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Graduate Enrollment Breaks with National Trend

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:11:51 GMT

The number of international students applying to Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has increased this year, bucking a national trend of decreasing numbers of foreign students applying to U.S. graduate programs.

Sandel Takes on ‘Right Thing’

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:03:19 GMT

Harvard Professor Michael J. Sandel challenged his audience to explore the moral dilemmas behind political controversies while presenting his latest book at the Harvard Book Store last night.

HBS Graduates Avoid Finance

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:01:59 GMT

Fewer Harvard Business School students are entering careers in finance, a sign that global stock markets may be leveling off, according to the latest report of an HBS alumnus who correlates MBA career choices with long-term market performance.

MIT May Add 300 To Undergrad Class

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:02 GMT

The student population in Cambridge may swell by another 300 undergrads in the next few years, due to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s tentative plan to increase the size of its student body.

Queer Artist Speaks at Women’s Center

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:59:45 GMT

The Harvard College Women’s Center hosted lesbian singer, songwriter, and activist Alix Dobkin for music, dinner, and discussion last night.

Symposium Examines Climate Change

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:57:45 GMT

In coordination with a meeting of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, the Harvard University Center for the Environment held a symposium called “Climate Change: A Perspective from the Arctic” at the Northwest Science Building yesterday.

Police Raid Green Rally

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:54:48 GMT

At 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, the Boston Police roused scores of sleeping protesters—including several Harvard students and top NASA climate scientist James E. Hansen—from their tents pitched on Boston Common, asking them to ready their identification cards.

UC Race Opens With Media Push

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:46:46 GMT

At 12:01 a.m. yesterday morning, the three tickets vying for the Undergraduate Council’s top spots began their campaigns by blitzing their constituents with fliers and Web sites. Later that day, exuberant supporters of both UC insider tickets attracted attention by chanting campaign slogans while waving their banners outside the Science Center, the annual marker of the UC Presidential Elections. According to UC Election Commission rules, yesterday was the first day that candidates could publicly release information about their positions.

Fellowship To Fund Public Service Law

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:25:32 GMT

Harvard Law School has unveiled a new public service fellowship that will fund legal work in the public interest sector, an addition to the school’s long list of initiatives that encourage students to engage in public service.

Grad Student Wins Big On TV

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:16:11 GMT

On Friday afternoon, rather than courting a thesis advisor or working on research, Harvard graduate student Nathan Kaplan was watching himself on TV, reviewing his performance on ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.”