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...There was a huge need, coupled with a lack of understanding, coupled with a huge amount of expertise available in Boston,” he said. “These factors provided ripe conditions for a conference here at Harvard.” The conference began in Boylston Hall on Saturday afternoon and continued throughout the weekend. Between 40 and 50 students from the four schools were in attendance, organizers said. “I think the most inspiring thing is seeing how much participation there is from other schools,” said Bowman. “When you?...
...even in the United States. The two authors of the recently published book “To Plead Our Own Cause: Personal Stories by Today’s Slaves” spoke in a public forum moderated by Timothy P. McCarthy ’93 in Boylston Hall’s Fong Auditorium last night. Kevin Bales, a leading expert on modern-day slavery, and Zoe Trodd, a special program instructor at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, emphasized the need for individuals to be aware of slavery that exists today and the importance of spurring people...
...North Korean defector who escaped the oppressive regime of Kim Sung-il and his son Kim Jong-il, told her harrowing story to a group of students in Boylston Hall Friday evening in an event aimed at improving the conditions facing North Korean defectors. Jo’s story came as the culmination of a week of human rights-focused events staged by Harvard Human Rights in North Korea (HRINK). As part of the proceedings, students at Friday’s event were asked to sign a petition to the United Nations urging the international organization to acknowledge North Korean...
...former Harvard Graduate School of Design chairman of architecture, Benjamin C. Thompson. A biography from Thompson’s architecture firm credits him with renovating the Harvard Yard dormitories in the 1950s and helping to persuade the University to renovate—rather than demolish—Boylston Hall...
...seven minutes has become the norm. The committee is considering expanding this time frame to as long as 15 minutes. Members of the faculty and administration noted that the time allotted for commuting was decided upon when most classes convened in Harvard Yard—when a walk from Boylston to Robinson required no more than five minutes. But with classes now meeting as far west as the Quad, as far north as the Northwest Science Buildings, as far south as the River Houses, as far east as 52 Kirkland Street, committee members agreed that seven minutes often proves insufficient...