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...Kennedy School. Schelling, who graduated from Harvard with a PhD in economics in 1951, proved an enthusiastic former Cantabrigian. “I am incredibly happy to be back among such good people and good friends,” he said. “Since I received this award in October of last year, things haven’t slowed down at all. If not for that, I’d probably be happy to be sitting at home with my wife playing Sudoku.” Schelling’s life hasn’t always been...
...unique combination to find,” he said. HBR was founded in 1922 and—with its international editions—reaches nearly half a million readers worldwide, according to its publisher. Twice in the last three years, HBR was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for General Excellence. The India Today Group is the country’s largest magazine publisher, with licenses for such magazines as Time, Fortune, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Scientific American, and Reader’s Digest...
...American Society of Landscape Architects yesterday awarded two Graduate School of Design faculty members with Excellence in General Design, the highest award the society bestows. Eliot Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture Michael Van Valkenburgh and Design Critic in Landscape Architectire Michael J. Blier each coordinated projects with their design firms to win the two awards of excellence. The recipients were selected from a pool of 500 nominees. Van Valkenburgh and his firm, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, are receiving the award for a seven-year landscaping plan at Wellesley College. The firm is in the midst of redesigning 13.5 acres...
...Canadian rock band’s visit was the first in the new HarvardLIVE! series, a collaboration between the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) and the Office For the Arts’ (OFA) Learning From Performers Program. The Barenaked boys were also the recipients of the first HarvardLIVE! Arts Achievement Award. Previously, Harvard has booked guest performers based on the availability of high-capacity venues, said OFA Director Jack Megan. The strategy proposed by HCC heads Tyler O’Brien ’07 and Daniel “Zak” Tanjeloff ’08 and adopted...
...award for the most egregious use of the half-apology (i.e. misuse of the apology) goes to Sen. Allen, who referred to an Indian-American as “macaca, or whatever his name...