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...least one Harvard graduate did not depart the brick buildings of Harvard Yard with his sights set solely on the star-studded hills of Hollywood, the glistening skyscrapers of Wall Street, or the marble powerhouses of Washington, D.C.Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, a History and Literature concentrator from Mather House, decided to devote his career instead to the city of his alma mater. Last month, his fellow city councillors appointed him mayor of Cambridge.A city councillor since 1989, Reeves previously served as mayor of Cambridge between 1992 and 1995. He was the nation’s first mayor...
Greg M. Schmidt ’06 is a social studies concentrator in Eliot House. In his continuing quest to be a member of all four estates simultaneously, his column, “Depart to serve better,” appearing on alternate Tuesdays, will explain how the Harvard experience—academic, extracurricular, cultural—molds citizens and leaders on campus and beyond...
...revenue for Tanzania and constitutes its largest export to the European Union. In the old continent, almost two million people enjoy Nile perch fillets each day. On the other side of the world, the same number of people starves in Tanzania. To carry fresh fish, mammoth Russian carrier planes depart from Mwanza Airport in Tanzania and arrive a few days later eager for more. The marvel of foreign currency creates a market for security guards, who risk their lives for a dollar a night, and for local prostitutes, who cater to the lonely plane pilots. After months of bonding between...
...power because it gives him a greater hand in the running of Harvard’s schools,” said Richard Bradley, author of the book “Harvard Rules,” a critical assessment of Summers’ tenure. But, according to Bradley, if deans depart or are forced out by Summers, that “makes it harder to attract good people down the line.”As Gomes said, “You don’t change deans like socks. If you do, then you’re inviting...
...Corporation has been spending a lot of time talking to faculty,” Bol said yesterday, adding that “it is certainly a possibility” that the Corporation will force Summers to depart...