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Less than two months after dropping their kids off in the Yard, parents returned this weekend in full force to enjoy a partly cloudy Freshman Parents’ Weekend. The College sponsored several events just for parents, including tours of Widener Library and a welcoming address by Dean of the College David Pilbeam on Friday afternoon. In addition to these College-sponsored events, parents were invited to attend classes ranging from Historical Study B-64, “The Cuban Revolution, 1956-1971: A Self-Debate,” to Math 23a, “Linear Algebra and Real Analysis...
...free speech. If we accept the premise that all people should be free to express themselves, then we cannot deprive certain citizens of that right, even if they promulgate unsavory views in unsavory ways. To do so would be the pinnacle of self-contradiction. According to State Sen. Dean G. Skelos of Long Island, the “rash of incidents clearly demonstrates the need for tough new penalties.” We appreciate the legislators’ wish to stamp out racism wherever it exists, but unfortunately, this bill won’t do that. Skelos has compared...
...Statistics Department celebrated its 50th anniversary this weekend with a two-day symposium, uniting professors, students, and alums with a shared passion for data sets, regressions, and standard deviations. The event kicked off on Friday morning with speeches from Department Chair Xiao-Li Meng, Dean for the Physical Sciences Jeremy Bloxham, and University President Drew G. Faust, among others. The celebration featured panels on how sectors of the field have changed over the past 50 years, and speakers sought to show the impact that Harvard statistics faculty have had within their discipline. The weekend’s proceedings also served...
Watson came to the research center while serving as a Harvard professor. He left Harvard in 1976, writing to then-Dean of the College Henry Rosovsky that he was “unable to function simultaneously as a Harvard professor and as the Director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory...
Assistant Dean of Harvard College Jay Ellison wrote in an e-mailed statement yesterday that resident deans had been asked to contact students from affected areas to offer the College’s support...