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...available, and the numbers for May and June—which comprise the final push for class reunion fundraising—typically boost year-end results. Thus far, University administrators say that donors have been receptive to the change in fundraising strategy. “Ask us 3 months ago and we would not have predicted it,” University Provost Steven E. Hyman says of the level of philanthropy as of early May. “We’re fortunate to have such generous alumni, but we’re very much in unprecedented territory...
Nearly five decades ago, when one of her teachers called her to the front of her Atlanta public-school classroom, Evelynn M. Hammonds—the first black woman to serve as Dean of Harvard College—thought she would be recognized for an ‘A’ she had recently earned on a test...
...dean, Hoyos added. Though Hoyos said she personally had positive interactions with Mangawang, she acknowledged that others lodged criticism against the former resident dean for her less-than-enthusiastic support for students in Ad Board dealings. Constantino assumed her post as a non-residential tutor in writing two years ago and moved into Cabot with her family last July. The Ph.D. in anthropology will teach in the department next year, in addition to resuming her duties as a preceptor in expository writing. “I love to be intellectually challenged and to figure out the way this world works...
...forth from this time that we are a class that is ready to serve.” Dimon also began his remarks with a touch of humor, joking “I just want to make it absolutely clear that I was at Citigroup 10 years ago,” referencing the financial services company that had to be bailed out by the federal government last year. His speech included a mix of practical career advice and reflections upon what it means to be a responsible and ethical business leader. He encouraged the graduating students to be true to themselves...
...which women are protected and men get the advantage of being fed,” he said. In previous research, Wrangham studied chimpanzees, even working with famous primatologist Jane Goodall in Tanzania. “They are a good model for human ancestors 6 to 7 million years ago,” he said of the early primates. It is while observing chimpanzees that Wrangham said he began to consider a link between eating and evolution. “I would go for hours, all day, watching chimpanzees and relying only on their food. I realized that...