDonald was 87 miles into a 100-mile race in the Copper Canyons of Mexico when he stopped ...
President Faust Participates in Menorah Lighting
Harvard students gathered in Harvard Yard on Wednesday evening to light eight candles for the final night of Hanukkah. President Drew G. Faust helped light the menorah after offering some words to the crowd.
Faust Names New Library Board
University President Drew G. Faust named eleven professors and administrators last Friday to serve as members of the first Harvard Library Board—an overseeing body that will name an executive director of the newly designed, centralized library structure as its first order of business.
Shopping with Faust
It's not every day that you get to follow the president of Harvard University while she shops for holiday gifts for her family. Curious to see what she might buy, we followed University President Drew G. Faust as she browsed Black Ink and Cardullo's in Harvard Square.
Harvard Corporation Announces Historic Overhaul to Governance Structure
The Harvard Corporation—the University’s highest governing body—announced today an overhaul to its governance structure that would nearly double its membership and impose term limits.
Barriers Remain For ROTC Return
Earlier this week University President Drew G. Faust made her strongest overture yet to the possibility that the Reserve Officer Training Corps might return to Harvard if the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy ends as expected. But despite her recent remarks, the unit’s return to campus remains highly uncertain due to low levels of enrollment, limited Pentagon funding, and logistical hurdles.
