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...events, offer advice on appealing to a more diverse audience, and encourage racial groups to actively engage with the IOP. Council members have also begun compiling suggested names for the IOP fellows program in the fall and plan to submit a suggested list for consideration to Program Manager Eric R. Andersen in April. “Having more diverse forum speakers and fellows is definitely a part of this,” said Student Advisory Committee President Mary K. Cox ’10, who works closely with members of the Council. “In the long term, what...
...delighted colleagues and audiences alike, died Tuesday. Shannon was returning from vacation when he collapsed for unknown reasons, according to the Boston Globe. He was 55. The former head of emergency medicine at Harvard-affiliate Children’s Hospital was a leading authority on pediatric toxicology, said Gary R. Fleisher, chair of the Boston hospital’s department of medicine. “He was extremely reliable—you could depend on him for anything,” said Fleisher, who was Shannon’s close friend and colleague. “He always did more...
...academic year, according to NAFSAA. The increase in applications for financial aid at Harvard maps with the national increase in FAFSA applications. This year, the number of financial aid applicants increased from 73 to 78 percent of the undergraduate population, according to Dean of Admission and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67. But Harvard remains able to meet the full financial need of its students, which will total $147 million next year—an 18 percent increase from 2008-2009. Harvard’s funding for financial aid comes mostly from the endowment and other private...
...number of visits, ordering less when they come in, and cooking at home much more often.Sales for cookbooks and cooking utensils have gone up, while many restaurants have had to shut their doors. “It’s been very tough,” said Jerome R. Picca, co-owner of Small Plates. “Talking to a lot of my friends who either own restaurants or manage restaurants or are thinking of opening a restaurant, what they’re talking about is that their sales are down from 20 to 50 percent...
French officials in colonial Vietnam were never known to rough it. In fact, anyone curious to see just how cushy an Indo-Chinese posting could be need only check into La Résidence Hôtel & Spa, tel: (84-054)383 7475. Located in the old capital of Hué, this classical colonial villa was built in 1930 to house the French governor of Annam (now Central Vietnam), and since its conversion into a hotel two years ago has been welcoming paying guests for under $200 a night...