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...January, J. K. Rowling was named Harvard’s Commencement speaker. The choice delighted some students and irritated others, who found her not up to the standard of 2007’s Bill Gates or 1943’s George Marshall. Rowling may well prove to be an inspirational speaker. But she is certainly both an enthusiastic borrower, in the fine tradition of Shakespeare and Milton and other great authors who creatively recycled mythic themes and characters, and also a shameless copyright bully, who has brought charges against one of her biggest fans, Steven Vander Ark, for his plans...
...most influential economic policy maker, Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke ’75, will take a respite from his hectic schedule to address Harvard College’s graduating class at 2 p.m. today in Tercentanary Theatre. Bernanke, a former Winthrop House resident, is the keynote speaker at Class Day, a celebration for departing undergraduates that traditionally takes on a less formal tone than tomorrow’s Commencement exercises. After several consecutive years of Class Day speakers with comedic backgrounds, such as Conan O’Brien ’85 and Al Franken...
...seems to me, paradoxically, that both long ago and only yesterday I attended my own Class Day in 1975. I am pleased and honored to be invited back by the students of Harvard. Our speaker in 1975 was Dick Gregory, the social critic and comedian, who was inclined toward the sharp-edged and satiric. Central bankers don't do satire as a rule, so I am going to have to strive for "kind of interesting...
...Class of 1958 had over 150 in their ROTC class, according to Tad J. Oelstrom, a speaker at the event. By contrast, this year’s class had five, a number in keeping with recent classes...
...Dental School Celebration Dinner, 6:30. With speaker Jack Silversin, D.M.D. ’72, D.P.H. ’75, president of Amicus Inc. Harvard Dental School...